After two months in Mongolia, the engineer in me cannot help but notice all the ways Mongolians think like an engineer, starting with...

In this blog, read about my transportation across Mongolia, miscommunications, and travel to the northern Khuvsgul Lake and Bayan-Ulgii...

Updates from Mongolia, featuring my recent cultural understandings and the food we’re eating.   I write this after cleaning myself for...

Sain Noo! (Hello)   I'm now on day 17 in Mongolia! What! In this post I'll cover how I got to Mongolia, what my daily life is like, as...

I write from this Turkish plane, wherein I’ve been handed a menu, provided with little slippers, and my tootsies feel warm (a rare...

My favorite place in Australia was Tasmania, which is the tiny island on the southeast end of the country. It was an incredible time and...

Australians do not care about little things as much as Americans do. For example, Australians walk around barefoot everywhere (grocery...

This study abroad experience felt like it lasted forever. Looking back to January feels like a lifetime ago, and the person I was then is...

Whether for a date, alone, or with your friends, here are some of my favorite things to do in Sydney. A note: try and take advantage of...

One of the greatest challenges of studying abroad is meeting locals. You’re surrounded by other exchange students, and from the...

I think it’s important to note that being alone is the easiest way to ensure a unique traveling experience. Weird and great things happen...

For the second weekend in a row I’ve spent a bucket-list item-crossing time with people I met in the UNSW Outdoors Club. About two weeks...

When I was invited on a camping trip with the UNSW Outdoors Club, I thought it would be a 10 person ordeal around a campfire with a...

When I left home, temps were hitting -30 Fahrenheit and I had just finished adjusting to wearing cute boots and scarves and hats and five...

I’m two weeks from getting on a plane to Sydney and it feels like the whole process has been chaos. I’ve submitted everything at the last...

Dublin was an insane journey and the best six weeks of my life. Last summer was a difficult time for me and I came to Ireland with no...

This may seem random and irrelevant but one of the things I always notice abroad is the difference in the bathrooms. First and foremost,...

Using Tinder abroad can be exciting and a great way to meet locals, but it’s important to use it safely especially if you want to meet up...

After two years of narrowly evading covid, it found me at the worst time. I was a week into my program in Dublin, enjoying life to the...

I am exactly a week away from the commencement of my first study abroad experience and have already learned several lessons in...