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A Day Out in Hong Kong

January 4, 2016Heather Lana Leave a Comment
Mickey Mouse shaped handles for the train to Disneyland Hong Kong

Before my big adventure as mentioned in my last post, I am taking a short trip in to Hong Kong to see my friends off. With one full day in Hong Kong we decided to do the smart thing and… Continue Reading →

Study Abroad, Travel adventure, Disney, Ferry, hong kong, travel

10 Days Alone in China

January 3, 2016Heather Lana Leave a Comment
people holding passports in a circle

You know when I posted about going solo more often? Well I am proud to say that I am actually doing it. A little backstory, I originally planned on spending my break between semesters here in China traveling to different… Continue Reading →

Planning, Study Abroad, Travel adventure, Alone, excited, hangzhou, shanghai, solo, suzhou, travel, zhuhai

Heres to a Good Year

January 2, 2016Heather Lana Leave a Comment
woman holding a lit sparkler in front of her

I wonder how many times in my life have I written a goal down and never completed it? Most likely I forgot what I planned almost immediately and quickly lost the paper or format on which I wrote it down.… Continue Reading →

Planning, Study Abroad, Travel chinese, goals, Happy, life, planning

To Spain and Beyond

December 7, 2015Elle Kehres 1 Comment

After a lovely few days spent in Edinburgh, Scotland and the forests of England with my mother, it was back home to Sheffield for one night before I was off again. I took a train to the lovely city of… Continue Reading →

Travel beautiful, friends, lost, oops, spain, travel

Thoughts on Going Solo

November 18, 2015Heather Lana Leave a Comment

I have been AWOL these last few months because I have not been able to access WordPress at all. It is technically banned in China so I have to use my VPN and that doesn’t always work. Regardless I feel… Continue Reading →

Study Abroad, Travel adventure, Alone, learning, solo

A Glimpse into Ireland

November 9, 2015Elle Kehres Leave a Comment

Hello all! Sorry it has been so long since my last check-in. Everything has been going quite swimmingly over here in not-so-sunny England and a lot as happened as of late. The biggest of all being my five day solo-trip… Continue Reading →

Travel adventure, Ireland, solo, Tired, travel, trip

Some Good Ol’ English Nosh

September 30, 2015Elle Kehres 1 Comment

I have been in England for about two and a half weeks now and I am already able to say that I have experienced QUITE a difference in English food and delicacies. To be honest it’s hard to even decide… Continue Reading →

Food england, food, life, study abroad, travel, weird, yum

Sheffield, England: First Impressions

September 18, 2015Elle Kehres 1 Comment

Hello internet. After a quick plane ride to Philly, a two hour layover, and seven hours onward to Manchester, I HAVE ARRIVED. And let me tell you, it’s been quite the adventure already. After stepping off the plane, assuring the… Continue Reading →

Study Abroad england, excitement, shock, strange, travel

Flying Around The World

September 14, 2015Heather Lana Leave a Comment

I mentioned in my update post I had a very long flight. I actually wrote this post early last week but the internet has been particularly bad for a few days so I haven’t had any luck posting this. So… Continue Reading →

Study Abroad Airplane, china, Happy

It Is Good Not Being Dead

September 8, 2015Heather Lana Leave a Comment

I am alive! It feels like it has been months since I left the US but it really has only been few days. I have had so much packed in to this small amount of time that I don’t even… Continue Reading →

Planning Bust, china, Tired

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