Recipe: Kir Me of My Sweet Tooth Cocktail
Because I am of legal drinking age here, I have discovered my true love: grenadine. Sadly, it is not socially acceptable to drink grenadine on its own. In response to that and my fear of getting diabetes or more cavities than the nine I am the proud owner of, I decided to concoct a drink...
Obrigada, Lisboa
Since I’ve been studying abroad in Paris this past academic year, I’ve learned that studying abroad isn’t only about the city you decide to (temporarily) stake claim in. It’s also about the other cities and countries you’ll have the opportunity to explore once you find yourself on a brand new continent. This past August I...
Janet in Paris
Janet Kwon, a member of the Class of 2014, is currently studying abroad in the City of Light. There’s something about the way she’s captured her experiences there that make them seem more real than almost anything else we use to pretend that we’re wandering through Paris. Dreamy, gorgeous, film photography that softens at the edges. Enjoy....
Fashion Inspiration: Parisian Monuments
As you know, fashion is fun and supposed to be a form of self-expression, we sometimes run out of our own ideas. Most of us are probably recovering from Spring Break withdrawal and need to spruce up with some new inspiration. Lucky for me, I’m currently in the fashion capital of the world, (disclaimer: that...
Poor Girl’s Paris: Cooking Tips
At some point, you will be studying abroad or be abroad or just be traveling as a young person. It will be beautiful. The architecture will be magnificent. The air will feel fresher. The people will seem more beautiful and more fashionable. And the food and the wine? Let’s just say everything will be delicious...
Suitcase Diaries: Barcelona
In between finishing up final papers and putting together study guides, I’ve got Barcelona on my mind. This spring break, I’ll be visiting one of my best friends in sunny Spain, and what’s even better? After that, I start my spring quarter studying abroad in Paris. European fashion has always been right up my alley-...
Fashion Inspiration: Modern Architecture
My spring break is supposed to be all about traveling and climbing up some cool buildings. If I could amass the cash money I would totally make all my time off from school Roman (or French, or Australian, or German, or Japanese…) holidays, instead of staycations. So what better way to at least pretend that...
Suitcase Diaries: Turks and Caicos
Spring Break is almost here. The prospect of flying out of the coldness of Chicago and into the Caribbean sun has me super distracted. Instead of studying or writing the two papers that I have due on Tuesday, I’m looking at pictures online of the hotel we’re staying at in Turks and Caicos, loading my...
Suitcase Diaries: Sydney
Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag is my favorite song. Really. When it comes to packing at this time of year, it feels like placing things into a get-away bag is pretty therapeutic, and here at the MODA Blog we’re avoiding finals by getting our suitcases ready for Spring Break. I’m headed home...
Braided
Anna Hill, a third year currently studying abroad in Botswana, decided on a new ‘do. The result? These beautiful, tightly wound braids. I spent the weekend with a family in the village of Mochudi (here in Botswana), and my host mother took me to a salon in the middle of nowhere. It only took about 40...
Paris: A Lost Girl’s Guide
Studying abroad in the City of Lights isn’t easy, especially if you don’t speak French. You find yourself feeling pretty lost in the beginning, shuttling between the Eiffel tower and the Notre Dame on weekends, searching for all those little pretty local places you excepted to find somewhere but ending up back at the tourist zones, an...
Taking Tokyo
This winter break, my family and I went to Tokyo for twelve days. After stumbling, wide-eyed, off the thirteen hour flight and promptly passing out in the hotel bed, we woke up, ready to explore. Boasting a metro area of about 34 million people, Tokyo was exciting, humbling, and urbanly beautiful. We traveled mostly by subway and on foot...
