Why Running Away By Yourself Is Always The Answer There is a misconception that moving abroad will eliminate all your problems aside from being homesick and missing some family. But, this isn’t true. Instead of romanticizing living abroad it is important to know that life goes on. Your mental illnesses and interpersonal struggles remain evenContinueContinue reading “Why Running Away Alone Is Always Good- From March 2017”
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Travel Tuesday: The Land of One Thousand Hills-Rwanda
Prior to traveling to Rwanda in March my only knowledge of the East African country was through the lens of the film Hotel Rwanda. I watched it by myself (bad idea) in college and wept immediately afterwards. It evoked so many emotions and questions about how humanitarian disasters happen, who ignores them, and how peopleContinueContinue reading “Travel Tuesday: The Land of One Thousand Hills-Rwanda”
So, You’re Moving Abroad: 3 Things You Need To Consider While Packing
So, you’ve taken the leap and decided to (wisely) move abroad! First thing, I’ve done before I’ve moved abroad for a few months and now my longest time away from the states at 9 months, is written down a list of things I need before I start panicking to pack. This list is a bitContinueContinue reading “So, You’re Moving Abroad: 3 Things You Need To Consider While Packing”
Travel Tuesday: Queening in the Cape
This post comes rather impromptu but the best things are typically surprises. This past weekend, I took a trip to Boston and Providence to focus on my historian and researcher identity with the History of Education Society. The conference itself was amazing. As a newcomer to the field (not quite in a graduate program)- mentorshipContinueContinue reading “Travel Tuesday: Queening in the Cape”
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