It’s February now which means time to really start thinking about spring break plans! It’s been super cold where I am the last week, so spring seems like a distant memory, but break is really only six weeks away. Last October six of my best friends and I went on a road trip. We had … More 5 Tips for Traveling with Friends
One of my biggest worries about coming back to the US was regressing in my language abilities and losing the opportunity to speak Spanish all the time. Some amount of regression is probably inevitable when you aren’t speaking the language, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do your best to maintain it! Here’s a list … More Maintaining language skills after studying abroad
Mexico City has hundreds of incredible museums to explore, but the Museum of Anthropology is definitely one of the biggest, best, and most famous. It’s only 75 pesos (about $3.75 USD, maybe), but there is so much to see! You could easily spend a whole day here. However, if a whole day of museums is … More Mexico City: Museum of Anthropology
This post got lost in my drafts folder! I’m starting my second semester back on campus now and am fully back into the routine there, but these are some observations I made shortly after getting back. Since a lot of people who were gone this fall are just going back, I thought I’d go ahead … More After study abroad: Reverse culture shock on campus
If you like artwork, history, gardens, or Frida Kahlo, you should probably explore Frida Kahlo’s Blue House in Coyoacan while you’re in Mexico City as well as the Dolores Olmedo museum in Xochimilco and the Museum of Modern Art near Chapultepec. La Casa Azul If you want to visit la Casa Azul, definitely buy tickets … More Art in Mexico City: Frida Kahlo
I wrote earlier about my visits to Xochimilco and to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, so today I’m sharing about another place I visited–Chapultepec! I’ll finish out writing about Mexico City with a few more posts on Coyoacan, the famous National Museum of Anthropology, Bellas Artes, and a few other sites we visited … More Mexico City: Chapultepec
People talk a lot about the highs of studying abroad, but I wanted to share some of the lows as well. Homesickness and culture shock are real, but you’ll get through it! đŸ™‚ The honeymoon stage of studying abroad was very short-lived for me. I had about a three hour layover in Houston on my … More Study Abroad: My Experience with Homesickness and Culture Shock
2018 has been a pretty big year for me! I always like to think back on everything I’ve done, all the places I’ve traveled, and what I’ve learned at the end of the year, so here is my 2018 in review (the travel parts, anyway). 2018 Travel in Numbers I lived in 3 places in … More 2018 Travel Year in Review
Just like in the U.S., my friends and I spent a fair amount of time at coffee shops doing homework in Mexico! Saturday afternoons at Starbucks is a transnational trend apparently. However, we also found a lot of more local (or at least Mexican chains) that were fun to hang out at. Here are some … More 5 Coffee Shops and Cafes to Visit in QuerĂ©taro
I’ve been back in the U.S. for almost seven months now, which seems crazy. As another year and semester begin to draw to a close, I’m definitely thinking a lot about Mexico. Nostalgia definitely comes in waves, and another wave has hit this week. Here are some things I find helpful when I’m missing Mexico: … More After study abroad: When you want to go back
