Euro Trip: Vatican City
Ciao bello! This morning we took on the adventure that is Vatican City. The region is a walled enclave within […]
Euro Trip: Rome
Buonasera! I woke up this morning at 9 am after pressing snooze on my 8.45 am alarm, certainly feeling a […]
Euro Trip: Paris Part III
I decided to combine yesterday and today’s adventures into one as it marked my last day in Paris and my first […]
Euro Trip: Paris Part II
My third day in Paris began with the standard sunny side up egg and necessary cappuccino. Fifteen euros later, we […]
Euro Trip: Versailles
Author’s edit in 2017: who would have known that one full year after this Euro Trip, I would move to […]
Euro Trip: Paris Part I
Bon soir mes amis! I’ve officially spent exactly 30 hours awake, full of activity and travel between Houston, Newark, and […]
23 Things I Love Most About My Sister
Dear graduate, You asked me earlier this week if I had started your graduation collage for Facebook. I shook my […]
7 Austin Things You Must Do This Winter
If I were to write Texas weather a letter, it would begin with: As Katy Perry would say, “you’re hot […]
On Perspective
When you have: four midterms, 20 of 30 volunteer hours left to complete, several organization meetings, a quiz, 8 am’s Monday–Thursday, case […]
How to Properly Cut a Pineapple
This post is unlike anything I’ve done before on Green Tea, No Splenda. I started a blog with the desire to […]
13 Things Persians Say That Don’t Make Sense In Translation
Header image of the Golestan Palace Hall of Mirrors, courtesy of Yazdi Rad. Photo of the ceiling of the Hafez […]
Freshman Year
That right there is a pretty accurate description of where I am right now, post-finals, writing this. How is it […]
Nineteen
Here’s a bit of what I’ve been up to lately. I couldn’t imagine my life without these people.
Blackfish
“I think that in 50 years, we’ll look back and go ‘My God, what a barbaric time.'” Last night I […]
Finals Week Wrap-Up
Tuesday’s have turned into one of my favorite days of the week, and this Tuesday is especially important to me. […]
The Best I Ever Had
When they say college is eight semesters of the best time of your life, I hope they mean it. However, […]
