First Post

Hello everyone, and welcome to my blog. If you don't know me, I have no idea how you found this blog, but I still welcome you to follow me on my travels through Europe. I am a marketing and sustainability student at George Washington University in our nation's capital and for the next six months I will be studying at Denmark's Copenhagen Business School. To my friends and family, I have made this blog not only to serve my own memory, but to allow you all to keep up to date on where I am and what I am doing. 

The time is quickly approaching for me to depart from the U.S. and travel across the  Atlantic to live and study in Copenhagen. I have never lived outside of the U.S. for more than a few weeks so my time studying abroad will provide me with a new sense of independence and curiosity for the world. It would be hard to illustrate to all of you just how far I have come and how far I am going without first showing you where I started. I think it is appropriate to show you all where my home has been for the past three years: Washington, DC. 


First, you have the view from my apartment. My roommate and I scrambled to find an apartment when our original housing plans fell through. I found this and was signing a lease in three days. I can't believe how lucky we got with this view.


Second, I must introduce you to my friend who I will be traveling with, Sydney Mann, my partner in crime. We are attending Copenhagen Business School and are going to take over Europe together. We have no idea what obstacles may await us, but as a team we are unstoppable.


I would be foolish to leave out one of my favorite restaurants, Dean and Deluca. They sell amazing sandwiches, salads, deserts, pre-prepared foods, and beer. Pretty much everything I hold dear is housed in this building. 


Whenever the weather permits, it's lovely to take a trip over to Georgetown to take in the magnificent scenery. Here is the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in Georgetown which was established as a National Park in 1961 by President Eisenhower. 


On a hot summer days one of my favorite ways to cool off is to go down to the Potomac River and rent kayaks with some friends. For a few hours we can drift around the river and in the glorious views of Virginia, DC and the National Mall. 

There is a lot of interesting graffiti in DC. This example in particular really makes you think.

 
Here is some more graffiti near the Capital Crescent Trail

Last, but certainly not least, is this final picture of the Potomac River as seen from the Georgetown Waterfront Park. On a really nice day you'll find joggers, bikers, and families strolling along the walkways or heading over to get dinner on the waterfront. People will often park their boats on the dock at the waterfront to enjoy a night of dining, dancing, and bar-hopping in Georgetown.