Greek Maybe Time

Greek Maybe Time

 

I am convinced that every country believes they are the ones who are always late. The Slovakians called off a revolution for being late, the Spanish eat at 10 because they say they were never on time to an 8:00 dinner, and the Greeks are on Greek Maybe Time, or GMT. Seeing as I am a week late on this article, clearly I am still on Greek Maybe Time. 

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Mother's Day

Mother's Day

 

My first time to Europe I was in a constant search for a hamburger. I was nine years old and I didn’t seem to care about the different tapas of Spain, I wanted a hamburger and French fries. So my mother, patient as she is, let me order a hamburger in Granada, Spain at the end of our trip. Of course, because this is not a Spanish custom, I got food poisoning. 

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Memory Lane

Memory Lane

A whopping two years ago, almost to the day, I was wrapping up my semester abroad in Florence, Italy. Grab your tissues because ending up back here for five whole days was an actual dream come true. Something romantic, exciting, or even sad, happened on what feels like every corner of this city. But alas, I’ll spare you the sappy bits and go straight to how I’m never actually leaving Florence. 

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Amaterdammers

Amaterdammers

All drugs are illegal in Amsterdam. The famous coffee shops and so-called “legal” weed smoking is actually just as illegal in Amsterdam as it is in the United States. But, drugs, hookers, and the famous red lights are still the main ideas when thinking of Amsterdam.

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