Our time here in Washington, D.C. is officially over, and my brain feels like a sponge that can simply not soak in any more water. Since my group’s arrival on Saturday, I’ve gone through just about every emotion that exists for a human being to experience, namely homesickness, sadness, anxiety, contentment, happiness, astonishment, curiosity, and Continue reading

Today was much better than yesterday. Being here is still an immense culture shock, but a good night’s sleep and decent meals (that I was able to eat!) allowed me to experience it all today without getting too overwhelmed. This morning, we started off our work week in London with a bang by riding the Continue reading

I promised myself I wouldn’t sugarcoat any part of my trip, that I would record it exactly the way I experienced it every single day. I wish I could say my first day in London was magical. That I saw all the buildings and structures that makes London unique. That I was laughing and chatting Continue reading

My study abroad experience in Washington, D.C. has officially ended! My group and I leave for London tomorrow afternoon. Tonight we are doing laundry, packing, and going to a bar to celebrate our last night in this city. We turn in our dorm keys tomorrow morning and head to our respective airports for our bazillion-hour Continue reading

My final trip to the National Mall started, innocently enough, as a trip around the corner to Starbucks for green tea. But I do admit to the fact that I had a feeling my journey wouldn’t end at Starbucks, hence why I grabbed my camera before I headed out of the dorms. Starbucks was closed Continue reading

It’s official: Homesickness is gone and I never want to leave Washington D.C. I’m going to miss my morning walks so much. I’ve only made the mile-and-a-half walk through the city from our dorm to the ASU Washington D.C. center a few times, and I’m already recognizing certain people that I pass each morning. Security Continue reading

I knew this would happen. I knew that I would blink and this trip would be nearly gone. I can not believe that it is already Wednesday afternoon/evening. More than half of our week in Washington, D.C. is over, and instead of feeling glad as I probably would have a few days ago, I am really upset Continue reading

I am convinced that everyone that both lives and works in Washington, D.C. has stress ulcers. That or they absolutely love what they do. I took on the mile-and-a-half walk to our ASU center alone this morning due to the fact that I walk r-e-a-l-l-y slowly and I didn’t want to slow anyone down. It Continue reading

When I woke up this morning, I had two bug bites from last night’s adventures (more on that in a second) and legs that felt like they were done working for the rest of my life. Walking for miles (literally) took a number on them. But in between getting ready for my first day of Continue reading

Earlier, when I walked over to a little souvenir store, the nice cashier that rang me up told me that this day has been the hottest day of the year so far in London. But to a desert girl that saw her friends’ Facebook statuses yesterday talking about 119-degree weather, considering 80, 85, even 90 Continue reading