Barcelona Taxi Troubles
In this study abroad story, I recount the scary moment when a language barrier led me to be lost in a Taxi outside of Barcelona. Struggling to communicate, I was pleading with the driver to drive me to my intended destination while fearing the possibility of being stranded in unfamiliar territory.
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“Painful Paris Experience”
My story is about how a peaceful, pleasant weekend in Paris turned into the most painful trip of my abroad experience. I think getting started off on the wrong foot set the mood for the rest of the trip, and it just kept getting worse.
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After taking a paella cooking class in Barcelona, the dish became a fan favorite among my friends and I. A cultural experience that became one of my happiest memories abroad.
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Mental health beliefs abroad:
This is a story of how I had to advocate against the invalidation of mental health diagnoses from a mindfulness professor within my university abroad.
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This story is about one of my first full days in London. My friends and I decided to go out on our own and see a show, then decided to go back to a Covent Gardens, where we had been earlier in the day.
But at this time of night, we witnessed some street musicians and just a crowd of people jamming out to them. We listened and stuck around to really take in the atmosphere.
“Lost on the Tube.”
This is a story about the time my friends and I got separated on the tube and it closed down before I could make it home. Here is also a picture of the lines that I had taken that night to show our other friends how lost we were from South Kensington.
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Sick In Spain
I made the decision to study abroad in Barcelona during the fall of 2021 with the understanding that there was a risk of getting sick during the pandemic. I found out in my first few weeks during my semester that I would be quarantined for two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. I had to figure out how to live on my own without leaving my apartment and navigate what it is like to be sick in another country. It was a rough start to my semester, but it turns out there was a silver lining!
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The Perfect Day Trip in Denmark
While studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark I had the opportunity to travel to the east coast to Mons Clint. A trip full of friends, laughs, and ice cream, it was a great day spent abroad.
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In Barcelona, I was in most of my classes with all US students and I lived with all US students so branching out to locals was more challenging and an opportunity I needed to make for myself. I ended up befriending a local who I went out to lunch with in my free time and got to learn more about the culture and way of life through her personal stories.
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