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Friday, May 4, 2012
Without a doubt, the best part about studying abroad is traveling abroad, especially on a budget. This weekend, I was lucky enough to go back to the city that is arguably the best place I have ever called my home: Venice, Italy.
After a good friend visited me in Salamanca from Casa Artom, the Wake house in Venice, I knew I would do anything to return. I quickly began to planning, and was lucky...
Friday, May 4, 2012
If you’ve been following my blog, you have already gotten all sorts of ideas how to stay green during the semester. But now the time has come to say goodbye and head home. So, here are some ways you can keep up your sustainable outlook while wrapping up the semester!
1. Recycle you binders and schoolwork! Instead of trashing everything, be sure to toss all your papers and stuff from the...
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Introducing Our Newest Blog Series: HerGuyFriend! Annoymous, and Awesome Advice & Observations from your Friendly Neighborhood Guy Friend!
So, a few weekends ago I was with my friend, an RA, while she was on duty in Collins. We traversed the halls that were filled with girls making coolers, or already made coolers. It was here: the mass beach weekend had arrived. I saw coolers from nearly...
Saturday, April 28, 2012
You may have heard of people going gluten-free recently, another food craze that can be a little hard to understand. The choice can be made for a multitude of reasons, but commonly it’s for an allergy, or just to eat healthier! For those of you that don’t know what gluten is, it is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, malts, and triticale. To put it simply: no bread, pasta, cakes,...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
For the first ten minutes of this movie, I had no idea what was going on. It was some sort of an artsy montage, featuring stills from the movie I was about to watch, set to a score of classical music. During this time, I read a magazine, hoping this part would end soon.
Finally the montage ended and the first part of the movie, named after Kirsten Dunst’s character,...
Monday, April 23, 2012
Say goodbye to Bermuda shorts and jean capris, and say hello to beautiful floral print pants and gorgeous nude ballet flats. What better way to bid farewell to the fickle winter weather than with an amazing pair of pants that automatically scream spring and summer? Collegietes, this is your one stop guide to floral pants, and the best way to style them for the up-and-coming season of sun and...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
As someone who played on sports’ teams all the way through my senior year of high school, I can sympathize with those of you who are now in college missing your athletics. Exercising now is so much more tedious than meeting up with a team for practice after school each day. So for those of you who crave that atmosphere and those sports, look no further. Wake’s Intramural Sports...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
It is finally time for spring break here in Spain, and I could not be more thrilled. I have 11 days of class and am so excited to be gallivanting throughout the south of Spain. One of the best aspects of this country is the diversity and uniqueness of each city. I especially love the cities Córdoba and Granada, in the southern region of Andalusia. This area of Spain has a very “...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
It’s finally time for beach weekend! Images of palm trees and paint penned chugalugs are dancing through your head, but before you jet off on your sneak-preview of summer, here are a couple of tips for a green girl on this most unsustainable of weekends.
Turn off & Unplug
Once you’ve uploaded your new beach-y playlist and finished scouring ‘The Cooler...
Monday, April 16, 2012
Three. Collegiettes, that's the number of weeks we have left until summer. Three more weeks until we are rewarded with three awesome months of hot, sunny bliss. Three more weeks until I can sleep peacefully in my own queen sized bed, uninterrupted by my roommate's elephant-like snoring. Three more weeks until the only project I'll be "working" on is my tan. But most...
