Italy Like I said before, I arrived from Amsterdam on Sunday and took off for Italy on Wednesday. To many of you, it may seem like I NEVER go to school. But, I assure you, I ALWAYS go to school! We have a week and a half off for another festival, like Semana Santa, but it’s not religious by any means. This festival is a large excuse to drink and dance till all hours in the morning. So, the plans for my week were going to be CRAZY, so listen to this! I w...

Amsterdam The day after Bethany and my family left Seville, I hopped on a flight to meet up with college friends, Tyler and Dan in Amsterdam. Never, would I ever think that there would be THAT MANY PEOPLE in Amsterdam, not to mention their lifestyle is EXTREMELY different than our own! The first day, Thursday, when I got there, my friend Dan was waiting for me at the train station to check into our hostel. We went to a local bar area had a drink and went bac...

Road Trip – Spain So as most of you already know, my family came to visit me in Spain this past week. And usually by saying “family” I would be saying it was the girls (Tess, Maddy, and Ash) and my parents, NO WAY is this the case; John Michael, Jane, Mike, and grandma Pauline graced me with their presence as well. I was certain that this would be a week that I will NEVER forget. The girls and my parents arrived Monday as I was mistakenly sent to the ...

Lisbon, Portugal This past weekend, I took a 6 hour bus to Lisbon, Portugal with my school. There were about 35-40 of us that ended up going, and it was a blast! The first day, we arrived in Lisbon a little later than expected, but we got there around 1:30pm. From there, we dropped off our bags in our hotel rooms, and got situated before we had to meet up in the lobby at 3:00. Little did we know, the time there is an hour different, so Heidi (one of my clos...

Dublin So, as many, if not all, of you know, it was my 21st birthday last week Friday (March 12th – if your calendars weren’t marked, MARK THEM FOR NEXT YEAR!). I received an AMAZING package which made me miss my family even more, and a card from Mare and Steve that brightened my day, more than they’ll ever know! So if I haven’t said thank you enough… THANK YOU!!!! Now, for celebration many people my age would just have a normal, fun celebration wi...