just exploring
1984
A classic! I feel like everyone read this in high school… except me. I really loved this book. I was so intrigued by the dystopia described in 1984 because it’s all too relevant today.
Wrocław, Poland
I couldn’t stay away from Poland! I decided to go back to Wroclaw, and if you can pronounce that correctly then you’re already ahead of me. After my flight landed, I went straight to the hostel. Side note, that hostel had the nicest bathrooms I have ever seen in a hostel. It was amazing. I went to check out the town center and eat lunch at a traditional Polish milk bar!
Barcelona, Spain
After living in the arctic since January, I decided it was time to go someplace warm! Spain has always been on the top of my list, so why not go there?
Paris, France
Last weekend, my family came to Paris to visit me! It had been a couple years since I had been to Paris, so it was nice to go back and see it again. I managed to use the metro with my giant suitcase to get to our hotel on Rue Cler. I went to a cafe down the street to get a nutella crepe and wait for everyone to arrive!
Vienna, Austria
My time in Vienna was very short, and there was a lot of stuff I wanted to see but didn’t. Oh well, I guess that means I’ll just have to go back!
Budapest, Hungary
I have always dreamed of taking an overnight train to get somewhere, so when I saw the option of an overnight train to Budapest I hopped right on. My friends and I selected a six person sleeper car. Going into this train ride I had imagined the sleeper car like the ones in Murder on the Orient Express, spacious and comfortable. Well my image of that was quickly replaced with the less luxurious reality of fold down beds stacked three high in a tiny room.
A Man Called Ove
If you like the movie Up, you will love this book! It’s the story of a lonely curmudgeon, Ove, in Sweden who screams at his neighbors for parking in the wrong space and punches a hospital clown whose magic tricks annoy him.
Switzerland
I was off of school this past week for spring break so my friend Shireen and I went to five cities in Switzerland! It was a great week filled with more food (especially cheese) than I want to even think about. I had so much fun and I’m sad to be back in Metz where the air is dirty and the people are less nice. 😦
Krakow, Poland
My trip to Krakow was my first time to Eastern Europe, and I loved it! Everything was so cheap, the food was great, and the people were fun. I flew to Krakow from Paris CDG and took a bus to city center where my hostel was right down the street.
Milan, Italy
This past Friday, my friends and I took a whirlwind trip to Milan, Italy. We left Metz and headed to the airport in Luxembourg to catch a 9 AM flight to Milan. A one hour flight and another one hour bus ride later, we finally made it to the city.
My Absolute Darling
Wow. While this book is hard to read, it’s also hard to put down. This novel follows a young girl names Julia, known as Turtle for most of the book, who is subject to horrific abuse at the hands of her father, who is charismatic sociopath and survivalist father.
London, United Kingdom
London, wow! I loved everything about this city. The people, the food, the vibe, the nightlife, and everything is so vibrant and fun.
Metz, France: Part I
I studied abroad at Georgia Tech Lorraine in Metz, France. Learn more about the city I spent four months in!
Trier, Germany
Today was my first trip out of France for the semester! My INTA 2221 class took a field trip to Trier, Germany’s oldest city.
Animal Farm
What a wild story… It’s a super short read but so much is packed in to ninety-something pages. The book is set in a future in which animals are much cleverer than humans, and the animals use their cleverness to start a revolution against them.