Penn State: A Touch of Home

Howdy! I have been writing about my wonderful experience in this great country of the United States of America and I thought I might write about something a little different today. In the past few weeks, on the other side of

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First week of year abroad

[From my blog at madridmemories.wordpress.com]. Hi! It’s been a while since I last posted, and that’s because I’ve been busy moving to Spain! I’m here in Madrid to study for 9 months, at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Culture shock Having

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Living la vida mexicana…

Find more at my blog http://puzzlemexico.wordpress.com/ 🙂 I am writing this from our hotel room in Mexico City, which still feels pretty crazy to say!! So far it has been a bit of an assault on the senses, from the

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Second Month in Adelaide

Time is absolutely racing by. I’ve been in Adelaide for nearly 2 and a half months (apparently), and I’m still having a great time. I recently played in my first concert for the University Wind Orchestra. The concert went really well, and we

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Down Undercover: An Englishman In Australia

PART II: EXPLORATION Dawn split over the River Torrens as I crossed the gleaming glass footbridge from the CBD to the northern parklands, and the Adelaide Oval. The bridge had only been opened a few weeks before my arrival in

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Penn State: Orientation. Selfies. American Food.

Hello again! I hope all is well with you. I am most certainly doing well at Penn State University! During my first two weeks here, I have been meeting lots of people and enjoying my time here! I was finally

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