I love figure skating and I have been practicing it since I was 5 years old. And when I heard that they were going to set up an ice rink at Union Square I wanted to go there immediately. So about three weeks ago my...
A Moment of Reflection In my previous post I talked about taking things at your own pace and that is an ideology I’ve found particularly helpful during this first semester. When I decided to do this year abroad, I didn’t set myself any expectations. I began...
Go At Your Own Pace Studying abroad comes with the expectation of being ‘the best year of your life’, and with this expectation comes a lot of pressure. It comes with a lot of pressure to drink the most alcohol, go to the craziest parties, meet the...
Hi. Today I introduce great friendly system that IEEC provides; language buddy system!:) If you register this buddy system, school would introduce you a friend who is fluent in English and he or she become your language partner during the study abroad. The partner would be a...
After my first Burrito nearly four months ago, I have been on a mission to find the best Taqueria in town. Its been a far from easy journey, its had its ups and downs, there were many times when I thought I had found it, but...
Looking back to the days on the beach before the cold weather set in...
DAY 6/7 During Thanksgiving break, me and my roommate went on a huge road trip. That morning, it was snowing like crazy in Bryce Canyon. When we got up at 6:30 am, it was also -13 degrees Celsius. I'm from Holland, so I'm pretty much used to...
DAY 5 During Thanksgiving break, me and my roommate went on a huge road trip. We woke up early again and went to Lake Powell. Lake Powell is a beautiful reservoir on the Colorado River, straddling the border between Utah and Arizona. We did not want to...
DAY 4 During Thanksgiving break, me and my roommate went on a huge road trip. The next morning, we got up around 5 am to watch the sunrise at Canyonlands National Park. We didn't get a lot of sleep, but the sunrise was definitely worth it. It...
DAY 3 During Thanksgiving break, me and my roommate went on a huge road trip. That morning, we left Gallup and drove to Mesa Verde National Park. Mesa Verde is a place where you can explore ancient dwellings. We learned a lot about the pre-historic figures of...