On the first day in Guilin we took a tour to the Li River where we got “bamboo” rafts down the river overlooking the mountains, even though it was foggy it was GORGEOUS!! We cruised in style and sang songs from titanic while pretending to be Jack and Rose. In the afternoon we went to …
Most exchange students want to get out of Hong Kong for at least a few days during our break but so does EVERYONE else in China. Prices are crazy high and lot’s of trips are already booked. Three of us decided to try our luck and attempt to take a train to meet up with …
Before I get to talking about the food, let me just say that everyone eats on a different schedule. They eat so much later, that they even add in another meal! They have breakfast around 9-11am, lunch around 2-4pm, and dinner around 9-11pm! They add in an “afternoon snack” around 6-7 just to keep going! …
In keep with my new Laissez-Faire lifestyle, I have taken up a new hobby: napping. Now I know most people would say that napping isn’t really a hobby, but for the rest of my exchange it is for me! In Canada napping was only an option for me if I was feeling sick, otherwise I …
Over the past two days I’ve run into two major tech issues. First of all, the guy at the Source who sold me this “universal” European power converter, obviously never had been in Switzerland. The Swiss have opted to use their own, very uniquely shaped double prong plug. Note to future travellers: don’t bother trying …
So I don’t speak German. At all. Whatsoever. Would it be helpful getting around Switzerland? Definitely. I quickly learned how valuable understanding German would have been, during my train to what I thought was St. Gallen. Turns out I was heading to Basel. Half and hour into my mistake, the ticket puncher politely informed me …
This past weekend, I went on a school organized trip to Berlin, Germany. I had been there before when I was ten, but everything still felt very new. It was my first time in a European hostel, so I was a little concerned on the way there with cleanliness and safety – but it turned out to …
