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Kara Wilson

Erasmus Dairy

March 21, 2023 By Kara Wilson

Erasmus Dairy

Photo by Aleksandar Pasaric One month in and so far, I’ve learned a lot, loved a lot, and lost a lot. High highs and low lows. But still, I find a level of comfort within this chaos. Something that I’ve really had to adjust to coming from an American lifestyle to a European is to relax. In America, the work culture is so intense, and everyone is expected to have their … [Read more...] about Erasmus Dairy

Erasmus Diary – mall jail in Valencia

February 22, 2023 By Kara Wilson

Erasmus Diary – mall jail in Valencia

My first two weeks in Spain. A time I had anticipated to be full of feat, novelty, and charm, took a bit of a turn. Instead of filling my days with tapas, hot girl walks, and fulfilling my pursuit to find my go-to coffee shop for the semester. I spent my time hot girl walking from the U.S. embassy to the Court House of Valencia, getting a lawyer, and enjoying the comforts of … [Read more...] about Erasmus Diary – mall jail in Valencia

Lift off

February 8, 2023 By Kara Wilson

Lift off

Thirty hours and three flights later, I have arrived. All my problems and anxieties pushed to the future by my past self no longer have anywhere to hide and live with present me. But this is the transition period, and for those like me who crave change as much as they loathe it, what helps is to find the little comforts. The little comforts that hide in the transition period. … [Read more...] about Lift off

Champagne Problems

January 25, 2023 By Kara Wilson

My Erasmus diary Hi, my name is Kara. Like many on Erasmus, I’m a third year student and I study Film & Digital Media as well as Spanish. I’m from a small city in upstate New York that you have definitely never heard of, but I am adamant to put on the map, called Syracuse. I grew up there all the way until it was time to start college when I decided to move to Galway. I … [Read more...] about Champagne Problems

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