Coping with illness and adversity in the Dominican Republic
Throughout my time in the Dominican Republic, I experienced serious illness that changed the course of my experience. Through this story, I summarize my struggles and how I was able to heal and overcome them in the future.
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Navigating Through Travel Cancellations
This is a story about a time that I dealt with a train cancellation as I was traveling from Florence to Interlaken, Switzerland. After a train transfer in Milan, the next train was cancelled, and I had to navigate how to rebook train tickets and find last minute hotel accommodations through a language barrier and time constraint.
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American Food for Thought
This is a story about my dual degree program, the heaviest and longest (felt short) part of my life abroad. I studied at Elon Univesrity in the United States for two years, not just because of the academic motivation but in order to step out of my comfort zone and broaden my perspectives. It was amazing how I met so many people through this dual degree program, and how we connected through different food (because I love eating).
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My Doctor Troubles in Denmark
This is my story of the troubles I faced after getting sick and needing to visit the doctor during my semester abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. This experience taught me how such small things, like making a doctor’s appointment, can really highlight cultural differences.
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Danger vs Beauty
This is the story of me comparing my two experiences between the Cliffs of Moher and Dun Aonghasa in Ireland. The similarities in beauty, but the differences in danger.
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Thanksgiving abroad
I will be talking about my experience studying abroad during Thanksgiving, and all the cultural differences I ran into.
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Earthquake in Bali
This is a story about the time I studied abroad in Australia and went to Bali for spring break. While in Bali I experienced a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake after I hiked an active volcano.
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Stolen Borsa
A story about our class trip to Pisa, a stolen purse (borsa) and a day at the Pisa police station.
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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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