“Harry had never been to London before.” One of my study abroad courses is called “Harry Potter and the English Fantasy Tradition.” Most of the people I tell this either don’t believe me, or think that it’s a thinly veiled excuse to read Harry Potter and pretend I’m taking a class. The truth is, I… Continue reading Why Re-Reading is Worth it
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Diverging Roads & Solo Travels
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
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