2020 has arrived and I am back on the blog. If you’re new around here, I just returned to the states for the holidays after living in Rome for three months. During that time I…
7 November 2019
Overseas discoveries: I live here
Before I begin the latest list for overseas discoveries, I wanted to share this caption I recently wrote for my Instagram (and shared with the photo below). It perfectly describes what stage I’m in right…
21 October 2019
Visiting the most romantic garden in the world
Ask and you shall receive! When I polled on Instagram, everyone said they wanted to see a photo diary from my visit to the Gardens of Ninfa. I tagged along with my friends on this…
16 October 2019
Overseas discoveries: The series returns
I started this series when I first arrived in Florence for study abroad a couple years ago, and I wanted to continue it now that I am back living in Italy. It’s meant to be…
16 October 2019
Roma goals
everything is a teacher. tutto insegna. I thought I’d share what my goals are for my current time living in Rome. I wrote down a list of things I wanted to achieve on the plane…
1 October 2019
In my ear: Playlists for every occasion
I just spent the morning revamping all of my Spotify playlists, so I thought I’d share! After running around Rome for the first week and a half, I took this morning to chill out and…
26 September 2019
Fear and fate
Written just before I left for Rome, publishing now one week in because life was too crazy in preparing for living abroad to get this published in time. The following are all my thoughts about…
23 September 2019
Uptown apartment tour
One of my most requested blog posts, for sure! I lived in Uptown for two years, and had my sister take photos before I moved out at the end of July. I was in the…
15 September 2019
Leave yourself behind, part II
Read Part I here. After dreaming about it and putting it into the universe, I made it happen. My flights are now booked and my bags are (starting to be) packed. I will be back…
11 September 2019
Nisswa travel guide
I know I probably say this every year, but this summer went by especially fast. I don’t know if the cold weather in June is to blame or the fact that I was stuck inside…
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