by Lucia Barnum | Jun 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s my second to last night in Sydney, and I can’t believe how the time has flown by! I’ve spent the last few days hopping around different neighborhoods (what Aussies call suburbs) and nearby cities (what I would call suburbs) for research, with...
by Lucia Barnum | Jun 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone! Unfortunately, the past few days in Sydney have been a little bumpier than my first one. My back started to hurt during my Saturday morning run — over the course of an hour, the minor aching turned into excruciating pain that left me unable to walk, sit,...
by Lucia Barnum | Jun 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello from Sydney, Australia! I’m currently sitting in my hostel bed (upper bunk, lucky me), still in a bit of disbelief that I am halfway across the world. After a minor visa scare at the San Francisco airport, an anxious wait in the international terminal, and...
by Lucia Barnum | May 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello everyone! My name is Lucia Barnum and I am ecstatic to be a Circumnavigator scholar this summer. In June, I will start my journey across the world, which will take me to Australia, Greece, Portugal, Ghana, Argentina, and Brazil. As my departure creeps closer and...
by ehh3612 | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone. I’m writing this one from the airplane. After almost 3 months of traveling, I am finally heading back to the United States. I went to 5 countries this summer – all by myself! Even though it’s ending now, this is still hard for me to believe. I had...
by ehh3612 | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Monday (Day 16): Today, we went to visit my uncle in Yongsan, a district of Seoul that houses the Korean ‘pentagon’. My uncle is a military general, so we thought that we might get to see inside the building. However, we weren’t allowed to visit...
