

A Chance Encounter with.. a night in Germany
Leaving Italy turned out to be a bit more difficult than we had planned. After arriving with plenty of time before our flight, we found...


A Chance Encounter with a not so Delightful Museum Strike
Our first stop in Florence was to the famous Duomo. This church is the center of one of the main piazzas in the city. It had been nearly...


A Chance Encounter with... Venice!
From Rome, we hopped on a train at Termini Station to Venice. While we weren't sure we'd have the time in Italy to make it to the sinking...


A Chance Encounter with a Trevi Fountain Proposal
Up next, a week in Italy. Our first days were spent in Rome where we started out right—eating nothing but pizza, pasta, and gelato. We...


A Chance Encounter with... delicious donuts!
As a little girl, I dreamed of strutting through the Barcelona streets just like the Cheetah Girls did in the Cheetah Girls 2. Instead,...


A Chance Encounter with... the most beautiful sunset
To end the semester, Katie and I took off on an adventure across Europe. Our first stop was to Porto, Portugal. After waking up at 3 to...


A Chance Encounter with.. Free Macarons!!
At last! We made it to the city of lights! My trip to Paris was certainly my favorite of the semester and we were sure to fill it with...


A Chance Encounter with... Diagon Alley!
Harry Potter has always had a special place in my heart, so being able to visit Edinburgh was essentially my Potter Pilgrimage. I almost...


A Chance Encounter with.... a Splash
For our last stop of spring break, we wanted to go somewhere warm so we headed south to the Canary Islands. Immediately when we got off...


A Chance Encounter with.. The Top of Berlin
From Finland, we went to Berlin, Germany. We landed at midday and quickly hit the ground running. We only had a day and a half in the...


















