It’s the end of February with 4°C (39°F) in Bloomington-Normal, while we wake up to beautiful sunshine in Las Vegas and rock our short sleeves and sunglasses. #sograteful Whereas one part of the gambling city slowly woke up, the other didn’t even go to sleep yet. Today was going to be a special day. Anticipation […]
4 Things To Do If You Are FREAKING OUT About Graduation And Don’t Know What To Do
Are you freaking out about graduation just like me? Life after university can be tough. There are so many possibilities waiting for you: pursue a postgraduate degree, search for a graduate job, travel the world or even set up your own business. See what YOU can do! Read and share <3 Click here!
Fabulous Las Vegas
Las Vegas – a place of never ending entertainment, of flashing lights, excessive music and extreme architecture. A city that never sleeps, always laughs, but never smiles. In the middle of all of that – us, three European musketeers, ready to discover a new part of the United States of America. Believe me, we were […]
10 American Things That International Students Find To Be Completely Strange
I decided to accept another challenge: Why not become an author and write for the ODYSSEY, a student online newspaper? At the beginning I wasn’t sure whether to do it or not, but it actually turned out to be really fun! As I always like to share with you guys whatever I consider fun or […]
Visitors from Europe
Last year in August I left Germany and moved to the United States of America for a year. It was a rough time of goodbye’s and hello’s, of tears and excitement. Sure, I was infinitely grateful for the opportunity to go and live in the U.S., however, it meant a long time apart from the […]
Hogwarts and The Windy City
Hi dear friends, it’s time for a new update about what is going on here on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. As you already know from older posts, everything here is huge. The cups, the cars, the bottles, the jackets, and so are the weather changes and temperature jumps. This week we went from […]
Sweet Saint Valentine’s
Ciao miei cari amici! Come state? Tutto è bene? Please, don’t be confused, it’s still me! ☺ But we’ll come to that weird beginning in a moment. First, let me tell you something about this past week here at Illinois State University. This week was incredibly colorful and sweet, starting with International Cultural Night – […]
Oh America, America
Hi guys, it’s me again. Today I would like to talk to you about funny and interesting things I encounter on the streets, about strange products you can buy at the supermarket, about people’s weird habits I observe. In one word, I would like to tell you a few things about (my) America. 1. I […]
Route 66: The End
#Route66 #TheEnd So guys, my second semester here at ISU has started and I’m more than excited to plunge myself in everything that’s awaiting me here on American (and not only) ground. Of course, my mind is working like crazy #asalways thinking about future travel destinations. And I can tell you guys, plans are being […]
Back to Normal
Again. Again saying Goodbye. Again trying not to cry. Failing at it. Again checking in. Again airport security. Perfect at it. Again getting on planes, looking for seats, asking for drinks. More and more a routine. I have to admit, guys, this time it was a hard one. I simply wanted to stay home, with […]