Berkley Center

It is a typical Monday afternoon in the city of Madrid, as I ride the metro home from my university. The subway car is quite busy with the Spaniards returning home for their siesta. I look up from my daily commute reading to take in my surroundings…

“Kelly, what’re you talking about Christmas for? It’ll be alright, just get some more sleep,” Adelle murmured to me at around 3:30 a.m. in the morning. It was the day of my second cousin Mairead’s wedding to her fiancé Robin, and I had apparently…

Where to start when describing my adventure in Russia? I’ve had a few glimpses of the biggest country in the world and learned it is not single-faceted. Most of my time has been in St. Petersburg, but I’ve also visited Veliky Novgorod, an old haven…