Monday, May 24, 2010

The End: Thank you


having a minor heart attack on a camel in Morocco.

Steph & I on the beach in Barcelona

in a cave, in Nice, France!

Cat & Sam (ENGLISH FRIENDS)

Greg & I at the Eiffel Tower in Paree!

From the left: Me, Greg & Steph at the Trevi Fountain by night.

This was my Flatmates :), Regency 5300!

Yes, I realize that this blog wasn’t what everyone hoped for, or what my parents at least hoped for. And I just want to apologize that I was very lazy about blogging frequently. It was very time consuming, and in the words of my English flat mates “I couldn’t be bothered.” So I just wanted to say Thank You for those who did follow this blog and my whereabouts while I was abroad. Right now I am sitting comfortably on my porch in Magnolia, New Jersey, USA, and am very happy with my past semester abroad. It was phenomenal. I made friends that I will have for a lifetime, I had experiences that I will NEVER forget, and I visited about 8 very different countries and learned so much about culture, people, and life.
I had the incredible opportunity to travel for 30 days solid, and while that may sound like somewhat of a dream for some, as amazing as it was, it was extremely tiring, and I think that parts of me are still recovering. Within my month of travel throughout Europe, I “couch surfed” in Paris & Nice, France, attended Easter service at the Vatican and was within 200 yards of The Pope, camped in Italy, went to Morocco and rode a camel, watched the sunset over the Moroccan beach, saw Barcelona, then GOT STUCK in BARCELONA for an extra week because of a VOLCANO that erupted (yeah, that was fun, NOT), and then had a great lasting three weeks in England. I can’t describe how amazing my experience was studying abroad. I can’t stop talking about all things European, referencing to it, and comparing everything to the U.K. I have so many stories that it would be impossible for me to repeat them all for you to read, and I am sorry that I am not sharing any with you, but I am more than willing to talk to anyone at anytime about studying abroad. It was great. Thanks for all your support and following me! Love you all! Have a great summer!

I hope you enjoy the pictures!