By: Jackie Tierny | Staff Writer Packing a bag with all of your latest necessities. Arriving at the airport a few hours early. Making your way through security. Rushing to arrive on time to your gate. Scanning your boarding pass and realizing yes, you really are doing this. These are just a few of the simple pleasures and for some,Read More

By: Maggie Johnston | Guest Writer The aromas of Peruvian, French, Ethiopian, and even Aquidneck blends of coffee are noticeably fragrant before even entering Harvest Newport and The Coffee Guy, where Thames Street meets Carroll Avenue. Harvest Newport, otherwise known as Harvest Market, greets customers with their friendliest foot forward. During mornings, their orange chickens saunter around Harvest’s lot spaceRead More

By Claire Latsko | Associate Editor and Tia Lombard | Contributing Writer While studying abroad, you definitely will be traveling a lot. Sometimes figuring out a flight, train, hostel, and activities can be stressful, but we want to make sure you have an easy time planning to ensure that you have the best trip possible! 1. Buddy system After recent events, thisRead More

By Hannah Lussier | Associate Editor Before I left my cozy hometown in Western Massachusetts to travel to Viña del Mar in Central Chile, I was congratulated by many a friend and family member for my “brave” choice to study abroad in Latin America. Many times I questioned the reason for that word: brave. I wondered whether or not theRead More

By Gabriella Rodriguez | Staff Writer My first night in London, I sat in my new and rather empty dorm room, and wondered what I had done. I had come all the way across the ocean; I had sat on a cramped plane for five and a half hours overnight. I hadn’t gotten a wink of sleep because my bodyRead More