9 June 2013 I arrived at Oxford University early this afternoon. The entire city of Oxford is incredible. Everything is so old and beautiful, and the students and citizens of the town bustle…

8 June 2013 I just landed in England, and my stomach is already filled with butterflies of anticipation. I knew I loved England, but I forgot how much I REALLY REALLY love England.…

8 June 2013 Wow, I can’t believe that my backpacking journey is finally coming to an end. I arrived in Europe 34 days ago. After an amazing 7 days touring England with the…

7 June 2013 Switzerland, where the only things that are cheap are chocolate and cheese. People are not exaggerating when they say Switzerland is expensive. It is quite funny though because cheese and…

6 June 2013 Is it possible for a girl to be so lucky? I have been blessed beyond measure during the entirety of my trip. Yesterday someone so kind and gracious made our…

6 June 2013 Happily ever after never felt so close. This morning I was a princess in a fairytale scaling the Alps on the journey of a lifetime. The only thing I needed…

05 June 2013 England Czech Republic Denmark Hungary Croatia It has been fun to collect the different currencies countries use. While most of them do use the Euro, many countries in Eastern Europe…

04 June 2013 Walking the streets of Villach Austria at 1am waiting for our train…and look what I found! We really do love McDonalds ice cream…especially when it gives us free wifi. All…

03 June 2013 Standing just outside the entrance of Skocjan Caves…unfortunately no photos were allowed to be taken inside the caverns. Holy canoly!!! Slovenia is beautiful…I haven’t been to Switzerland, but I can’t…

3 June 2013 I love people. It is as simple as that. People give the world a reason to keep spinning around. As a race of human beings with feelings, thoughts, and emotions…