These past few months studying abroad have been somewhat like a dream. I had the opportunity to travel to multiple countries. I got to experience and appreciate very historical artworks throughout Europe. Works of art that I would have never thought I would be able to personally experience so soon in real life! I have …
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Adventures in The Netherlands (Holland)
Magisch Maastricht! This week was full of adventure! My study abroad friends and I got to check out the holiday event celebration that they hold every year here in Vrijhof. They are so festive out here and when I say festive I mean FESTIVE! Lights everywhere when I say lights I don’t mean just multicolored …
Brain Dissection Before a Weekend Adventure in Copenhagen
After spending a few days super sick I finally am able to share my adventures from last week! Sheep Brain Dissection After spending a few days super sick I finally am able to share my adventures from last week! This week for my Developmental Neuropsychology class we had a field trip to the Neuroscience labs …
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Adventures in Pula
This week I joined some of my fellow study abroad mates in an adventure to Pula, Croatia! We took the trip to celebrate a birthday and ended up on an excursion. When we were first arriving in Croatia still in the plane high above the clouds we could see so much of the land. Alarming …
Ciao Italia!
This past week my friend and I had the opportunity to travel to Italy. Such a beautiful city filled with so much history, culture and beauty! It always amazes me how cities like Rome have been able to preserve their culture and architecture from the ancient times. It was definitely an awesome experience to immerse …
Queer in Maastricht
Diverting a bit from my usual posts about my academics and travel adventures to talk about something a little deeper which has unexpectedly helped contribute to my growth here while abroad. The first few days in a new place, let alone a new country, are always a bit uneasy feeling like you’re a bit out …
Mindfulness Retreat and Bonjour Paris!!
Meditation Retreat This week was a change from the normal class routine since we had a field trip for my positive psychology class. We attended a meditation center in Maastricht for a meditation retreat. It was actually very helpful not only in my studies but personally as well. We spent the class duration practicing meditation, …
The Beginning of my Journey at Maastricht University
Made it through introduction week at the Psychology and Neuroscience Department at Maastricht University! Introduction week at Maastricht University was definitely not like introduction week back home! In the first welcome meeting with all the psychology and neuroscience students they put on a show for us! A professor came out in a full dutch culture …
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Missy's Adventures in the World 