I feel like I should start this post by mentioning that I’m not a religious person. I’ve surprised some people in the past when I’ve told them that I visited Vatican City. However, this is such an important historical location that regardless of one’s…
This post is written by my friend, Danielle, who was gracious enough to share her experience and advice regarding the Teach for America (TFA) program.…
Rome was one of the places I was most excited to see, although I was starting to have a hard time getting around. Remember my little mishap in Budapest? I was starting to think that I’d really injured my ankle as I couldn’t walk…
I recently read a post on Adventurous Kate’s blog titled “15 Ways to Leave the Country if Donald Trump Gets Elected.” Like most political pieces, it proved polarizing. In reading the 100+ comments there were a few that shared that they don’t believe travel…
I was excited and a little nervous to go to Venice. I’d been looking forward to this stop for months as I’d heard so many amazing things about this city. But I was also a bit apprehensive about the type of people that I…
Out of all the countries that I was visiting on my trip around Europe, I was most excited to go to Italy. In case you haven’t noticed in my previous posts, I’m a bit of a nerd; I love history, art, archeology, etc. In…
There have been very few places that I’ve traveled where I felt like I could’ve have skipped, but that’s pretty much how I felt in Zurich. Aside from a stop to Kunsthaus Zurich, where I was introduced to couple new artists, I found the…
When it comes to long term volunteer opportunities, there are two main options for Americans that are organized and run by the federal government: Peace Corps and AmeriCorps. I’m in a somewhat unique position to have served in both programs. I served in the…
After visiting Sachenhausen earlier in my trip, which was a built as a workers camp, I decided to change my travel plans so that I could visit Munich, specifically because I wanted to see Dachau. Backpacking through Europe and visiting sites from World War…
The thing I remember most about my time in Munich is sharing a dorm room in a hostel…with 39 other people. I’ve stayed in a lot of hostels over the years (I think at last count I was at 60+) but this is the…