Destinations
July 19, 2022

The Cost to Get a Student Visa for Spain

There are actually a multitude of reasons you may need a student visa for Spain, other than just the typical undergraduate student studying abroad. There are cheap graduate programs for Americans in Spain. There are language schools for students of any age to learn any level of Spanish. And there is a position called an auxiliar de conversacion, or language assistant […]

Europe 0 3 min read
July 17, 2022

The Unique Emu-Z-Um in Grand View, Idaho

Lawson’s Emu-Z-Um was a very unique mixture of wildlife and history, located in Southern Idaho. This open-air museum was more like a collection of buildings from the historic western settlement of Owyhee County than a traditional museum. These buildings contained many artifacts from the late 1800s and early 1900s. And, on the grounds of the museum, roamed emus — large […]

Idaho 0 1 min read
December 29, 2021

Christmas Markets In Madrid

One thing I have learned spending the early Christmas season in Madrid is that Christmas Markets in Madrid are much more impressive to Americans than they are to Europeans. I am part of an Erasmus club, where I have met students studying in Spain who are from Italy, France, the UK, Austria, and Germany. I have been told from these […]

Europe 2 6 min read
December 24, 2021

My Experience As An Auxiliar de Conversación in Madrid, Spain

What is an auxiliar de conversación? An auxiliar de conversación is a language assistant at a public school in Spain. Most language assistants help with either English or French courses offered at a public school. Their duty is not to be a teacher, but to assist the teachers for those language courses. Since Spain has bilingual schools, some auxiliares de […]

Spain 1 8 min read
July 20, 2021

University of Washington Cherry Blossoms

There are not many places in the United States to see foliage native to Japan. However, in the Puget Sound area of Washington State, a large collection of this foliage can be found on the University of Washington campus. There is a group of cherry blossom trees located on The Quad of the university grounds, which attract thousands of spectators […]

North America 0 1 min read
July 11, 2021

The Mousetrap: The World’s Longest Continuously Running Play

The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play written by Agatha Christie. It was actually first written as a radio sketch under the name Three Blind Mice. But, ultimately, it premiered as a play in London’s West End in 1952. And its major claim to fame is that it holds the title for the longest continuously running play in history.  It […]

Europe 0 1 min read
June 24, 2021

The Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic

Every fall in Boise, Idaho an unusual sight occurs: The sky is filled with balloons. But it is not just any balloons that fill the air above the City of Trees, it is hot air balloons. These balloons are part of the Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic. They launch from Ann Morrison Park several times over the course of a […]

Idaho 0 2 min read
June 15, 2021

Scottish Whiskey Distillery and Loch Lomond

I don’t know if there is anything more stereotypically Scottish than a whiskey and a trip to a lake. Except maybe when you do both in the pouring rain. In May 2019, I went on a half-day tour that included a trip to the Glengoyne Whiskey Distillery and the nearby Loch Lomond. I booked the tour through Rabbie’s, which is […]

Europe 0 2 min read