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After four months, give or take a few days, of being back in the good ole United States, I FINALLY got 2/3 of my disposable cameras developed.  Looking back on these pictures, it's crazy to think of how much time has passed since I was living in Greece and exploring different countries. As cliché as it sounds, it seems almost like a dream. I highly recommend bringing disposable cameras around with you, to document your moments and not be able to look at the pictures until the film is developed! Here's a few moments I captured abroad from two of my disposable cameras: Shannon, Cooper, Anna, Liv, Kathryn, Jack, and Bridget outside a coffee shop in Dubrovnik, Croatia.  MacKenzie and my mom Patricia on the ferry going to Skopelos Island, Greece. Mama Mia church in Skopelos Island, Greece. MacKenzie's mom, Patricia, on the stairs leading up to the Mama Mia church in Skopelos Island, Greece.             ...

* Beware: This is a pretty corny blog post. You can cringe if you want, I know I am. But what else did you expect for a last post?* Do you ever feel like if you blink, you might miss something? Yeah, well that’s how abroad basically felt. I remember back in January, staying up late with my roommates the night our abroad decisions went live. We were all so nervous to see if we got our first choices or if we even got into abroad. And I remember all of our excitement for each other and ourselves when we realized we all got our number one choice.  I remember during summer, not having a social life because I was working two jobs back to back to save for abroad. Because September to December would be the best months of my life. So, I heard. And it was true. It’s also true that it all went by too quick. Like when you fast forward a movie and see clips of different moments and then suddenly, you’re at the end of the movie within a few short minutes. That’s abroad. While abroad, I c...

In September (or some time in early October), Allie, Molly, Anna, Jade, Shannon, Liv, Kathryn, Bridget, Abby, and myself planned a trip to Switzerland. We did this because we anticipated it would’ve been our most expensive trip and we didn’t want to have to worry about not having enough money for planning this trip towards the end of abroad. So, we ripped the band aid and made sure we already spent the money for Switzerland for our plane tickets, train tickets, Airbnb, and hotel rooms before we spent all of our money from our summer jobs throughout our other trips abroad. Waking up to the piercing, anxiety producing sound of my cell phone alarm was difficult to hear at 6 in the morning to leave at 6:20 for our 8:45 a.m. flight. But I knew the destination would be worth it.  Our flight was about a three-hour long trip which landed us in Zurich, Switzerland. We then hopped on a 45-minute train that would take us to another track for us to make our way to our second train wh...

Around Greece there are a few options to travel around the country. You can walk for the most part but if you’ve grown a bit lazy and tired of walking everywhere, like me most of the time after three and a half months, here’s some options and how to’s. The metro is an efficient method of transportation and doesn't create a hole in your wallet! Heading from my dorm, it’s about a two mile walk to the metro. And if you think that’s far, find yourself a taxi for about 5 Euros to the metro. Or just buy yourself a bike or car at this point. At first, the metro can be a bit confusing in some areas, but it’s easy to get the hang of! Walk up to the machine to purchase your ticket with Euro or credit card. For about 2.70 Euro you can head into downtown Athens. Don't forget to hold onto your ticket so you can swipe yourself in and out of the station. If you happen to “misplace” your ticket (wink, wink), for the most part you can walk closely behind another person as they’re swipi...