College students are known for filling the halls with the smell of popcorn. My roommates always know when I am home because they hear popcorn popping on the stove! So for the love of popcorn here is a story by my grandpa about his college days! When he sold popcorn kernels throughout the halls of […]
Archives for January 2014
An Un-belize-able Adventure
Recently I had the opportunity to study abroad in Belize. It was absolutely incredible! This was my first trip out of the country. The country was beautiful. The culture and people were so much fun. Once I got back I could hardly remember everything we did, it seemed like a dream. All I could think […]
Belize Study Abroad: Day 1-3
Day 1 – Belize Zoo Wow! I touched a jaguar! Today was my first day in Belize, my first foreign country. I had lunch with the class at the Belize Zoo. I got little tiny bug bites all over my ankles. At night we all went back to the zoo for a night tour, where […]
Belize Study Abroad: Day 4-7
Day 4 – Mystery Grouper Turtle! This morning we began our conch/seagrass herbivory lab. I swam out and placed one on the reef flat. After that I got to float around in the shallow water and lay on the beach. It still hasn’t sunk in that I am actually in another country, let alone on […]
Belize Study Abroad: Day 8-11
Day 8 – Three dive sites I ditched the snorkel, mask and fins today and just swam with goggles. It was the first time I was really able to enjoy the water without being stressed. We went to the mangroves, a sink hole, and Tobacco Caye. I saw two barracuda, a lot of damsel fish […]
Say “yes” to new adventures
Say “yes” to adventure has become a motto of mine. I spent a large part of my life being too afraid to try new things. Last summer I decided it was time to change that. I was going to get out of my comfort zone, and try new exciting things! To begin, I stopped worrying […]
Single, a good place to start.
Single. Alone. Some may think that sounds like a terrible place to be. It is, when you are hurting, but once the hurt is gone it is an opportunity to be taken advantage of. Being in a long relationship takes over your life, it can be wonderful. But when it is over you are left […]