Traveling has been taking over my brain and my life for the past couple of weeks. While I absolutely love it, it allows some anxiety to creep in when it comes to the unknown safety of my own home, in my case, my college apartment. Especially during this time of the year with Christmas festivites, holiday parties and traveling to Grandma's house, protecting your home is crucial! Here are some of my favorite ways to keep the holdiay cheer and home protection at an all time high during travl:
My heart has been so full as I have gone from country to country on the weekends, and knowing my apartment is safe has been able to let me fully enjoy these new experiences. If you want more to make sure your home is super safe during travels, check out SimpiSafe's security tips and trades on their website here! Have any other favorite home safety tips? Comment below!
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1. Under-rated. "You have to go to Austria," is not a common phrase heard in the study abroad grapevine - but it should be. This country has so much to offer, and you will not be disappointed! Salzburg and Vienna were the two cities I traveled too - both different feels, but both Austrian feels.
2. Beautiful. Old and striking architecture, low skylines, lots of white and just a charm that screams beautiful. This place during Christmas would be an absolute dream. 3. Clean. We were always pretty early in starting out days, but the mornings we spent walking the streets it was impeccably clean, which made the experience all the best. It was breathable, and classy! 4. Coffee Capital. Best. Coffee. Ever. Vienna is known for their excellent baristas and brews. I probably had 10 coffees total the whole weekend, and can honestly say all were great. Some of my favorite coffee shops were: phil, Café Sperl and Cafe Central. Beware, the size cup that comes with your coffee is small, really small. 5. Horse-Run. Horse-drawn carriages are everywhere! It's the coziest, most picturesque way to explore the city. 6. Homey. I am the biggest fan of big breakfasts, and Austria agrees. At the brunch places we ate, I felt like I was in Atlanta, exploring new trendy cafés. 7. Yummy. Continuing on the brunch topic, wow were the breakfasts good. In Vienna, we ate breakfast at The Breakfast Club and Café Sperl. For dinner we ate Bier and Bierli, casual bar. The Nasushmarket is also awesome, lots of free samples, and falafel. Best ice cream was at Eis Greissler - get the poppy seed, almond, or cookie flavor. Salzburg was the home of the greatest brunch, at Fingerlos. And also the greatest pizza, L'Osteria. I recommend all of these places! 8. Surprising. On our walk over a busy bridge in Salzburg, we heard a small group singing some great Christian songs, and we were taken back! We started talking to them, and they invited us back to their church for lunch. What a sweet depiction of God's love and his presence on this Earth! The same day, as we arrived at the metro station and the most beautiful angelic voice was singing his heart out at the metro entrance doors. He will be famous one day. Who knows how Austria will surprise you. 9. von Trapp. Salzburg is the home of everything Sound of Music. We were able to see many of the backdrops were the movie was filmed. The von Trapp house is better in person. 10. Historical. Many grand palaces and castles loomed over my head. I would by lying if I told y'all I know what all those buildings were, but they sure are beautiful. The Vienna Opera House is also a must-see. The Opera we attended was such an experience, we left after intermission because a four hour opera sung in a different language sometimes is too long, and will put you to sleep (I can attest to this). 11. Worthy. Go to Austria! This marks 48 hours in Denmark. So far so good!
My host family is so welcoming, and touring a little around the cobblestoned streets of Copenhagen today was exciting. How lucky am I to say I will be attending school in the heart of Copenhagen?? Tomorrow is the first day of orientation where I will meet all the other students and I can't wait to meet those who I'll be spending my time abroad with. But if I'm being totally honest, I'm starting to understand what previous DIS students were talking about when they said study abroad is hard. I remember getting ready for my freshman year of college, constantly hearing others saying, "college is the best years of your life," "freshman year is the best," "you're never going to want to come home." I can say that freshman year was absolutely one of the hardest years of my life, and I begged to go home often. Just like freshman year, the majority of what I heard before jumping on the plane was it's going to be the time of your life. Given it's been 48 hours since I have arrived in Denmark, settling in with a new family and adjusting to the culture shock has been extremely tough - I'm already dealing with a little bit of homesickness, and letting some emotions get the best of me. Just like freshman year was hard, so is study abroad so far. BUT, just like freshman year turned out to be a year of growth and becoming confident in who I am, I am certain that this semester in Denmark will turn out the same. I have an open mind and am ready to conquer this semester in the best way I can! |
Hi, I'm Paige. Welcome to my 'Blonde Eventyr'!
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