According to the flight tracker, I still have 11 hours and 4 minutes until I land in Dubai, which will be followed by another 8 hour flight to Madrid. I’m currently 35,000 ft in the air, George Ezra is serenading me, Mic is beside me trying to get some sleep (as I type loudly) and … Continue reading 2am reflections on a plane
Category: Exchange
saying goodbyes and celebrating fake birthdays
I've said my goodbyes and I've received countless well wishes (there were even a few tears). This is my last week. Today is Sunday. I leave next Sunday oh em gee. Incredible friends and family battled the heat of the Australian sun as well as the crowds of locals and tourists alike brought in by a … Continue reading saying goodbyes and celebrating fake birthdays
¿tienes una habitación disponible en madrid?
Here's a very (very) brief summary of how 'grown-up' I am: I still live at home, the only bill I have to pay is my credit card and the only other person I've lived with other than my parents is my best friend (it was only for a week though.. and technically it was a week … Continue reading ¿tienes una habitación disponible en madrid?
Europe, prepare yourself. We’re coming.
Trips are being planned, lists are being made and tour deposits are being paid. Instead of studying for our final exams, at about 10:25pm the other night, Bec and I ended up on Skype, sitting in front of our world maps in our bedrooms - hers a fabric map that I'm secretly jelly about - … Continue reading Europe, prepare yourself. We’re coming.
one last time
AKA the last week and final exam period of this semester and this year before intercambio en España. This also marks the very last Spanish exam I'll ever have to take at UTS (unless of course i decide to pick up spanish as an elective when i get back in 2016.. we'll see). I do believe this calls … Continue reading one last time
uh-oh. mi español no es bueno.
Guys, my spanish ... sucks. So bad. As part of my degree, it's compulsory that I have to study spanish before I go for my in-country study, aka "intercambio". This has been happening since the start of 2013, and honestly, I should be pretty sweet to hold semi-decent conversations. This is not the case. For shame … Continue reading uh-oh. mi español no es bueno.
angelica la viajera 