Rome

Rome

  So my friend and I completely messed up our dates. I was supposed to meet up with her on the weekend of December 3rd-5th, when I booked my ticket for December 10th-12th.  Nooooo! I booked the round trip ticket, Airbnb, the taxi and everything! I went into panic...
Berlin

Berlin

An Australian guy in our program messaged our group chat and frantically told us that RyanAir was giving away 2-pound tickets. Here at the University of Manchester, we were getting ready for our reading week, a week meant for, well, “reading” but really...

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is probably the cutest city I have been in so far. So many canals and young men and women in bikes. Walking around the city, it really resembles a storybook town. On a walking tour through the city, our guide told us about the numerous accomplishments of The...

London

When in Manchester, you must go to London, otherwise, you have surely wasted your time in England! Which is why it was the perfect place for me to meet up with my friend Rebecca, another Cornelian studying abroad in Rome. And of course, the New York City of England...

New English Words I Have Learned

Pre-drinks: Just like in the States we have “pre-gaming” here, it’s called pre-drinks!Cheeky: So this one is a bit tricky. A flatmate of mine told me that “cheeky” is a term that varies depending on context. For instance, you might taunt...

Manchester: First Glance

As a senior, I didn’t think I would get the opportunity to study abroad. I saw Manchester Business School staring back at me from the list of CALS Exchange programs and thought: the application deadline is a week away…you are going to be a senior, what are...