Blog series
Europe 2023
A travel and professional archive from a European summer that moved between universities, conferences, cities, friends, and field notes.
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First dispatch
2023-05-30 - 2 min readBlog 0 - A Very Long Day of Travel
These past couple of months have had me running in so many different directions all at once. I have been involved in so many projects, events, and extracurriculars that I feel r...
2023-06-03 - 3 min readBlog 1 - Breda
What a wonderful experience I had in Breda. What initially was going to be a short trip to visit Marlie and her family before heading to Italy for my class, turned into such an...
2023-06-06 - 3 min readBlog 2 - Reggio Emilia
Serendipity in Reggio Emilia The first stop on our MBA class trip was Reggio Emilia, which for me would come to symbolize human connection and the beauty of coincidences that mi...
2023-06-08 - 2 min readBlog 3 - Torino
Totally Torino Our next stop would be Torino, where I found friends in the most unlikely of places. Well, for me the places weren’t unlikely… but surely for the masses. When I w...
2023-06-10 - 2 min readBlog 4 - Verona
Verona, Ti Mangio Walking around Verona was very cool for me. Because my father and I had done an Italy trip for wine research in the Valpolicella region 6 years ago, I had a re...
2023-06-12 - 2 min readBlog 5 - Lake Garda
The Garda Family The Meet Hostel. I think that I wouldn’t have enjoyed myself SO much if it weren’t for the amazing hostel that I stayed in. I don’t really stay in hostels all t...
2023-06-15 - 3 min readBlog 6 - Sardinia
Cerdenya, Ens Veurem My trip to Sardinia (in Catalan: Cerdenya) was characterized by the amazing people that helped me out, beautiful scenery, and great experiences. One interes...
2023-06-21 - 3 min readBlog 7 - Madrid
Mahoudrizzz Over the past few years, Madrid has really become a second home for me. Home is where the heart is, so they say… and in Madrid I have so many people that make me fee...
2023-06-22 - 2 min readBlog 8 - Barcelona
24 Hours in BCN Barcelona has been good to me over the years. It was my home for many months of my life, and I am always happy to head home :). This time, however, I was just pa...
2023-06-25 - 2 min readBlog 9 - Bordeaux
Grapes Everywhere I decided to head up to Bordeaux for a few days to hang out with my dad. The thing about Bordeaux is that it is THE city for wine. I mean, as you fly in if you...