A Teenager Stepping Into Adulthood
I've always struggled with the heat, it's the reason I prefer winter of summer and I thought when I arrived in Sorrento that I would be awful in thirty degree heat but I was pleasantly surprised... until yesterday when we visited Pompeii. We left the hotel around 8:30 a.m. to get a 9 o'clock train …
I am aware that it wasn't long ago when I used a similar title for when Jarrod and I went to Rome in May, but I have been incredibly lucky to be invited abroad with Jarrod's family again. This time, the sunny coast, Sorrento. After a 3 a.m. start, we landed safely in Naples, Italy, …
As of writing this, Friday 17th May, it is our last day in Rome. We had a light breakfast and checked out of the hotel at quarter past eleven, all packed; our suitcases twice the size than they were when we arrived on Sunday. Leaving our bags with the hotel reception, we headed out down …
We were told the previous evening by our daily hotel weather news report card (and a few jelly sweets) that the weather would be beautiful the following day - and that it was. It was a late start this time as we hadn't planned much to do, compared to the other days. The Colosseum was …
Unlike the dreary weather we had yesterday, today was absolutely lovely. The sun was fully out, it was hot and I was finally feeling like I was in Italy. As usual, we started the day with the breakfast provided by the hotel before heading out around 10 a.m. The Vatican and the Castel di Sant'Angelo …
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Buongiorno from Rome! Jarrod and I touched ground in Rome Fiumicino after a breezy two hour flight from Gatwick on Sunday and despite the rather disappointing weather, we had a lovely time together. Although driving through the city from the airport was like driving through a stream with hail the size of ping pong balls …
Day Two of New York and I was still adjusting to the new surroundings and the time zone. When I woke at six a.m., my body was still telling me it was eleven a.m. I found it difficult to get back to sleep that morning. The day was just as exciting as the first. We …
Hello from New York city! I'm having a wonderful time here in the land of the Big Apple. We've done so much over the past few days but here is what we did on the Tuesday (technically the first day, post travelling). As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I haven't flown since I …
After a lot of procrastination, staring at computer screens and reading until I had headaches, all my assignments for semester one were officially all submitted on Tuesday evening. It was tough to say the least. At one point I thought I'd never finish on time with the amount of time-consuming referencing I had to do …
When I woke up this morning, it wasn't until I saw the pink balloon with the number '18’ hanging on my door when I remembered that I am eighteen. It was my birthday yesterday and the fact that I'm an adult, still hasn't quite sunken in yet. All day I was in denial. When someone …
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