As my semester abroad comes to a close, I realize how many things have happened in the span of just three and a half short…

Over the weekend, my mom visited Bulgaria for a brief time. She was already in Amsterdam, but she made her way to Eastern Europe. She…

Last week, my phone was stolen while out at a bar in Blagoevgrad. Bulgaria is actually quite a corrupt country, and theft can happen often.…

  For spring break, I decided to go traveling with just Haley [Williams], the other student studying abroad from the University of Maine. Our spring…

It has been almost a month of adventure without a study abroad column. Where to begin? I will talk about my trip to Istanbul over…

Last weekend, I traveled to Vienna, Austria with four other exchange students from the United States. This was a different side of Europe, which I…

  This past week I ventured out of Bulgaria and went to Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, second to Athens. It is in…

This past week, I experienced more of Bulgaria, as I traveled within the country. I have so far only seen Blagoevgrad, where I live, and…

Study Abroad Column This past week at American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) was stressful, but also full of positive changes. I visited Sofia, the capital…

Study Abroad Column: Bulgaria I spent my first week in Bulgaria participating in orientation, exploring the city and generally living in the honeymoon stage of…