“This is my daily reminder that I do, in fact, like to run.” The other day, after a run with my good friend Destiny, I decided I was going to write something after every run I go on. What was good about the run? What was bad? How did I feel before I ran and how do I feel now that I’m finished? We were…
The New Year celebration felt kind of different this year. I had a lot of thoughts leading up to it, like how silly it is that we wait until the beginning of the new year to make life changes or how sweet it is to think about the entire world celebrating something together (even though we’re all on different time zones). Every race, every religion,…
Another semester has come and gone, but not without another edition of Finals Feelings! Grades have been posted and feelings have been felt, so it is officially time to share my favorite memories from Fall 2018 in (mostly) chronological order. This semester was strange for many reasons. Number one, I was in America. Number two, after a year and a half, I no longer lived…
Meet Taylor! I met Taylor at the very end of my freshman year at WKU, but it feels like I’ve known her the whole time I’ve been here. We’ve been in the same bible study for years, but we just made an effort hang out one-on-one for the first time this year. Taylor is fun, beautiful, smart, confident, and a wonderful friend. Happy almost graduation,…
The final trip of my Harlaxton experience is one I think about often. Most often, if I’m being honest. Every time I eat strawberries, I am watching a man scoop fresh strawberries into a brown paper bag in the city center. Every time I hear the song ‘So Will I’ by Hillsong, I am sitting on a rooftop in Athens, admiring the beautiful world God…
I celebrated my 22nd birthday nearly two weeks ago. How did that happen?! I’m often amazed by how quickly time passes. Nostalgia is stronger now than it ever has been, especially when I see freshmen on campus or hear an old Taylor Swift song. I still feel 18—how am I a 22 year-old senior in college? Nostalgia may be real, but that doesn’t mean I’m…
Dear friends, If you’re reading this, you are probably considering studying abroad at Harlaxton College. Or, if you’re lucky, you’ve already been accepted into the program and are getting ready to embark on your own adventure of a lifetime. Regardless of where you are in your journey to Harlaxton, us Harlaxton alum are so excited for you! To those of you considering it: go apply….
When Sarah J and I parted ways after a boujee French breakfast in Boujeetown, London, UK, Sarah went to take a ride on the London Eye and I went to Kings Cross. I spotted my dad’s head over the crowd and all but ran to him. My parents had finally arrived in the UK! It was cold and snowing and we were unprepared, so we…
When I found out I was actually going to Harlaxton, my friends all started talking about coming to visit me. We talked about the what-ifs of a fun spring break in Europe—taking a train to Paris, flying to Barcelona, exploring London—but I knew it probably wasn’t actually going to happen. Well, Sarah J, you proved me wrong. I met Sarah my sophomore year at WKU…
They say it doesn’t snow a lot in England. Well, my canceled trip, my stress acne, and my brother’s sadness will tell you otherwise. This is what was supposed to be the story of the second time I went to Scotland. When my brother came to visit me, he stayed for two weekends—one of those, as you know, was spent exploring London and Isle of…
