All articles by Maddie

Hello! I am writing this post from my couch in my very own house. This is my sixth day home since getting back from London. It seems surreal that I am finally home and I have mixed emotions about it. I was unbelievably happy to see my family. They greeted me with a bouquet of
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I Don’t Want to Go Home! I Just Got Here!

Hello! This is my second to last day of my month abroad. Friday is the last day of class, and then Saturday we set out for the states. I cannot believe how fast this month has gone. It feels like just yesterday we got here and were trying to get settled. When I first got here,
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I Left My Heart in Edinburgh…

Hello! I have just arrived home from a wonderful weekend in Scotland. I loved Paris, and I absolutely adore London, but there is something very special about Scotland. I can’t put my finger on what is it, but there is something about that country that is unlike any of the other places I have been.
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Class is the Best Part of this Trip!

Hello! As I begin my third week of class, I realize the best part of this trip is taking classes. Now normally I wouldn’t say that, but these classes are so different from anything I have ever experienced. I am taking two courses: British Culture and Society, and Shakespeare: Reading and Performance. British Culture and
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I Don’t Know When My Life Became so Cool…

Bonjour! I just spent the last four days in Paris. Through the summer program at Kingston I was able to book a four day trip. I saw and climbed!!!! the Eiffel Tower, which is BEAUTIFUL at night- actually majestic. I also went to the Lourve (the most famous museum in the world) and saw Mona
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I’m Never Going Home

The fourth day of my trip has just about ended, and the only thing I have to say about London is that I love it. It’s so different from America! First, the cars (as well as pedestrians) walk on the opposite side of the street. This is proving to take some getting used to seeing
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Getting Ready to Leave

I’m feeling many different emotions as my departure date for London gets closer. I leave in exactly one week and a day! I haven’t started packing yet because why not do everything last minute…however, I have started getting the essentials ready. I’ve gotten last minute things like a couple extra t-shirts, I ordered a power
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