Highlights of Berlin, Germany Before the LIU Global Class of 2021 makes its way to Spain, we had a week in London and 10 days in Berlin to study the emergence of the nation-state. That may sound somewhat boring, but it involves a lot of amazing excursions around the cities and an abundance of free time to explore on our
A Magical Day at the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studios The start of a new semester with LIU Global finds me in London, England, and I knew that I could not make a second trip to this incredible city without seeing the Harry Potter studios. So, in May, I started dreaming up plans for going early to London to make
A Reflection on Freshman Year Abroad in Costa Rica Now that I’ve been home from Costa Rica for over 2 weeks, I thought it best to reflect on the year I had. If you’ve been following my social media and blog for the past few months, you’ve seen a lot of smiles and snapshots of incredible experiences. My year was
A two and a half hour drive from Panama City and an hour long boat ride will find you at the island of Demarachu in the territory of the indigenous group of Guna Yala, also known as Kuna Yala. The LIU Global kids spent two days staying on this beautiful island in the Atlantic to discover the vibrant culture and
A Family Invasion of Costa Rica When people picture Costa Rica, they often picture stunning blue water along both coasts and lush jungles teeming with monkeys and sloths. While I have spent some weekends exploring the coasts and national parks, my life in Costa Rica is not exactly what tourists typically picture. It is for this reason that I am
Most college kids go to warm, tropical locations where they can legally drink for Spring Break, but this college kid left the warm, tropical location where she can legally drink, for a cold North Carolina. I’m not gonna lie, living in the paradise of Costa Rica has not been exactly, well, paradise this semester. LIU Global is incredible, and the
Art Festivals Are My Jam: Enjoying the Amon Cultural Event in San Jose Once a year, the Amon Cultural group in the Amon neighborhood of San Jose puts on a massive art festival with over 100 events for guests to take part in. As soon as I read the line-up, I knew where I would find myself over the weekend.
A Carefree Weekend in the Underrated City of San Jose Oh, how I love weekends where I find myself taking what seems like a million photos (and is probably closer to 300). This always seems to happen when I find myself in San Jose for the weekend, and is only made easier when I’m with my classmates that are down
The Beauty of Faith in Costa Rica: a Look at the Basilica of Cartago Some of the most beautiful places I have seen so far in my life have been basilicas, namely those of the Vatican and Leon, Nicaragua, and the basilica in the city of Cartago, Costa Rica is no exception. This church is especially important to the country
I’m back!! Back behind the camera, that is. While I adore travel photography, there is something about creative, fashion-based shoots that make my heart sing. This past week I spent scouring Pinterest for inspiration and scouring the streets of Heredia for beautiful backgrounds, and all of this culminated in the following images with the stunning Jackie. It’s not often that