Tag: usa
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Holiday Travel Misadventures
Heading home for the holidays is reminiscent of a few key things: quality time with family and friends, relaxation and comfort, good food and drinks, and, of course, travel stress. While the first few aspects are wonderful, sometimes, the stress that comes from the process of getting home and back can overshadow them a bit.…
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Frenchified Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving is one of the most American holidays you can possibly think of, so being in another country can make it feel strange and even a bit difficult to celebrate. This isn’t the first time I have spent Thanksgiving in France, of course, as I also enjoyed Thanksgiving in Paris in 2018. This year, however,…
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Arizona Girls’ Trip
After our senior year spring break and Tulane graduation both got cancelled due to COVID-19, my friends and I knew that we had to get back together and find a way to celebrate once it was safe to do so. We kicked off our summer this year with a reunion girls’ trip to Arizona, complete…
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PLENty to do in D.C.
Happy end of the second week of classes! Other people at Tulane may refer to this as the end of the third week of classes for the semester, but I made the bold move of skipping the first week to attend the PLEN Women in Public Policy conference in D.C. After spending last summer in…
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D.C. Cupcake Shops, Ranked
This summer, I have been working on a very important research project. No, it is not my senior honors thesis— don’t worry, I have made no progress on that. I set out to try all the best cupcake shops in D.C., and since I had a full ten weeks to carry out this mission and…
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11 D.C. Summer Experiences
Throughout my summer in D.C., there have been so many moments when I have stepped back and realized just how cool and unique my experiences here are. Here are just a few of my highlights: Summer Solstice celebration: On this night, all the Smithsonians stayed open late and had various performances, food stations, and activities.…
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Feeling Like a Local
So I’m finishing up my ninth week here in D.C., and it just hit me that this is probably the longest amount of time I’ve spent in one place for a while. Obviously, while abroad, I was traveling nearly every week, and even during my most recent semester in New Orleans, I spent my spring…
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Fourth of July in D.C.
There’s no better place to celebrate our nation’s independence than the capital. This year especially, with the “Salute to America” (aka Trump campaign rally) event, thousands of tourists and locals alike came out to celebrate. Here’s a recap of how I spent the holiday… I was exhausted the morning of the 4th, but since once…
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Politics.
The first time I was exposed to politics was at the dinner table when I was around eight years old. As we ate our rotisserie chicken and green beans, my parents joked about how they always voted for different candidates, as one is a Republican and the other is a Democrat, so they just cancel…
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The Start of Summer
When you think “summer,” do you really still think of days at the pool, beach vacations, and sleep-away camp? For most of us in college, summer equates to just as much work as the school year, just without the stress infiltrating into evenings and weekends. That being said, it’s not necessarily a bad thing to…
Robin Round the World 