Category Archive: Activities

Elena’s Birthday Weekend in London, Days 3 & 4

Lena had a very stiff schedule planned for the Saturday of her party; everything needed to be prepared to a T and ready! She made a brunch reservation for us at a supposedly… Continue reading

Elena’s Birthday Weekend in London, Days 1 & 2

This time in Europe, I wanted to make sure that I saw Lena because it had been a while since we’d met: so I asked her what she was doing for her birthday.… Continue reading

Harry Potter Studio Tour

The trip to the studio was pretty arduous. Getting up in the morning was of course the hardest thing we did that day, given our club run from the night before! We took… Continue reading

Much Ado about London

I promised London in my previous post…so here it is! The first and only day I spent in London. I had created a checklist of places I wanted to visit and the expected… Continue reading

Brighton, the Brighton Beach Doppelgänger

Oh don’t worry, we’ll be coming back to London. After today. One of my three future roommates is studying abroad in Brighton; given my trip to London, it was clear that I needed… Continue reading

Is This What People Mean By Birthday Weekend?

Because I certainly had a better birthday weekend than anyone I’ve ever met. You may now commence your jealousy. (By the way, I just checked the length of this post, and it is… Continue reading

Geneva Election Night Party

With my parents and brother arriving tomorrow, I knew I wouldn’t be able to get a good night’s sleep. What does one do when he/she cannot sleep? One goes to an election party,… Continue reading

Feeling Proud!

According to the recipe book, these cuties are called “Whoopie Cookies.” I made them!! Lemme tell ya, if you think French is a language to learn, you haven’t yet tried baking in French.… Continue reading

La Fête du Chocolat | Le Musée d’Arts et d’Histoire

One of my friends from university, Michael, is studying abroad in Paris for one year and he was able to take a weekend trip to sightsee in Geneva. The weekend of the 27th… Continue reading

“Mademoiselle, votre Petit-Copain”: Dead Words

Something was finally brought to my attention at the dinner table last night. I had noticed that whenever I spoke of a guy friend, whether it was in the context of someone in… Continue reading