Being the caffeine addict and coffee snob that I am, I made it a personal mission to test out as many Oxford coffee shops as I could during my time here. While pretty much every café and restaurant sells coffee of some sort, there are a number of places dedicated specifically to coffee. For anyone headed to Oxford in the near future (or just dreaming of going), I’m giving my ... Read More

The other day it occurred to me that most of the things I generally miss about the U.S. are really random, insignificant things. I generally find myself missing little conveniences of life much more often than the big stuff that you’d generally expect me to miss, like my hometown or my apartment. So for today’s blog post, I’m documenting the “5 Stupid Things Studying Abroad Has ... Read More

As of today, I’ve officially been abroad for a full month. This is the longest I’ve ever left the country, and I definitely expected to feel at least a little homesick at this point. Maybe it’s the fact that I’m surrounded by UGA students, or that everyone here speaks English too, but I don’t feel that way at all. If anything, I feel like this month has gone by far too fast – I ... Read More

As promised, here’s the second part of my “packing for study abroad” series: how to make the exorbitant amount of stuff I listed last post fit into a suitcase or two, without getting fined for exceeding the 50-lb. limit on most airlines. While I may not be a master of packing light, I do consider myself somewhat of an expert in making an impossible amount of items fit into a ... Read More

Please note that the title of this post is not: "how to pack light for study abroad." I am not a light packer, and likely won’t ever be. So if you’re looking for advice on how to travel Europe for three months out of a carry-on, this is not the place for you. However, if you're like me and enjoy having a variety of clothing and accessories to wear while you're traveling, keep ... Read More