Throwback Thursdays & Flashback Fridays

The most exciting part of the trip was being able to visit all the different castles in each country. It amazes me how much history Scandinavia has including terrorism that has taken place.  Scandinavians take pride in everything they accomplish and overcome. I have a high respect for them as individuals for them to perform the highest level…

It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday

It my last day in Sweden and Scandinavia . This is a really bitter sweet moment for me. I would love to come back and visit but I am also ready to go home. My trip was overall satisfying. Even the things that went wrong, turned out just fine. There isn’t one thing I would…

Say Yes to the Dress

The Royal Palace of Sweden officially had me feeling like a princess today. I was able to see the living quarters of past royalty.After touring the beautiful royal apartments, I was able to see the wedding dresses of royal weddings. The room was lightly dimmed with the most elegant wedding dresses around the world on…

Say Cheese

After amazing dinner in Stockholm, Sweden. We set out on a night journey to Fotografiska Monteliuswagen.  The photography museum is one of Sweden’s main attractions. There is over 500,000 visitors, who visit the museum every year. It displays four exhibits a year from some of the best photographers around the world.The main goal of the museum is…

Reflecting Back

It is strange to think that just over a month ago, I boarded my first flight, and embarked on my first journey to leave the country, inexperienced, yet unbelievably excited. Although a month has passed, it truly does not feel that long. I myself am still soaking in and reflecting daily on my entire abroad…

Back in Cheese Country: A Reflection of My Trip to Scandinavia

I have now been back in Wisconsin for an entire week. I found it really hard to adjust to my new schedule, as I had to go back to school and work right away. It was so surreal coming home and writing an 8-page research paper, it was just last week that I was strolling…

Hello Milwaukee I’m back

It felt good to be back home! I was ready to leave Scandinavia! I learned about the Nobel Peace Center because I researched it.  I also learned about different kinds of photography and pictures! I learned that Copenhagen has a lot of palaces and castles! I saw how changing of the guards works!  I also…

Scandinavian Hangover

Normally, hangovers are considered a negative occurrence.  I will admit my first three nights home, I awoke in a wave of panic, feeling like I was running late for a tour only to have the panic dissolve into a daze of what I perceived as an unknown location: my bedroom. As hangovers go, the panic…

Back to Reality

I would have to say that the overall trip was unforgettable. There were several unexpected events, but I think that was just part of the experience. You never quite get it right the first time, but eventually you catch on and get how to survive and make the most of the situations. I definitely did…

ABBA Museum “Dancing Queen” in Stockholm

On Saturday, March 11th, a group of us went to the ABBA Museum. It all started when I said I would like to go there. I didn’t want to leave Stockholm without going there and miss the opportunity, so others said they would like to go too!  I have heard about the band ABBA since…

Nobel Peace Center Research post

On Wednesday, March 8th we went to the Nobel Peace Center! I was supposed to research on this. The Nobel Peace Center is based in Oslo, Norway. It opened on June 11th, 2005. The first prize was awarded on December 10th, 1901. Malala Yousafzai was the youngest peace prize winner in December 2014 at 17…

Reindeer Meat in Oslo

I tried reindeer meat for the first time! It was an appetizer. I thought it was going to be bigger than it was. It was smaller and soft. We thought it might be raw because it was so soft and chewy. There were different foods you could put in the reindeer meat to make it…