On our Saturday in Rome, we returned from Vatican City and decided to skip lunch — and replace it with gelato, of course. We went to Giolitti, which was about 5 minutes from out hotel through a piazza. It was an adventure reaching it since the arrow just points straight across the piazza. We ended up wandering …
A Local’s 6 Portland Must-Sees [Photos]
As someone who has lived near Portland, Oregon for almost two decades, I guess I'd call myself somewhat of an expert. I recently returned to Portland after my second year at UCLA and had a month to play tourist in my hometown. These are my 6 must-sees in the Pacific Northwest whenever I come home. 1. …
The Time We Danced in a Fire Station
I started this morning off right with a croissant and pear juice that tasted thick like liquefied pieces of fruit. In the morning, our long walk took us to the outskirts of Paris - much different from the rest of the city in that it is more diverse, has higher buildings and frankly is not …
The Time I Lived the Baguette Life
The baguette life is basically code for the Parisian life, if you ask me. Since yesterday was a free Sunday, I was able to go to the market and get nectarines, an avocado, a baguette and a grilled poulet (chicken) for my excursion. I felt very French because I spoke to everyone in French and …
The Time We Were Hemingway
I had to miss the class walk on the day I went to London, so yesterday (Saturday) Teo repeated the walk for those of us who missed it. It was nice to be in a smaller group of about 12 students, so we all kept together. The walk was sort of near Odeon, first to …
