So far, I’ve chronicled some of my experiences abroad in Honduras and in Brazil. Now I want to tell you a story. If you don’t want to believe it, don’t,…
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
Dealing with “Post-Travel Separation”
RU Abroad with Zahra: Love Stories and Waterfalls
Speaking English Doesn’t Make You Cool
RU Abroad with Zahra: How to Not Be a Tourist
When I wrote “Travelling Alone as a Woman”, I was, to be honest, bullshitting myself. I wanted so much to believe that all of that could be true, and would…
RU Abroad with Zahra: Honduras, Lessons Learned
Back in February 2014, I travelled to Honduras on a “service learning” trip, and I’ve made a quick list of some of the lessons I learned, which I reflected on…
RU Abroad with Zahra: Honduras Highs and Lows
Travelling is fun, but that’s not all it is, or is meant to be for that matter. Fun is only the icing on the adventure. You have to get through…
RU Abroad with Zahra: Travelling Alone as a Woman
Ola! Sadly, that was my entire Portuguese vocabulary I just used for you guys… Moving on, some of you already know me because of my work with RU Student Life as…
RU Abroad with Zahra: Honduras, the Trip
So, you’ve signed up for a volunteer initiative abroad, or you just bought your ticket for an adventure overseas. No matter what reason you say you are going abroad, business…
Summer School is Cool
Coming right out from high school, I was so excited for FOUR months of freedom. But probably a week in, I was already bored of eating cheetos in bed and…