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A Portrait of Paris at Daybreak
December 4, 2018 3 Comments by golbou travel

A Portrait of Paris at Daybreak

There is something magnificent about Paris in the wake of morning. While it’s still dark and the city lights are […]

Lointain Souvenir
July 12, 2018 Leave a Comment by golbou new normal

Lointain Souvenir

How is it possible to be nostalgic for something that hasn’t even passed? To miss a place, a feeling, before […]

On Change
February 26, 2018 2 Comments by golbou new normal

On Change

I often find myself telling others how I like to embrace change. How change is exciting. That, as a twenty-something, […]

Episode 7: Paris, Je T’aime
June 13, 2016 Leave a Comment by golbou study abroad

Episode 7: Paris, Je T’aime

To quote Charles Dickens, “what an immense impression Paris made upon me.” I left the states unsure of what I’d find […]

Episode 6: Santorini & the French Riviera
May 7, 2016 Leave a Comment by golbou study abroad

Episode 6: Santorini & the French Riviera

Have you ever envisioned your own, unique individual place where everything is drawn to precision per your taste and preference? My […]

Episode 5: Not Homesick
April 9, 2016 Leave a Comment by golbou misc

Episode 5: Not Homesick

The final weeks prior to my exchange, I felt a hunch forming in the back of my mind about the complexities […]

Episode 3: That Time I Was Almost Stuck In Germany
March 20, 2016 1 Comment by golbou study abroad

Episode 3: That Time I Was Almost Stuck In Germany

When something that seems unimaginable happens to you, naturally you share that occurrence with friends and family. They gawk as […]

Episode 2: Lyo-Nice-Lona
March 2, 2016 1 Comment by golbou study abroad

Episode 2: Lyo-Nice-Lona

You need not to spend more than a week abroad to understand that there’s more to studying abroad than just […]

Episode 1: Not In Texas
February 7, 2016 Leave a Comment by golbou study abroad

Episode 1: Not In Texas

Upon my departure from the states, the very first thing I noticed was the diversity of language that chattered around […]

Euro Trip: Paris Part III
January 13, 2015 Leave a Comment by golbou travel

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
January 11, 2015 Leave a Comment by golbou travel

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
January 10, 2015 3 Comments by golbou travel

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
January 8, 2015 Leave a Comment by golbou travel

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 […]

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