Long time no talk! The past few weeks have been incredibly busy as we gear up to leave for Africa so it has been hard to find time to sit and write up a post. I had the chance to visit Interlaken and Bern, Switzerland a few weekends ago. This past weekend was one of …
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Amsterdam & Dublin
Two weeks ago I traveled to Amsterdam and I found these two people there : ) We went to the Van Gogh museum which was a self guided tour. There were so many works on display, but it was so interesting to learn more about his life. After the museum, we grabbed dinner where I …
Zermatt, Switzerland
This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Zermatt, home of the Matterhorn. Zermatt is officially my favorite place that I have visited. One of my friends said it best when she said she felt like we were in a snow globe. The train ride there was incredibly beautiful so it made …
Verona
Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Verona, Italy with some friends. The home of Romeo and Juliet. We got in on Friday and walked into the center of the city to grab dinner where we ate at a restaurant recommended to us by a local. They were known for their rabbit and horse …
September 10
This past weekend a few friends and I took our first weekend trip to Florence, Italy. It was a quick train ride from Lugano so we were able to make the most of our time and eat all the gelato our heart’s desired. We stayed in an airbnb right next to the Duomo and other …
September 10 (very delayed)
Very delayed but we all survived the hike. This post will mainly be pictures because the views were beyond incredible. We hiked a total of about 12/13 miles. The way up the mountain was only about 4. It was incredibly hard and steep the whole way up but the view on top was incredible, even …
September 3
The past few days have been incredibly busy but also exciting at the same time. On Sunday we went on a walk with our director who showed us all around Lugano. I am getting all my steps in these days. The walk from our hostel to downtown is all downhill through staircases and steep sidewalks …
August 31, 2019
Travel Day. We began our journey last night, August 30. Our flight was expected to leave around 6 so we were told to meet at the airport at 2:30. Long story short our flight got delayed until 9 so we all had plenty of bonding time in the airport. Upon arriving in Zurich, at around …
Overview
This fall, along with ~65 other Virginia Tech students, I will be studying abroad in Lugano, Switzerland. I will be in Lugano for 9 weeks and from there I will head to Rwanda for four weeks, or the month of November. While in Europe, I will be traveling every weekend to many different places. I …
Erin takes Europe 