Tag: student
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Paris Part 4: Magical Easter Sunday
This was my first holiday I’d ever spent completely alone, and I wanted to make the best of it in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I had a wonderful walk to Sacre Coeur Cathedral after breakfast and a coffee at an outside cafe. These little outdoor cafes were littered everywhere around…
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Paris Part 3: City of Light
I’ll start off this post with a fun fact: did you know that Paris was nicknamed the “City of Lights” because of all the intellectuals that lived in the city, rather than literal lights that dotted the city streets? My third day in Paris started off with a morning cappuccino, an almond/chocolate croissant and a…
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Paris Part 2: Mona Lisa, Macarons, and Carbohydrates
It was Good Friday during my second day in Paris, and I woke up bright and early for a day at the world’s most famous museum: The Louvre! I walked the streets of the city from my hostel near Gare Du Nord to the Louvre, and entered at the opening time of 9am. I wouldn’t…
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Paris Part One: The City of Dreams
During my travels while studying abroad for the year, I made two promises to myself. First, to visit Paris while across the pond for the year, and second, to take a trip entirely by myself at least once. I got to do both when I parted ways with Kristyn in Portugal and jetted off to…
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Heaven’s Gates at the South Coast of Portugal
After our adventures in Lisbon, Kristyn and I took the ridiculously cheap train (I believe it was under 20 euro per person, one way… Mind you, we were paying the student fee) down to the Algarve in Portugal, particularly, Lagos. The train ride down itself was quite stunning, with the greenery surrounding us as we…
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Loving Life in Lisbon, Portugal
After our field hockey tour in Lloret de Mar, Spain, Kristyn and I took our geographic location as an opportunity to travel more, rather than ride the 30 hour bus back to Bangor. Our flight took us to the delightful city of Lisbon, which exceeded our expectations in every way. We met up with our…
Where the Paved Road Ends 