A Tolerant Country... Holland!

I don't even know where to begin...

Freewheeling nature is how I would describe Amsterdam. Holland is known for its coffee shops, the Red light district, it was the first country to legalized same-sex marriages and euthanasia. the windmills, the tullips, the canals, bicycles and much much more...

Amsterdam seems to be a city where anything is possible. where people have no boundaries, no laws  and are free to choose among the things that in most parts of the World are viewed as taboos. This is because the dutch  think it will happen anyway so they legalise it.
 "The logic is simple – tolerate it, rather than prohibit it and subsequently lose control"DutchAmsterdam.nl

It was pretty shocking to see the red light district for the first time, without been judgmental I coulden't help to wonder how this women end up there. the city is pretty because of the canals, but it is a bit messy and crowded in my opinion, there are so many sex-shops and coffee shops which creates the environment of the Freewheeling nature.




I noticed how beautiful holland is after visiting the windmills, the weather was perfect. I feel like I was able to capture the culture of holland in the windmills because everything seemed so  dutch, the flags, the people and the music.

Queen's Day the world’s largest street party!

we spend the day exploring the city, finding random small concerts, eating in the streets, riding the carneval games, and just enjoying the day. we even got on boat. there are celebrations throughout the Netherlands, free- markets, orange, and concerts are some words that define the day.




visit Keukenhof Holland, georgeous tulips. http://www.keukenhof.nl/en/ it is a beautiful park filled with so much color and people, the environment seems very artistic. we've spend most of our last afternoon in Holland there, amused by little kids playing in the park and realizing what a difference flowers make in any environment.

There is much of Amsterdam/Holland left to see but we managed to visit the Van Gogh Museum, and saw the I Amsterdam sign, next time I have to ride a bicycle through out the city. I leave Amsterdame entertained, Now that I have visited the most liberal country in the World and experienced the largest orange street party!

Cruise to Tallinn, Estonia!

 I have to say that taking a Cruise to  with Alexandra and Devin has been one of the most funnest trips in this six months.  it was a blast. just imagine 48 hours with like 2,000  students from all over the World, just having a good time.


 It included karaoke, speed dating, buffets, and clubs. of course we did it all, we danced all night, met a bunch of people, and visited Tallinn the next morning! it was a nice city with some interesting rusian churches all new to me. ahhh just talking about that trip makes me smile. :)

tomorrow we are off to AMSTERDAM!!!!

Spring in Sweden!

WHAT HAPPENS IN...

 when there is no more snow left... Spring aparently is here!

  I cannot believe it is already April!  I feel like studying Abroad is like taking a 4-5 months vacations! the school work is great, relaxed    because then again I am only going to school here and it is very   interesting. It has been great to take a semester off the hectic life back in the US because normally I would be working, taking full-time classes maybe doing an internship and involved in school.  I really like their education system in Sweden becuase there is no busy work.

 I just finished a class in Intercultural Communication that I really enjoyed because you learn about different cultures and how to be competent with others that have different customs and ideologies. I also took WebDesign, now I know how to create my own website and how to use Photoshop!  I will now be starting TV Production and french yes french in Sweden! very excited!

                                                                                                                                                                                March there was a weekend that it snowed a LOT, it was beautiful! people were getting sick and tired of the snow and I can completely understand because they have been here for a year!

  but I though it was incredible I actually went on a walk while is was snowing with masay, it was crazy.  I felt like I began to freeze but it was so much fun haha  I also went along the lake to granna and took a ferry to an island with two other friends, it was a beautiful sunny day and the lake was georgeous! everything was covered in snow... 

The parties of course have continued..  it is always fun, and you always met someone new because there are always visitors! I love it here.. life is great.. no stress, I love my roomates, we called it the orange family bacause our hallway is Orange. I am learning about new people, cultures, and of course traveling! ;D

I am very excited fot April because i will be going on a cruise to tallinn, Estonia! then to an Easter Get Away in Sweden and to top it off to Amsterdam for the Queens birthday!! :D

Back To The Beginning...

So when a Floridian happens to see SNOW! we like to take a picture and often ask... have you ever seen snow!!?!? haha I find all this talk funny nowadays...

I was in shock when I arrived to Stockholm!  I remember thinking... How do people manage to live in this weather!!?! It was incredible to see the amount of snow that this place had!  It was really cold, we had a lot a baggages, we were very tired and jet lag. at last I thought What Did I Get Myself Into...!?!?!

I was so nervous! But I coulden't let an opportunity like this one get away! I have been living without a winter for over a decade! so I figured I need to make up for it and move to Sweden for a little bit.. lol

The Winter in Sweden is very long... it constist of a lot of dark nights.. but it's also very beautiful... the whole town is covered in snow and it makes it so peaceful and relaxing. the weather is not always easy to deal with but you get used to it and whenever the sun is out

 it automatically becomes a beautiful day..

 things I would take forgranted back home...

Jönköping is at the southern point of Lake Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden! infront of the whole city I get to see it everyday coming from my accomodation by bus or walking!

A little walk in the snown and along the lake with Sandra!

I love nature.. It's so peaceful..

I will never be cold again in Florida thanks to Sweden!

With Sandra

London it is!!

London! My first impression of London was, wow this city reminds me of NYC! big crowded, busy and full of live.  I went with Devin, we met in our Business Fraternity AKPsi and Victor my roomate from Spain.! 

 Take a FREE 3 hour Tour with http://www.newlondon-tours.com/daily-tours/royal-london-free-tour.html

 Stay at a backpacking hostal..  it was pretty good most guests were college students and from all over the World.

VISIT:

 1.Big Ben 

 2. the parliment  

 3. visit The British Museum                        

 4. the Westminster Abbey

 5. The Trafalgar Square

 6. Piccadilly Circus( the Times Square of London)

 7. St Paul's Cathedral to get a good view of the city

 8.Visit the Buckingham palace!

We also saw Tower Bridge and the London Eye. the last night on valentines day! we went to a musical which are very popular in London. we saw Chicago, it was great entretainment.

                                                                                                                                                    

  I enjoy visitng big cities that have a LOT to offer a few days, weeks or months woulden't be enough to capture the culture of the city. I will definitely be back some day maybe even do a temporary internship here..... so long London!

Already a month..!?!?

wow.. already a month living in a small city in the south of Sweden called Jonkoping! It has been an amazing month..  I am not going to lie at first I was very scare about the weather lol, but I have been able to adapt to it.  I got the same accomodation as Devin! we both live in Vilhelmsro! so far I've heard it used to be a children's hopital/manicomnio/and a nursing home!? haha I don't really mind.. it's a great place because we are like 60 international students.. and everyone is great! I love my hall, there are  people from Spain, Australia, Germany, Austria, Mexico, Japan, France, and even PERU!! lol We have great International dinners so I might be able to learn some  delicious dishes from all these countries!!

*home sweet home! <3

roomies!!

International dinner!

We made it to Sweden!