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Belgian Waffles, Anyone?
This past weekend we found that we were craving waffles, so we decided to go to Belgium. Not really, but the delicious waffles are an incentive, as well as the chocolate, beer, & fries they are also known for. I know that you're thinking the exact same thing I was after hearing that...I'm in. Although I love all of those things, we had actually heard[...]
A Retreat into the Swiss Alps
This past weekend was our first travel weekend of the semester...yes the madness has officially once again begun. Luckily, this week we started off slow & didn't actually have to try to plan a trip while trying to do homework, go to class, & keep up with readings (can you tell that I'm already overwhelmed? I get anxiety just looking at my syllabuses!). Our program[...]
Back to the Land of Chocolate
After almost a month back at home for the holidays, it finally came time to head back to Switzerland. Even though I love nothing more than being home & it's never easy to leave, it was time to get my butt off the couch & get back to being a full-time student & a world-traveler. My life in Switzerland is anything but boring & my[...]
The Long Journey Home
One train ride, two layovers, & three flights later, I am back in my favourite place on earth...Vancouver, Canada! Of course the first thing I did when I arrived was give my family huge "I haven't seen you in three whole months" hugs, feed them some chocolate, & then go eat sushi. If you have been around me in the Lausanne house for the past[...]
Amsterdam
With the semester coming to a close, we were faced with only one last travel weekend. First of all, it was crazy to think that the semester was already over, which meant that I only have one more semester to see the rest of Europe before the year ends! Wow. I seriously have to start planning. Of course our decision to go to Amsterdam was[...]