Bienvenido a Colombia Summer 2010, Jeroz, my boyfriend at the time, and I went to Cartagena, Colombia. It was our pre-25th birthday trip. Our birthdays are only 3 days apart so even though we didn't go on our actual birthdays, it was still our birthday trip. It wasn't a very long trip. I think we …
London 2009 NYE 2009 Vernon and I headed to London. I was really excited because I was going to be reunited with my two favorite Brits, Sian and Melanie. We hadn't seen each other in about a year so I was super excited. We were in England for about a week. The plan was to …
Brazil or Bust Brazil was everything I hoped for and more. Brazil was a place that I had always wanted to visit. There was something about it that just resonated with me. So in the summer of 2009, my brother Vernon and I decided to go to Brazil. He mainly wanted to go because he's …
First trip to Asia In 2008, my roommate Stephanie came across a really good deal to go to Beijing over winter break. She invited me to come along and of course I obliged her. We decided to spend about 9 days in China so that we could visit Beijing and Shanghai. We spent most of …
People make the country Living in Spain and Mexico both had their challenges but the number one reason why I enjoyed my time in Mexico more than I did Spain, is because of the people. I found Mexicans to be much more warm and welcoming.I also found it to be much easier to make a …
DON'T DRINK THE WATER!!! There were a few things that I had to get used to when I moved to Mexico. The first thing was the fact that you couldn't drink the water. That was a change because when I lived in Spain, there weren't any issues with drinking the tap water. However, in Mexico …
My first year of Graduate School, I lived in Xalapa, Mexico. It was such a wonderful experience filled with ups and downs.
South America here I come!!!!! I made my way to South America after I graduated college in 2007. My friend Amanda was living in Santa Cruz as a missionary so she invited me to come visit and I said sure, why not! I spent about a week visiting her in Santa Cruz. I did not …
People often have misconceptions about studying abroad. Many people assume that you have to learn a foreign language to study abroad and that's not true. Most colleges and universities have a wide variety of countries where someone can spend the summer or the semester. For example, I knew a girl who spent the summer in …
My name is Brittany and my love affair with international travel began more than 10 years ago. My first trip abroad was to Spain in 2006 where I spent a semester as a part of my Spanish major requirement. Since then, I have been blessed to visit 79 countries. I've lived in Spain, Mexico, …
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