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…
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Untold Stories of Harlaxton: Greece
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…
So You’re Going to Harlaxton: What to Pack
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…
Untold Stories of Harlaxton: Italia, I Really Love Ya
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…
Untold Stories of Harlaxton: My Week With Sarah J
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…
Untold Stories of Harlaxton: The Best Day
I’m a ‘spend all day in a coffee shop’ kind of girl. Since we never really had a coffee shop in Jasper when I was growing up (shout out to Brew for being here now–you…
Untold Stories of Harlaxton: Dear Poland
In writing this blog post, my intention was not to make light of the Holocaust but to share my honest experience of my weekend in Poland. If I had to choose one thing to regret…
The Overwhelming So Fab Very Great Week
Dear friends, If you can believe it, it’s been a full two weeks since the day I was forced to take a final exam and leave my incredible English home all in the same day….
Finals Feelings: I have been found.
Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere? Have you ever felt like you could disappear? Like you could fall, and no one would hear? When I arrived at Harlaxton in January, part…
Don’t Talk About It
The end. It’s a sore subject right now, so a lot of times when we mention it we’re met with a, “Don’t talk about it!” But we can’t stay away from the topic. Somehow, three…