Hey France: Some of Us Don’t Have One True Calling

It's been almost one month in Côte D'Ivoire. Abidjan is like the anti-thesis to Paris. Both are a huge cities, plenty of people, traffic, business, economics, political summits, you-name-it, they don't call Abidjan the "Paris of West Africa" for nothing. But while the shell of Abidjan might be similar, life couldn't be any more different. …

What the EU flag means to me

Disclaimer: This is an opinion piece based on my experiences in Europe. I may get some things wrong or say something you don't agree with, but do not fret because it's not the end of the world. I have been in Europe approximately 5 months. When I first arrived I had a slight notion of …

Goodbye Milan

I am so blessed to have beautiful weather on my last day in Milan. I was able to bike around the city and take in all the sites one last time. Leaving Europe is bittersweet. I spent 6 whole months here and went to countless places, met some amazing people, and I have been inspired. …

A Good Customer Service Experience

Italian businesses have frustrated me countless times, especially phone service companies. When I'm upset or frustrated, I hardly ever get a response or even feel like I'm valued. Even when I'm not frustrated people just don't try to keep me happy. Take the grocery store for example. If I'm checking out at HEB, usually the cashier …

Vodafone frustrates me – A LOT

In honor of yet another unfair charge I received from Vodafone Italia, I wrote a little song to the tune of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. "This is a story all about how, Vodafone charged me all up and around. Now I'd like to take a minute to ventilate, about how Vodafone cost me much more …

EU Daylight Savings

So apparently..... Europe has a daylights savings as well. This would make a lot of sense. As I woke up today in panic thinking I overslept my alarm, but I found I still had 45 minutes of sleep. Technically I would have overslept, if it wasn't for my phones automatic time change. Secondly, my boyfriends …

My Views on Language

When I first came to Europe, language was very daunting. I wasn't very motivated to learn about a language and it kind of scared me. I started in countries with languages and letters somewhat foreign to what my typical 26 alphabet is. Danish, German, and Dutch. I didn't try to learn them that well, and …