The Ultimate Guide To Burlington, Vermont
My sister goes to school up in Burlington, Vermont so over the past few years I've been up there a good number of times with my family. My most recent visit was last weekend, and since I stayed with my sister in her on-campus apartment, I got to know the area a lot...
Hiking Camel’s Hump Mountain in Vermont
This past weekend, I went up to Vermont for a few days to visit my sister who goes to Saint Michael's College. After a couple days of exploring the awesome city of Burlington, we decided to try something new to both of us—to go for a hike on Camel's Hump, the mountain...
A Totally Unique New Trend: “Escape The Room”
A few days ago, my dad took the day off from work and we used that time to have a father/daughter bonding day. We wanted to do something different with our day, so I started researching things to do in Boston that are a little bit off the beaten track. The thing that...
How To Get The Ultimate South Shore Experience
Over the past year I have had a lot of excitement travelling in Europe, living in New York City, and then living and working on a college campus in Boston this summer. A couple weeks ago, my summer job ended and I moved back home to the Massachusetts South Shore where...
Getting Ready to Study Abroad Part 2: When You Arrive
It's getting close to the start of the school year, and that means lots of students will be boarding flights to spend a semester or a year in a foreign country. Study abroad is becoming more and more common among college students, and it's basically a rite of passage...
Getting Ready To Study Abroad Part 1: Before You Leave
It's almost that time of year again—back to school. But if you're like a lot of college students nowadays, instead of preparing to head back to your school for another year, you're getting ready to embark on an adventure in a totally foreign part of the world. A few...
Finding A Job That Doesn’t Feel Like A Job
This summer was probably the busiest one I've ever had. But at the same time, it was probably the best one I've ever had. I worked six or seven days each week and somewhere around 15 hours each day, which to most people might sound crazy and miserable! In most other...
The Greatest View in New York City
A couple weeks ago, I had one of the best weekends I've had in a long time. I had the weekend off from work and headed to one of my favourite cities—New York! Obviously I was happy to spend a few days in one of the most exciting cities in the world, but what I was...
A Guide To The Museums of New York City
If there is one thing New York does not have a shortage of (well besides tourists and pigeons that is), it's museums! When I first moved to New York, I was dying to visit a bunch of the museums, but didn't want to pay much money to go. But luckily I discovered that...
A Hidden Gem In New England: Portsmouth, NH
When you think of fun places to visit in New England, cities like Boston, Providence, Newport, and maybe even Burlington come to mind. But this past weekend, I ventured into Portsmouth, New Hampshire with my mom, sister, aunt, and cousins when we were visiting a...