It’s that time of year again where many university students are wrapping up their Christmas holidays and preparing for a great adventure: studying abroad. I cannot recommend studying abroad highly enough. My semester in London hugely influenced my passion for exploring the world. My semester abroad helped me grow as a person — gain confidence, self-awareness, and invaluable cultural experiences — more than any other period of my college career. Looking back, there are a few t

As I am nearing the end of my working holiday year I’ve got to dust off my 65L massive Osprey backpack and figure out how to cram all my stuff back into it. Turns out I’ve accumulated quite a lot of stuff over the last 9 months and it’s time to pick through the items that made the cut and those that did not. You know what they say: hindsight is 20/20… here are five pieces of advice I wish I had paid a little more attention to back when I was just setting off. “Don’t pack whit

In 2017 alone I’ve flown 29,921 miles. That’s 62.5 HOURS of flying or over 2.5 full days (although lemme tell you it felt like a heck of a lot longer than 2.5 days). It’s enough miles to fly the circumference around Earth plus a little further! After racking up all that air time I’ve picked up a few tips and tricks along the way to make sure that the journey goes as smoothly and as comfortably as possible. • Find out if you’re going to need a visa My parents made this mistake

It’s been 100 days since I left home on my year long adventure around the world and I’ve already learned so much more than any class has ever taught me. Take LOADS of pictures and videos. Just when you think you have enough, take double what you already have. Buying food from grocery stores will alway be cheaper than eating out. Buy a reusable water bottle. You’ll save hundreds. Make connections: some of the best days of travel were when we reached out to friends of friends o

The undercurrent of discrimination towards backpackers here is coming as a shock. It’s not really noticeable at first because Australians appreciate the tourism and economy boost that backpackers and travelers bring to the area. Day-to-day Australians are super nice and totally welcoming. But any potential employers and real estate agents are so so untrusting of us. I kind of get it. I quit my job at the restaurant here in the exact sort of way that must make employers hate w

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” There is SO much to see and do in London. Here are some of my favorite off-the-beaten-path free or free-ish things to do in the city! Shop the Brick Lane Market and grab a bagel at Beigel Bake: When you see a really long line of locals outside of a totally understated shopfront you know something’s gotta be be good. That’s what happened to me on Brick Lane. I was starving an

Get a Head Start on Health Coaching: Ten Top Wellness Tips From Health Coaches! Foster a thirst for life: Zoe Keller tells her clients to match every coffee, tea, or juice with a glass of water. She recommends the Water Log app as a convenient way to track water intake. “Staying hydrated so important for both detoxification and elimination but also just the effective running of the ship of your body,” Keller says. Don’t fear bacteria: “Tons of things throughout the body are a