During the summer between my sophomore and junior years of high school, I had the incredible opportunity and privilege to compete in the Gothia and Dana Cups, two major world youth soccer tournaments in Sweden and Denmark. I was so enamored with Scandinavia during these months and I felt such a strong connection to it. I…
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Semester in the City of a Hundred Spires
When I came to Auburn for my freshman year, I had already decided that I was going to study abroad. I did not know where, but I knew I wanted to go for a whole semester and completely submerge myself in another culture. I had never been to Europe, so my love for history and…
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
Since before I can remember, I was told that I had a strong trait called wanderlust. When I was a little girl, learning about my great-grandmother’s Spanish heritage sparked my initial interest in the language and culture. I began speaking Spanish in 8th grade and from there on I knew that one day I had…