Valentine’s Dinner at CUC Culinary Center.
February 14, 2017 marked the first time that Concordia University Dinning Services hosted a Valentine’s Day dinner. They used the Sodexo Culinary Center for the dinner and had the area decorated to match the love holiday. The tables had white table…
Better Shelters and A Better Future.
Better Shelter was recently awarded the Beazley Design of the Year for its refugee shelter designed in conjunction with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the IKEA Foundation. Part of an initiative by the IKEA Foundation back in…
Getting to Know the World Around You
Hello again! It has been a while since my last posting; but I am happy to tell you that I made it safely back from Europe, and have been readjusting to the CUC lifestyle. But, what exactly am I doing writing more blogs? GOOD question… I am here to…
My Adventure Abroad (part 10)
Happy International Education Week (IEW) everyone! I still find it hard to believe that I have been studying abroad for two months now. I can honestly say that I have had the time of my life and I have grown so much from this experience. In honor of…
My Adventure Abroad (part 9)
How to have Halloween in Rome! As we all know, Halloween is a well loved event in the U.S. With that being said, how do you bring that love to a country that has just recently celebrated it only 5 short years ago? Simple, find friends, dress up, and…
My Adventures Abroad (part 7)
5 things that people who study abroad DON’T tell you… 1. it is OKAY to cry… Sometimes life can bring many challenges, especially ones that make you want to break down and cry. Recently, I had some unfortunate events that led…
My Adventures Abroad (part 8)
What I didn’t know I would miss once I went overseas It is always an exciting time when you are in a new place with a new culture. Of course it will be nerve-racking at first, because you never know what you have gotten yourself into, but in the…
My Adventure Abroad (part 6)
The Power of Family It’s true what they say… “you’ll never truly experience homesickness, until you’ve studied abroad.” I have been away from home for about five weeks now, and I have hit the homesick phase of my trip.…
My Adventure Abroad (part 5)
I be up in the kitchen just working on my cookin’ If you are anything like me, the sad reality is that you do not cook. It’s not that I am not good at cooking, but rather, that I have never really cooked. Of course, here in Roma, now that I…
My Adventure Abroad (part 4)
There’s no place like ROME.. I have a feeing we’re not in Florence anymore. On Friday morning, we had our final exam for our language class in Florence. After a few stressful, even sleepless, nights, we finished our exams and were going to…