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This article delves deeper into the trials, tribulations, and beauty of being a queer, international student in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Some of my experiences and takeaways from before, during, and after Election Day.

There and Back Again, Part 5: I talk about Freshers week, housing, and what it’s like to be a visiting student at Oxford University.

I write about the challenge or ease of making friends abroad, whether that's locals or other American students.

Reflections on my ecology class, and a couple others. A testament to the strong and FUN academics at IES Abroad!

Here, I ruminate on what it means to say goodbye and how to maintain friendships from antipodes.

Life on the islands is different than life in Quito. Here I depict my daily routine on a weekday on San Cristobal.

I had been nervous about the big, shared kitchen in my housing in Berlin, but it has actually become a really functional, social place.

There and Back Again, Part 4: I attempt to demystify the prestigious, old, and confusing tutorial system at Oxford.