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(04/25/17 5:19pm)
This fall, as I prepared to spend the spring semester in Maastricht, the Netherlands, I imagined excursions that would take me to the far-flung corners of Europe. I longed for weekends spent far away from my normal responsibilities.
(04/17/17 7:35pm)
Maastricht has been lifted out of its winter dormancy to an eruption of spring colors.
(04/04/17 7:08pm)
I purchased my ticket to Marrakech, Morocco, early in the semester, and I had been counting the weekends until my departure ever since. During the last two-plus months, I’ve had the privilege to visit some of Europe’s most beautiful sites, but northern Africa was an entirely new experience for me.
(03/27/17 10:11pm)
As spring rears its head and I approach the halfway point of my semester abroad in Maastricht, the Netherlands, I’ve been begrudgingly logging hours in the library tackling midterm projects and papers while 60-degree sunny days call my name.
(03/20/17 11:06pm)
Following Donald Trump’s electoral victory in November, citizens of the United States and the world let out a collective sigh as if to say, “Now what?”
(03/06/17 7:39pm)
Last weekend, amid the insanity of the Carnival celebrations in Maastricht, the Netherlands, my wallet was pickpocketed. This week, I traveled to Paris and Barcelona, two cities notorious for pickpockets.
(02/28/17 12:04am)
Over the last four-plus weeks, nearly every corner of Maastricht, the Netherlands, has been draped in red, yellow and green flags. Costume shops have enjoyed surges in business to supplement their Halloween sales, and town has been abuzz with talk of Carnival weekend.
(02/21/17 12:43am)
Before I left the United States one month ago, I took inventory of the challenges I might face in the Netherlands and the actions I could take to minimize them.
(02/14/17 12:15am)
With multimillion-dollar commercial spots and gallon-sized containers of nacho cheese, Super Bowl Sunday is, to many, the embodiment of American excess.
(02/06/17 10:24pm)
Leading up to the start of classes in Maastricht, I caught myself dreading the prospect of returning to school on more than one occasion.
(01/31/17 1:54am)
My decision to spend this semester in Maastricht, Netherlands, was based largely on the feeling of the surrounding community and the quality of the education I’ll receive. The opportunity to spend nearly five months across an ocean doesn’t come often, so the possibility and ease of travel played a large role as well.
(01/23/17 10:08pm)
Just in case my trip to Maastricht, the Netherlands, failed to stir up enough excitement on its own, I was erroneously told at the Indianapolis International Airport’s check-in counter that I required a visa to board my flight from New York City to Brussels.
(01/16/17 9:13pm)
Though I may not yet be able to call myself a world traveler, I’ve always considered myself a savvy traveler.
(01/09/17 7:31pm)
When I made the move from my rural Monroe County home to Foster Quad as an IU freshman a little more two years ago, I rarely ever felt far from home.
(12/06/16 11:53pm)
Last summer, prior to beginning my penultimate year at IU, I was given a piece of advice I will never forget.
(11/30/16 2:10am)
Some venerated him as a near-holy figure and mourned his passing. Others saw it as a liberation from the gloomy shadow of nearly five decades of systemic oppression and failed policies.
(11/09/16 12:36am)
Last week, in an effort to enjoy the last of the temperate autumn weather, a friend and I strolled through campus. Following a long and draining week of studying, leisurely tossing around a football for 30 or 40 minutes sounded like a perfect antidote.
(11/02/16 2:55am)
In the wake of FBI Director James Comey’s untimely decision to announce his intention to conduct an investigation into newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server, Democrats are up in arms about what seems to be a politically-charged action that some believe could change the course of the election.
(10/25/16 10:14pm)
If you ask any pollster, they will tell you Donald Trump faces an uphill battle to winning the White House on Nov. 8. While his rhetoric clearly resonates strongly among his loyal support base, he’s done little during this downward spiral to extend his appeal to undecided voters and begrudging Hillary Clinton supporters.
(10/18/16 11:31pm)
In the age of social media, few individuals have caused such disruption in global politics as Julian Assange, the Australian national who launched the controversial media organization WikiLeaks in 2007.