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Tonight was the night I’ve been waiting for. I’ve been waiting for it for over a year, since before I first arrived in Sardinia. A good friend of mine is leaving for Greece tomorrow, where she will work as a waitress for the rest of the summer. Tonight we held a going-away aperitivo in her [...]

I’m a nomad. I haven’t stayed in one apartment for more than eight months since I moved out of my parents’ house, and that was twelve years ago. Four-to-six months is my average length of stay. The residence on my driver’s license is three years out of date and being asked for my permanent address [...]

I like to get out in the country when I travel abroad. It’s hard not to fall in love with Europe’s cool urbanity, but that doesn’t mean you should forget about seeing its natural beauty, too. Europe is a continent of snow-capped mountains, Alpine pastures, glaciers, rivers, rolling hills, and secluded beaches. Whatever kind of [...]

I had been to Italy five times before I made it to Florence, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, so I was thrilled when I finally booked my ticket to go.
I wasn’t disappointed. Florence is one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever seen, with medieval and Renaissance churches in every practically every piazza, interesting [...]

Getting from place to place in Sardinia can be a real pain, but the lack of convenient public transportation is the only drawback I can think of to this strikingly beautiful and interesting destination. Because Sardinia is easy to reach from many major cities in Europe, it makes a great getaway during your study abroad [...]

If you’re a student traveler, there’s a good chance you’ve run across this problem: RyanAir (or your budget airline of choice) flew you into the tiniest and most unused airport around and now you don’t know how to get to the city. Or perhaps you’ve run into a related problem: you want to get to [...]

Cagliari is one of my favorite cities in Europe. It’s beautiful, urban, gritty, historic, and located on a beautiful stretch of beach (you can’t beat that!). Any time is a good time to visit Cagliari, but if there’s one time that’s better than all the others, it’s the annual weekend in May known as “Monuments [...]

I love swearing in Italian. The words are fun to say and the phrases conjure up images that I, at least, think are funny. Of course, by now you’ve realized that I’m not going to teach you any of the really nasty swear words – I’ll let you learn those on your own (if you [...]

I’ve arrived back in Cagliari after my trip to Groningen and Florence, and I have to say it’s nice to come home. It’s also funny to realize that I think of Cagliari as home. I guess almost any apartment would feel like home after youth hostels and couch surfing, but I’m also enjoying how nice [...]

If you’re a student traveling abroad, you’ll want to be sure you’re insured. Many health plans don’t cover costs when you’re out of your home state, let alone out of your home country. Even though it can be expensive to purchase and it’s easy to adopt the attitude that “nothing will likely happen,” no one [...]