During one of our long weekends in Oxford, a group of us have decided to make the trek to Paris. I was ecstatic when I found people who were just as interested as I was in exploring the city I fell in love with four years ago. But as we were planning, I realized that… Continue reading Diverging Roads & Solo Travels
Category: The Traveling Fantasist
Below are all of the existing posts in my travel blog series “The Traveling Fantasist.” During my time abroad in July 2015, I’ll be blogging about various events and ideas that come to mind when I’m studying abroad in Oxford. Follow my blog to get all the latest updates!
The Universal Experience of Writing
Writing is such an integral part of our society that it’s hard to imagine civilizations existed without it. Writing is a tangible method of communication, one that withstands the test of time and space – writing is universal. I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately as I prepare to travel. There are so many… Continue reading The Universal Experience of Writing
The Traveling Fantasist
Hi everyone! This post is the intro to my blog series “The Traveling Fantasist.” I mentioned it a few weeks ago in this post, but I thought I should have a formal(ish) introduction so that no one thinks they’re suddenly reading the wrong blog. From July 6th to August 9th, I’ll be studying abroad in… Continue reading The Traveling Fantasist
Origins of a Traveler
I blame my parents for giving me this insatiable need to travel (“wanderlust,” as it’s often called). When I was younger, we took family vacations everywhere, most of the time driving, which instilled in me the love of a good road trip. Before I graduated high school, we’d hit up all the major cities in… Continue reading Origins of a Traveler
Pre-Travel Excitement
I can already feel it. I’ve pretty much given up on studying for my last final, because summer seems to already have set in. And summer means travel. I don’t leave for Oxford until July 7th, but that hasn’t kept it from invading my mind every moment of every day. I’ve also made road trip… Continue reading Pre-Travel Excitement
Peaks in Life
There are a lot of ups and downs in life, and chances are, you’re either in a devastatingly deep valley or at the top of the highest mountain you’ve climbed in a while. We don’t often notice when we’re in between. I’ll admit that at the moment, I’m sitting at a very low point. The… Continue reading Peaks in Life