Adjusting to life abroad Today marks four months since my arrival in Spain. Time simultaneously moves at lightning speed and a snail’s pace. I remember my first glance at Vigo. My bilingual coordinator picked me up from the airport and gave me a condensed tour of the city on our …
By Living We Learn Vivendo Discimus – By Living We Learn – is a Latin phrase dating back to 1889. Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of vivendo discimus. I am finding beauty in the mundane. Simple moments like sunsets, lavender honey, foggy walks to work, and afternoons spent at …
Today marks exactly 3 weeks since I moved to Vigo, Spain. It simultaneously feels like I’ve been here three months and hardly 10 days. Time passes without notice until I look back and realize all the weeks that have unfolded. Since arriving in Spain, I’ve muttered the phrase “poco a …
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Prior to 2019, I had never heard of the Fulbright Program nor did I understand its global reach. However, on the afternoon of October 1st, 2019, I received a long distance call from my sweet friend, Max, in Germany. He started the conversation with “So I …
