Posts categorized Study Abroad

It's the end of June, so the good news is I'm officially done with all academic commitments for the semester! I'm a senior! (wait… is this good news?!) The bad…

It's well above 100 degrees, with the sun shining down on me fiercely as I sit outside on my balcony writing my first blog post of the 2012 summer! Yes,…

Even though I’m so glad I studied abroad in Argentina, there was one definite downside. As I’ve said in previous posts, my arrival date was February 27, and I won’t…

Ever since I was old enough to know what study abroad was, I knew I wanted to do it. Spend a few months (or even a year!) in basically any…

Glaciers, snow, hats, and gloves—not exactly what you picture when you think of South America, is it? I spent my mid-semester break in Patagonia, the southernmost region of Argentina (there's…

Study abroad gets more unreal every day—am I actually getting credit for this, or is it just a vacation in disguise? Of course, I am taking four classes and have…

In the past ten days I have: Spent about 60 hours traveling by bus around Argentina:     Been at the border of three countries: Gone on a boat ride under…

Ever since I arrived in Buenos Aires, I have been asked at least a few times each day where I'm from. (For those of you who speak Spanish, in Argentina…

It seems like UR and I really have opposite schedules this semester. Everyone on campus has been in classes for two months; I've been relaxing. I finally started classes yesterday,…

Today was my fourth full day in Argentina, but it feels like I've been here so much longer! The city is beautiful, and it's warm enough that I can wear…

Well, my break is finally over—in just two days, I'll be heading off to Buenos Aires! I'm not convinced I have the attention span for the 11-hour flight, so hopefully…

For the first time since I can remember, I have more time than I know what to do with. I'm studying abroad in Buenos Aires next semester, but my program…