Hello again! So I have completed another voyage to a new country this past week, this time to Lisbon, Portugal! On Saturday the 11th, I flew to Lisboa and met up with Caity and her parents (her parents are traveling with her for two weeks now that the semester has finished, before she goes back […]
Brick Lane- London’s East End Street Art
Sorry Dorothy, but this isn’t a yellow brick road. This is my kind of brick road, Brick Lane, to be exact! One of my favorite things in life is modern art, specifically graffiti, so when I heard about all the free walls and famous tags along and around Brick Lane in the east end of […]
Caio, Sardinia!
So, if you can’t guess from the title, I have been to Italy and back in the past week (well now it’s been two since it’s taken me so long to post this)! I’ll start my post off by telling about my “travels”, you could call them, from London to Bonorva. After I finished my […]
A Quick Hello!
Hello world! First things first, I think it is necessary to bring up the fact that today it was warmer in London than San Francisco!!! Such a proud day for London. Take that, California! On to our next bit of business, this is just a brief blog post to fill you in on what’s happening in England […]
Billy Elliot & Postman’s Park
Aaaand I’m back in London! These four months I’m abroad are basically a game of Where’s Waldo for my parents, never quite sure where I am. I left Coventry for London late Monday morning, and after getting situated back at the flat and a bit of grocery shopping at Tesco, I got to spend the […]
Buenos Dias, Madrid!
Alright, let’s rewind to three Saturdays ago, my last day in Paris and then flew to Madrid that evening. Caity and I arrived in Madrid Saturday night and found my hostil, where Caity and I went our separate ways until the next morning for Easter Sunday church in all Spanish, definitely an Easter to remember! Mexican food for lunch in […]
J’aime Disneyland Paris!
Once upon a time, in a far far away land called Paris… I went to Disneyland! It is official. I have been to a Disneyland park outside of LA, and yes, outside of the the United States! I have been to Disneyland Paris (not that this should come as a surprise to you, I’ve only […]
A Walk Down Diagon Alley- Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio Tour
Last Monday while in London, Alex, Anna, Caity and I hopped on the Overground and headed for the Warner Brothers Studios in Watford, to tour the Harry Potter studios!!! I’ll throw it out there right now, if you are ever in London and are even in the slightest a Harry Potter fan, you must make […]
Oui Oui, Paris!
Hola from Madrid, Spain! Aye aye aye! These past seven days have been pure insanity! Last time I wrote was exactly a week ago, and since then I have left London, hit up all the best tourist attractions in Paris, France, and now I am perched on the Del Rios couch in Madrid, Spain. Holy […]
When the Spaniards meet the Londoner
The Spanish are coming! The Spanish are coming! Yeah, I know, that’s meant to be “British” and directed at me but I couldn’t help it! In this case, the Spanish are indeed coming, and invading my London life! Thursday night I met up with one of my best friends from back home, Caity, who is […]