Fight Fight Fight, Go Cougs!
So I have started to realize the little things that I take for granted that I will miss while I am gone, so when I think of them. I will […]
View ArticleA tough goodbye
Well, this won’t be long because I don’t have a functional laptop but…it’s the end of the first San Francisco go round. This is all that’s left, minus the furniture […]
View ArticleYou thought I forgot, huh?
My bad for being MIA the past week, it’s been a doozy but the main reason I have been missing in action is because i have been computer-less. It’s been […]
View ArticleTough Day
Today was a tough day. I had to say goodbye to three people that mean the world to me. If you include my final baseball game for a while last […]
View ArticleTomorrow…
Is the big day. I am scared out of my mind. Expect a big post soon, I mean, I have a lot of flight time to fill. Things I will […]
View ArticleSeahawks, FTW? Sorry Pack Fans…
…you got robbed. Sorry Aunt Jackie! I know you’ll read this! You too, O! Well, for the first time this morning I really missed sports. So what did I do? […]
View ArticleMalta Photos: Dingli Cliffs
So, I know it’s not a Sunday – the day I usually post photos, but today I have been holding on to these photos for almost a week. I figured […]
View ArticleReality Is Starting To Set In
A year ago, if you would have told me I would be living on an island in the Mediterranean, I would have slapped you across your head. Today, I am […]
View ArticleWheels Up In Two Months
In two months, my life will change – again. I started this blog two months before I left the States. Today, I sit here and have two months – to […]
View ArticleMy Maltese Sisters Who Aren’t Really Maltese At All
The past few weeks I have been spending a lot of time with a handful of good girlfriends in Malta. I know they are going to ignore this post and […]
View ArticleLife is a Bittersweet Symphony
So, I intended on writing a lengthy post today – but it will wait for tomorrow. You see, a year ago today, we lost Don. May 30, 2012 was a […]
View ArticleFunny How Things Work Out
If you have read my blog for a while, you know the importance of Don. There’s no need for me to revisit that. If you saw my post yesterday, you […]
View ArticleTravel Photos: Warsaw
As I mentioned in my last post, a couple weeks ago some girlfriends and I went on an excursion to Poland for a little fun. The highlight of the trip […]
View ArticleEpic Day At Sea
So, today, instead of doing a traditional Maltese car-cading event to celebrate graduation, we took to the seas. Yup, 20 of my friends – and family – and I rented […]
View ArticleMalturkily Tour: Istanbul Days 2 & 3
Soo I failed at postIng yesterday, but no fret today you get double the fun! We spent the past three days in Istanbul, truly enjoying our stay. Yesterday was spent […]
View ArticleAnd So It Begins…
Well, we returned to Malta yesterday after our four day adventure to Istanbul. For all of you that have asked, we were perfectly safe and at no time felt in […]
View ArticleThe Engrissei Tour Continues…
My parents have been in Europe for just over 2 weeks with me now, with a week left to go. We have been quite the jet setters, going from Malta […]
View ArticleTravel Photos: Istanbul | June 2013
Another round of photos! This time, our stop in Turkey. We spent four days in Istanbul – smack in the middle of the Taksim Square protests. We never encountered any […]
View ArticleTravel Photos: Sciacca, Sicily
The final stop, outside of two more days in Malta, of the Malturkily Tour was a few days in Sciacca, Sicily. My stay wasn’t as long as Mom and Dad’s […]
View ArticleEverything Is Becoming A Full Circle
Last night a friend from San Francisco asked me how I felt about going back to the States next month. Specifically, she asked me if I was excited to return […]
View ArticleChange of Plans
Well, I guess both tours of the Engrissei Tour have turned into the “Highlights of Rachel’s Year Abroad Tour”. I am not complaining, I have been – and will be […]
View ArticleKnock. Knock.
One of the things that I have enjoyed about Malta is the plethora of door knockers. Yes, I know this sounds crazy, but it’s actually pretty cool. So, I present […]
View ArticleCousin Adventure: AC, Please
How can I describe today? Hmmm…HOT. It was 111 – at least – today. Needless to say we are looking forward to 80s in Madrid tonight and Malta tomorrow! It […]
View ArticleBittersweet Day
Well, it’s 9:45 in the morning and I am sitting in an empty room – one that I still need to sweep. Today, I move out of 243 Tower Road […]
View ArticleSo…This Is It.
It’s my last night in Malta. Crazy, I know. Tomorrow I begin my long journey home and my even longer journey back to reality. Nine months ago, I quit my […]
View ArticleTravel Photos: Cousin Adventure | Madrid
As part of the Cousin Adventure – which was not the adventure we originally planned – we had a short stop over in Madrid. Short is an understatement – we […]
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