Author Archives: eileenmostyn

It’s been a difficult few days, to say the least. After an incredible trip to Barcelona, my friends and I were all set to have a really fun second half of our spring break. Daphne and I went on a day trip to Brighton, an adorable coastal town, on Wednesday, where we did a lotContinue reading “On Disappointment and Saying Goodbye Too Soon”

One thing that I’ve been thinking about a lot over the past two months that I’ve been here in London is the idea of a home. I consider myself really lucky to have had many places where I have felt at home in my life. To me, that feeling becomes clear when you return toContinue reading “Finding a Home Away from Dome”

For Christmas two years ago, all I wanted was a scratch off map of the United States so I could document the states that I had visited. This may seem like a very random anecdote to put on a blog about a semester abroad, but stick with me. I have always loved visiting new placesContinue reading “Imagining Life in Other Places”

I’m writing this blog post from the Shannon airport waiting for updates on our flight which has been delayed because “the storm of the century” is currently hitting England, but I’ll come back to that part of the story later! This weekend, we took our first weekend trip out of the UK to travel toContinue reading “Going Further”

Hello again from London! I have now been here for two weeks, and I feel like I’m really starting to settle in and get more comfortable, both with living in the city in general, and with living in London specifically. While I’m here this semester, I am doing an internship, which has been a reallyContinue reading “Eileen’s Top Tips for Taking the Tube”

After months of applying for a visa, selecting classes, planning, and packing, I have finally arrived in London, and it has been a whirlwind of a first weekend. My only international experience up to this point had been a weekend in Canada four years ago, and so I was excited to get to Europe andContinue reading “A City That’s Old and New”