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Must-Have Gifts for a Cozy Holiday Season
Every year around Halloween, my grandma starts bugging me for a Christmas list so she can “get ahead of the game”. I’ve been the same clothing and shoe size since I was 12, so clothes wise, there’s normally only a few things I want. I’m also just not a big tech or beauty person, so…
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Weekly REPORT #4: Balancing Friends, Internships, and Fun
This week was another crazy one! Last Monday, I flew home from Baton Rouge after a much needed weekend with some of my Semester at Sea friends and then got to have a night at home before driving back to school. This week at school was full of group projects (my favorite) and UK Athletics…
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Ultimate Nashville Travel Guide: Stay, Eat, Do
Living in Louisville, Nashville is just a 3 hour drive away. I’ve gotten the chance to go quite a few times this year, twice for concerts and twice for more of sightseeing. Nash is such a fun place and you can truly find something to do or eat on every street. If I were to…
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Weekly REPORT #3
I went out of town again! This week, I flew to Louisiana to visit two of my best friends from Semester at Sea. One of them attends LSU, so she asked me and another friend to come in for the Alabama game. But REWIND – First, I won a matchup in fantasy football for the…
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Applying for Semester at Sea: A Complete Guide
I sailed on the Spring 2024 voyage of Semester at Sea, and it 100% changed my life. Until that point, I had never left the country, so this was definitely a full send. I knew I wanted to go abroad and SAS fit a lot of my criteria. There were adults that cared a lot…
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