-
My Study Abroad Experience: Gilman Scholarship Project
*This bog post is a required part of my follow-on project for the Gilman Scholarship I received.* How I Learned About Study Abroad Opportunities Coming into college, study abroad was always something my mom encouraged me to look into. Because of this, we attended the orientation meetings about it and I kept my ears open for programs recommended for my major by my professors. As an underclassman, I would recommend researching study abroad opportunities and think about the type of program you want and if you want to go during a summer or semester. The study abroad office and website is a great resource if you are looking for information on…
-
Bus2Alps Interlaken, Switzerland: Is It Worth It?
For many of us, traveling during study abroad is the first time we have ever traveled to unknown territories alone or with other friends our age. Organizing trips can be a daunting task when you realize you need to consider transportation to the location, transportation at the location, where to stay, what to do, what to see, and how to schedule it all to get the most out of your trip without blowing all your money in one place. There are many resources available to study abroad students, such as travel companies and school trips so you do not have to organize everything yourself, but deciding which route to take…
-
How to do Venice in a Day // Day Trip to Venice
Back in February, I studied abroad in Florence, Italy and while I was there we took a day trip to Venice! We took the train an early Saturday morning, spent the day there, then took the train back to Florence. The trip took about three hours and had two changeovers. The ride wasn’t too bad, to be honest, I slept most of the way there and back. The only part of the ride that bothered me was going through all the tunnels because I had a head cold and my ears kept popping! One thing about the train is that you have to make sure to keep up with your…
-
Gift Guide for the College Guy
Happy Tuesday! I’ve finished my major college finals so Gift Guides have my full attention for the rest of the week because Christmas is coming FAST. I feel like I haven’t even had time to enjoy the holidays and in just over two weeks, they’ll be over. I wish we could press pause for a minute and catch up, but unfortunately, we can’t. If you’re like me, you’ve barely done any Christmas shopping so you better get going! I have several different Gift Guides for Him I am currently in the process of completing, here is the Gift Guide for the College Guy in your life! You can shop each…
-
Weekly Recap: November 4, 2019
Today I am going to be starting back up the weekly recap posts by catching y’all up with what has been going on recently! I loved doing these posts over the summer but I started getting super busy with work and school and lost the time and energy to keep writing them. Writing on the blog started to feel like a chore which only leads to pieces I don’t want to write and you won’t want to read. So, I took a little break from the blog! If you’re not following me over on YouTube, make sure to subscribe to me because I am much more consistent over there but…
-
Top 10 Apps You Need for College
It’s 2019- most of our life is digital. News, friends, shopping, photos, books: the world is at the touch of our fingers thanks to our phones. Most of us would say we “need” our phones to get through our day, and your college class day is no different. No longer do our back to school shopping lists consist only of notebooks and pens, but now also apps for our phones! Tapingo/Grubhub “Fast” food is made even faster with Tapingo and Grubhub! While on campus, you can use either app to pay for and order food with your meal plan! You just sign in with your school, fill out your information,…
-
Everything You Need to Know About College | NC State University!
Today I am going to be sharing all of the need-to-know details about college! I am a junior in Fashion Textile Management at NC State University, so I will be giving the NC State perspective, but I would imagine that the topics I am covering are pretty universal. Even if things are a little different at your college, this will hopefully still give future college students an idea of how things will be! Meal Plans College food. Is it better than the typical school lunch? Sometimes. But like everything else, it gets old after a while. The best thing about college food: you pay for it with a meal plan…
-
Weekly Recap: July 1- July 7
What I Wore to my Internship this Week: The blue and white romper with red detailing is old from a boutique in Moorehead City, NC. The patterned romper is from Alexander Brooke Boutique, shop their stuff: alexanderbrookeboutique.com . The skirt is actually shorts and old from Free People and the tank and denim jacket with it is old from Forever 21. The red jumpsuit can be found on summerbirdboutique.com ! What I did at my Internship this Week: The past few weeks I have been STRUGGLING with clocking in and out! I almost always remember to clock in, and hardly ever remember to clock out because when it’s time to…
-
Weekly Recap June 17-23
What I Wore to my Internship this Week: Click the individual images below to shop what I wore! Thank you so much to everyone who shops through my links! It allows me to earn a small commission doing what I love at no extra cost to you! What I did at my Internship this Week: This week at my internship I spent a lot of time giving Gretta, our outside mannequin, a make over! I went to Michaels and picked out flowers then made her a bouquet for a head! I also got to see several vintage designer bags be brought into the store for consignment and learn how to…
-
Weekly Recap June 10-16
What I Wore to my Internship this Week: Click the individual images below to shop what I wore! Thank you so much to everyone who shops through my links! It allows me to earn a small commission doing what I love at no extra cost to you! What I did at my Internship this Week: This week at my internship I made a video featuring our vintage items and a video of a few items for the 50% off sale we had! To keep up with all the content I create, follow @summerbirdboutique on Instagram! This week I also got to see how my boss decides what consignment items to…
