Category: Musings
Everything I have written so far
Globe-trotting Haikus, Wandering Thoughts
I never say words That are simple and quite short In my own language I feel quite useful To my friends that speak just one A dictionary To utter goodbye In everything but English Is to meet again Are ... Read More
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
There are countless reasons to travel the world and study languages. The adventure seekers crave new experiences to get their adrenaline pumping, the foodies want to taste the exotic flavors the worl... Read More
All You Need is Louvre
Paris is one of my mother’s favorite cities, if not the top contender. For me, it was always nice but I never saw what all the fuss was about. Yes it’s one of those main big European citie... Read More
War(saw) and Peace
First thing’s first. Everyone should visit Poland. I know, I know, who goes to Poland? People visiting Europe want to see Paris, or London, or Rome. I get it. I understand. However, I strongly s... Read More
London Calling
I do apologize as this post will be less of a tourist guide on London and more of a college student’s guide to fun! That’s right, this weekend I journeyed back to the place I spent the for... Read More
Dublin the fun even Moher
Top of the morning to ya! Nobody says that in Ireland. However, everyone is ridiculously friendly. We looked it up and Ireland is actually one of the most friendly towards tourists nations in the worl... Read More
Add just a hint of Basel, and a pinch of Zürich
Have you ever, in this day and age, gone somewhere new without a phone? Without a device telling you maps, locations and, at its most simple, the time? Well my fellow millennials (and other technologi... Read More
Venice: v. nice
In a shout out to my best friend, Jess, I wrote the title the way she would talk/text. V stands for very, in case you were wondering. And very it sure was! If I could never leave Venice, that would be... Read More
Amsterdarn
Before I begin, let me just say that by putting “darn” in the title, I am in no way bad-mouthing my trip this weekend, I had an absolutely splendid time! I just thought I’d be one ce... Read More
An…you’re being a Twerp
My art class has been going strong with these weekend trips. For the second Sunday in a row we left Brussels to explore a town rich with history and art. This time, it was Antwerp! The ville is about... Read More
Why you gotta be so Brugge?
This weekend marked the first trip I took with my art class. I’ll give you three tries to guess where we went. Any takers? No? Fine then! Brugge, (in Dutch) or Bruges (in French) is in the hear... Read More
Feeling the Lux-ury
This weekend marked my first trip out of Brussels since I got here. It also was my maiden voyage to a new country! Granted I have been to roughly 25, this is a hard feat to accomplish. Hence, Luxembo... Read More
Trams and Internships
Yesterday I witnessed a public transportation phenomenon that I simply don’t believe would occur elsewhere. The tram line I needed to go home was interrupted due to traffic or an accident, I... Read More
Can I pass this port?
This weekend had a, shall we say, rocky start. The plan was to go to Cologne, Germany with my roommate and two of our friends. I’d been there before and was looking forward to the prospect of se... Read More
And so it begins!
Greetings from the land of waffles and cheese! To be honest, I’ve yet to eat a Belgian waffle but I have been no stranger to cheese, not to worry. The supermarkets (which pop up on virtually ev... Read More
Getting a second, third and fourth wind
Things are well on there way here in Brussels. In case you’re wondering about the title, let me clear up any confusion: this entire city is a wind tunnel. Don’t you worry though, I’m... Read More
Les Premiers Jours
It is my second full day here in Belgium, full being a loose term seeing as I can’t seem to get up before 2pm. Granted that this is not that far out of the ordinary for me, I’m still going... Read More
Off to Brussels…
Sitting at the gate at the airport I realize that I am the sole American going to Belgium. No one is speaking in English. I’m glad the phone call I made was in Russian, my fellow passengers may ... Read More