Just Like the Movies

I felt like I was living in the movie Under the Tuscan Sun as we walked the streets of Nice. Buildings seemed to be on top of one another, the clothes lines hanging from one side to the other, people crowded on the streets and yelling at one another. Yes, I am in France, but I am in le …

It Feels Like Life

I cannot even start to explain the beauty of this place and the emotions that are running through me. I am awestricken by everything, the language, the people, the streets, the beautiful Mediterranean colored buildings and so forth. Even though much is similar to what I see in Spain, the experience of this foreign land …

Hello From Dublin!

So it has begun. I am no longer in the U.S. and that is a weird thought. This morning, I am blogging from the Dublin airport and I can already tell I am in a European country. There are multiple coffee shops, name brand stores and only a limited area for seating. In asking a …

Adventure of a Lifetime

"You must just be so ecstatic about going to France, you are going to have so much fun, you are going to drink so much wine and eat lots of baguettes, cheese and chocolate. Don't forget about us here in the U.S." It is easy to say to someone who is giving up their life …

The Countdown Begins (or Has Been Happening)

It didn't hit me when I applied for the program, or even yet, was accepted. It didn't hit me when I received an email saying I was matched with a family. It didn't hit me when I began to look through pictures of what they looked like, or when I read their letter speaking about …