Hannah & Julie
roommates, technically adults, writers on the side.
To say I went skiing yesterday would be an understatement. “Skiing” is a thing I do a lot at home in New Hampshire. It usually involves frigid temperatures and scratchy turns and familiar trails and old friends. I know where the lodge is and my helmet plays my music through the earflaps and all signs …
Just in case I decide to write a memoir about my semester abroad that launches my career as a critically-acclaimed travel writer, I’ve been brainstorming possible titles. Here’s what I’ve got so far: How the Hell Do I Flush This Toilet? – a memoir of my study abroad experience These Hand-Dryers Are Garbage – a …
Holy crap there are so many things I want to tell you guys. I wore heels on a cobblestone street Saturday night. (Heeled booties, as my cousin/personal shopper Kristina would insist I specify, because they’re kind of like heels with training wheels. The heels are thick and “easy to walk in.” Hundreds of years ago …
I’ve known that I would study abroad since the first time I stepped onto UNH campus. It was a weird day. I’d already been accepted to the school, my state’s public University where a decent portion of my high school’s graduating class went every year. I knew from the minute I opened my acceptance letter that …
“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” – Paul Theroux I’ve had no less than six people ask me how Julie is doing in Ireland since she left last Tuesday. This flatters me. I’m like the world’s unofficial Julie Abroad Reporter. I’ve texted her almost every day, Skyped her once, …
Some of you may know that Hannah and I are studying abroad this spring semester. It seems like all we’ve been talking about during casual conversation on holidays for the past few months. It’s like we’re about to start college all over again, only this is way scarier. At the mention of our leaving, plenty …
Last night I volunteered to pick up a shift at work for a friend, because I am the best. I was already scheduled to work 9-11:30 and then again from 12:30-2, but I thought hey, what’s a few more hours? I don’t have anything else to be doing. Those, my friends, are the thoughts of …
Much like abortion and America’s current political system, children are a polarizing subject. Some people love ’em, others would prefer to never be around them ever. It seems like you’re either a “kid person” or you’re not. But there’s no wrong way to be. I like to think that I had no choice but to …
“Today, me will live in the moment. Unless it is unpleasant, in which case, me will eat a cookie.” -Cookie Monster. Friends, I’d like to talk to you about living in the moment. Hannah and I have been trying to channel Cookie Monster, but we’ve only been successful at the eating-cookies part. Lately it’s felt …
“You better not make fun of me in your blog again.” –my mom PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: October is my mom’s birth month. She’s turning twenty-nine next week, and it is imperative that celebrations be held every weekend from the 1st of the month right up until Halloween. If you’re a longtime friend of my mom, or …