*I wrote this post when I first arrived in Florence (January 2017) for five months of studying and living in Italy. Everything was so new and exciting and I love looking back on this. I…
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20 July 2018
Finding home in Florence, Italy
The first time I really felt I could call Florence home was the moment I stepped off the bus returning from Switzerland one rainy Sunday night. I felt a palpable sense of relief wash over…
20 July 2018
Overseas discoveries no. 2
*I wrote this post when I first arrived in Florence (January 2017) for five months of studying and living in Italy. Everything was so new and exciting and I love looking back on this. I…
18 July 2018
Sunset on the Seine
In Paris it’s hard to not feel immediately blissful, all kinds of perfectly content feelings running through you when everything is the picture of beauty. The street style is varied but always on point, boulevards…
16 July 2018
The secret side of Venice
On a weekend trip to Venice in early March, I kept my eyes and ears open as dusk approached the Floating City. While the moon rose, a quiet hum took over, murmuring into every alleyway…
16 July 2018
Overseas discoveries no. 1
*I wrote this post when I first arrived in Florence (January 2017) for five months of studying and living in Italy. Everything was so new and exciting and I love looking back on this. I…
6 July 2018
Verona: City of love and so much more
Pink marble streets, balconies overflowing with flowering green plants, bambini decked out in Valentino, showing off their fashion from their strollers as their parents take a long, slow pre-dinner passeggiata through the small city…this is…
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