One Month Later……

It's been almost a month since we left Côte D'Ivoire for life back in France, and more notably, life in lockdown. Feelings ebb and flow throughout the days. Somedays I wake up feeling refreshed, relaxed, and excited for another day, but other days I wake up already dreading having to drudge through the day. Sometimes …

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 …

US Presidential Debates: Live from Italy

I'll bet you that every country in the world, in some shape or form, has been following or at least seeing updates on the US presidential election. Italy is no exception. If I watch the italian news every I'll hear "italian italian italian Donald Trump italian italian Hillary Clinton," etc. If I look through a …

Reflection on my 2-month Euro-trip

After having been on the move for a solid 2 months I am very happy to have finally unpacked my big bag for one last time. I nearly teared up putting my toothbrush in the cup by the sink. I smoothed out my clothing and hung it up for the first time in months and …