This trip was short and this blog post is shorter. Only 3 more weeks until I head home to MN! My Notre Dame friend James, my roommate Joanna, and I have been planning to go to Munich for Springfest for a few months now. Pretty much it is a spring version of Oktoberfest that is… Continue reading Prost to a Super Short Trip to Munich
The absolute most amazing Easter a study abroad student could ask for. Wednesday To start off my four-day pilgrimage with Notre Dame in Rome, I left on Wednesday afternoon. Everything went smoothly for traveling until I got to Rome and accidentally got onto a direct train to Milan Central instead of to San Pietro. It… Continue reading Eating, Praying, and Loving my Way Through Rome
Two and a half weeks in Copenhagen with sunshine, flowers, and a little snow. Week 1 This week was soooo needed after too much traveling. I started off the week relaxing by exploring new areas of Copenhagen by bike. I went to Vestre Cemetery to explore as it's the biggest cemetery in Copenhagen and has… Continue reading Spring has Sprung (sort of)!
The post where I live out my dream to visit Santorini and Venice. ❤ Greece Saturday: Athens Acropolis Today, my friend Catherine and I flew to Athens with thankfully no travel mishaps (highly unusual for me). We made it to our hostel, Nubian, after a quick baklava fix. Our hostel recommended a walking route to… Continue reading Mamma Mia!: Spring Break in Greece and Italy
Wait... is that Copenhagen in Brussels next to a model of Amsterdam in Brussels?? Better city: Brussels Best memory of Amsterdam: Stroopwafel. Enough said. Worst memory of Amsterdam: getting caught in a climate demonstration against my will Best memory of Brussels: eating ice cream in the Grand Place with green St. Patrick's lights Worst memory… Continue reading Two Weekends, Two Cities: Amsterdam and Brussels
This past week I went to London for my Biomedical Drug Discovery and Development course (my core class) for field studies and cultural excursions. It was absolutely amazing! Enjoy the pictures and descriptions of my week 🙂 Sunday: Settling in and Street Art I woke up early to go to the Copenhagen airport with my… Continue reading My Royal Study Tour to London
This week was exactly the break from traveling that I needed: this week highlights some of the ways that Copenhagen has become like home for me. Monday: Local Library and Hygge Home After a weekend in Berlin, I had to recover into schoolwork and internship applications. I wanted to discover a new library after class,… Continue reading Finding my Home away from Home in Denmark
Prost to an amazing weekend in Berlin! Friday: Pretzels and Spaetzle ❤ After a day of classes, I met my friend Jordan at the airport to fly to Berlin! We got there and immediately went to meet our friends at the hostel-- PLUS Berlin. It was a super cool hostel with lots of free walking… Continue reading Berliners in Berlin
I made a goal to not eat pastries for a week. I failed 7/7 days. Monday-Wednesday: Flødeboller and Fastelavnsboller These last two weeks were filled with lots of Copenhagen exploring and lots of sugar. The week started with back-to-back field trips to Rosenborg Castle for my Royalty class and to Christiansborg castle for my Danish… Continue reading A Sweet Two Weeks
Uffda: a Norwegian word used in the Minnesotan dialect that means "wow" or "how terrible" Friday: Accidental Fish Networking The start of my trip began with a moment of absolute terror. As I was attempting to check into the flight, I realized I had accidentally booked the trip for March 8-10, not February 8-10! After… Continue reading Uffda! New Friends and Nice Fjords
