Despite having lived in three different decades at this point, it feels the odd to think that we're going into the the 2020s. Maybe it's...

Every year since 2016, I've kept track of every book I've read that year. I'm sad to admit that since I graduated high school, the...

In true Mare fashion, I've made a Halloween playlist with a TON of Halloween songs to get me into the spooky mood. I may or may not have...

I was inspired to write this post after reading a post from one of my favorite blogs, Bookworm of Notre Dame. Autumn is my absolute...

As I mentioned in my previous post, the beginning of senior year brought my 21st birthday. In proper 21st birthday fashion, I made quite...

In August I moved back to Ohio State for my senior year of college. It still sounds so weird to say that. I'm a senior I college. ...

Finally a post on this blog that wasn't written weeks after it should have been. It's also not a post about study abroad. I'm finding...

As I mentioned in my Last Week of IES blog post, I'm done with my two months in Europe. Tonight, July 15th, is my last night in Paris...

For the past week, I've been showing Mom Paris. It didn’t feel real, considering that it seemed like it was just yesterday that we were...

After my program ended, Mom met me and we went to Rome! We had a several hour layover between Mom's arrival and our flight to Rome, so...

As I'm writing this, I've wrapped up my program. To be completely honest, I have mixed feelings. As sad as I am that its done, after all...

With one week left in the program, what did I do? I went to Amsterdam! Amsterdam has to be one of the coolest places I have ever been,...

Two weeks ago from when I'm writing this was weekend is my last in Paris. (Apologies for the delayed post, I've been overwhelmed with...

The past week and a half have been ones that brought several tastes of the USA to me here in Paris, which has been particularly nice...

My trip to Giverny last weekend was just the start of an amazing Parisian weekend. On Saturday, I went with my friend Leah to the Marché...

I've always loved art. My grandmother, the original MaryAnn is an artist and she and my mom developed in me at a young age a love for...

This past weekend, a group of six of us took to Brussels, Belgium for a few days of sightseeing and getting out of Paris. Don't get me...

This week wasn't one that was full of different trips and massive adjustments like the last, but I did get to do a few fun things. I...

It's official. I'm in love with Parisian picnics. On Sunday morning, after a well needed sleep having been so worn it from Versailles...

I spent this past Saturday at Versailles. I still cannot believe how utterly massive it is. The palace itself is monstrous in size, but...