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Returning Home

In less than a week, I’ll be onboard a 17 hour trans-Atlantic flight bound for Vancouver, Canada. It has been over a …

Greece–A Rough Start

Our Greek adventures started late in the day with an evening flight from Budapest to Heraklion with Wizz Air. It was my …

Frustrations of Living Abroad

Call this silly, but this little problem caused me a lot of grievance this morning. I am in the process of filling …

Overheard in Budapest

I overheard two ridiculous conversations today while I was wandering in some shops: Conversation #1: In a shoe store Customer: Do you …

Reflections at 9 Months

Yesterday, I was invited to speak to some Hungarian students who were wanting to go abroad on an internship through AIESEC. This …

Christmas Shock

I can very clearly name the number of times that I’ve felt culture shock and a little bit uncomfortable or unnerved by …

On Culture Shock

I haven’t had too big of an issue with culture shock. I was okay when I arrived. Yes, there are some things …