Hey guys! So, my first semester of college is coming to an end and most of this blog has discussed my previous adventures and travel tips, but for my final blog post I want to discuss some study abroad opportunities I’m looking into at Penn State. College provides a unique experience that allows you to study and […]
Journaling & Traveling
Hey guys and welcome back to my blog. Today I am going to be talking about one important thing I have learned through traveling, journaling. You do not need to travel to start journaling, but this is what inspired my interest in journaling. As I ventured to new people and had conversations with people from […]
Airports 101
Welcome back to my blog! Today’s blog is going to be about airports. Airports connect the world and give us the opportunity to learn about cultures different and like our own. I have always been in awe of the atmosphere within an airport, the bustling of people from one terminal to the next, each person […]
Backpacking Tips
Hey guys! Last week I talked some about my trip through Europe and the different hostels I stayed at and today I want to talk about some different packing tips I have. In order to successfully travel confidently and meet new people, it is essential to feel comfortable with what you packed and with what you are wearing. I spent two weeks backpacking […]
Hostels!!
Most of my blogs have been explaining the different conversations I have had around the world, but today I want to give you guys some advice on how you can venture around the world and have your own conversations. Last week I talked a little bit about hostels, and I think they provide the perfect opportunity to any interested […]
Costa Rica & Language Barriers
This blog is going to be a little bit different because it’s not about a CISV camp I went to, but instead, this is about a very small camp reunion. Also, this week I am going to be discussing some things I learned without conversation. I reunited with my friend, Ines, only a few months […]
Come to Brazil!
Welcome back guys! Today I am going to be discussing my time in Araraquara, Brazil. The summer before my senior year I went on my last trip as a delegate with CISV. Hopefully in the future I can be a leader with CISV, but unfortunately you need to be 21. If you, like me, are […]
Conversations with 11 year olds
Hi guys and welcome to blog number 3. So today we are moving from Portugal back to the United States, to Cincinnati, to discuss some interesting conversations I had with eleven year olds. When I was 16 I spent four weeks in Cincinnati with 48 11 year old kids from all around the world, 21 […]
Learning about Ecuador
Today I am going to be talking about my trip to Portugal! So this trip was also with CISV, the organization I talked about last week, but this camp was a little bit different. I flew to Portugal with three other 14 year olds from the United States and one adult. Once we arrived […]
Off to Norway!
Welcome to my blog, conversations around the world. At the age of twelve my neighbor introduced me to an international peace organization called CISV and through CISV I have traveled to Norway twice, Portugal, and Brazil. CISV is an organization that seeks to build cultural understanding and global friendship between children of different nations to […]