Yes, I work for a travel company.

It’s 9:52 am and you have eight minutes to get to class. The streets are flooded with people, you wonder to yourself why anyone would be up and about this early on their own will. Your head is still a little cloudy from your night last night at the local Irish pub that is constantly flooded with students from the states that are just like you. You are almost to the front door of your school building...

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Euroadventures --- TRAVEL WITH ME.

So I was offered and I accepted a position with a student travel company called Euroadventures. It is a an extremely easy way to travel while you are studying abroad. They were my savior during my semester in Europe. I don't think I would have been able to see all of the places that I did if it wasn't for this awesome company and now I get the opportunity to give other students that experience! I...

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Budapest, Vienna & Salzburg

Hungary and Austria November 21st-24th I never planned on traveling to Hungary or Austria prior to actually being in Europe. It was one of those things where some of my roommates were contemplating going and we ended up getting the trip for a really good deal so I just decided to go for it. That alone set it up to be a really good trip, until we actually went. Not saying that there weren't ups...

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Job Update!

Hello Readers, If you guys are friends with me on Facebook you might have already heard, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I landed an interview for a job that is in Europe! It is with a student travel agency that works out of Florence, Rome and Barcelona. I first applied for the job in February so it is extremely exciting to get the ball rolling with this. With this job I would have the opportunity to hopefully travel back to Florence and take my love for travel and students...

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Florence, Italy - My Temporary HOME.

August 28th - December 13th, 2013 I am clearly biased because Florence is where I decided to study abroad but prior to deciding where to go I was really undecided. I always planned that if I ever studied abroad it would be in Germany because I took the language and I have always showed interest. Due to lack of options in Germany, I ended up in Florence and I couldn't have studied abroad in a...

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Hostel 101

Along with all of the traveling you do while you are abroad, many people experience things for the first time. Hostel life is usually on that list because hostels aren't as popular in the States. 7 Tips to make your stay at a hostel go smoothly 1. Be open minded - Know right now that staying in a hostel is nothing like staying in a hotel. You often share a room with people you do not...

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Roommates = LOVE.

Prior to deciding to study abroad, I was really nervous about the whole going there alone thing. I consider myself pretty social and I never really have an issue meeting people, but something about going and living in a different country without knowing anyone is a little scary. I knew though that I was going to push through it and tough it out because I needed to experience this. The semester...

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Pack Your Bags and GO.

So I thought I would do a post about packing. When I was preparing to go to Italy, I was a little worried about what to bring because I didn't really know what to expect as far as the climate and many other factors. Six Things You Think You Need But Don't 1. A Blow Dryer/ Flat Iron  - I did not bring a blow dryer but I did bring a flat iron and broke it on my first day there. Previous...

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Interlaken

Switzerland November 14th-17th I never planned to visit Switzerland before I actually booked the trip. The reason that I went really was because I had the opportunity to go for only 99€, who could turn down a trip for that cheap? um no one. I didn't really know what to expect when I decided to go to Interlaken. All I really knew about Switzerland was that the Swiss Alps were there. That made...

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Just a Side Note;

A Bunch of Random Thoughts. So this post is just a lot of topics strung together in one post. Welcome to my thought process when I think about my time abroad. Here it goes.  I want to first start out with advice. There is always a time to be frugal. With your budget, with your decisions, with your time, let me tell you studying abroad is NOT the time to be. You are never going to regret...

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