Throughout my total of four months abroad, I have been on a variety of solo trips. These have varied from little day trips, full weekends, and even just hanging out for a few hours waiting for friends to arrive in the new country. It's definitely been a whole new experience, but I wanted to make this post to ease some nerves, give some advice, and just general information on what it's like solo traveling! I originally decided to begin solo traveling because all of my friends

Wow! Time flies as I am now nearing the end of February and more than halfway through my semester abroad! Due to the shorter term, I’ve been trying to keep busy and ensure Im continuing to explore new things. I feel like after the first few weeks its easy to get comfortable and in the grove; however I’ve been trying to keep branching out and avoid continuing to go to the same spots and places, no matter how good they are. I think the biggest thing I learned during my last ter

It is currently January 19th and I have been here for roughly two weeks!! I landed on January 4th with all of my luggage in stow. It helped that it was a direct flight, despite my family and I driving roughly two hours to the airport. I definitely recommend looking at different airports to see which has the best deal and shortest flight! I arrived in the morning and received airport pickup with a local student through my university. They were super welcoming and definitely ca

I have never traveled to a Muslim country before, and to be honest, I had only met a handful of Muslim people back home before coming to...

It has been two weeks since my last update and so much has happened. At the end of January, my first visitor came to Morocco. My friend...

One of the most rewarding parts of my time in Casablanca has been everything happening outside of the classroom. With no classes on...

On the morning of Friday, January 10, my group of 14 international students and I, along with my Moroccan friend Badr, headed to...

Monday, January 6th, was the first day of class at ESCA. I only had one class, scheduled from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, with a 15-minute break...

After over 12 hours of travel from Boston to Ponta Delgada to Lisbon, I arrived in Casablanca on January 2nd around 4 p.m. I had placed...

Today is New Year's Day and the day of my first of three flights to end up in Casablanca, Morocco. To introduce myself, my name is James...