(Summer) Travels

Starting tomorrow, I will be doing fun things! 

Chicago
Dillo Day at Northwestern with my friends Peter and Danielle, and then quality time with one of my best friends from high school, Sarah.  PS: I play "Homecoming" on repeat on nearly every plane ride back to Chicago.  Thank you, Mr. West.

Stuttgart
Renewing my passport!  Not necessarily so fun, but getting to practice my German.  I say that's a win.

EuroCup 2008

 

Athens
History, baklava, and spanakopita.

Santorini
Reading by the ocean and enjoying spectacular sunsets, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants-style.  Maybe I will find myself a beautiful Greek boy, too?

 movie still from NY Daily News

Istanbul
The whole East-meets-West thing has me giddy like it did with Hong Kong almost two years ago.  I'm saving my flowy dresses and loose pants for this part of the trip--I foresee a lot of delicious food.

I'm doing all this by myself, which has me excited and nervous all at once.  Any suggestions for places to eat, shop, or see in any of those cities?

Georgetown Forever

Just for good measure...

Goodness, how I will miss this place.

Life is Nuts.

It is!  Absolutely NUTS.  This is why:

1. As of last weekend, I am officially a graduate, cum laude, of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University with a double major in Marketing and International Business.  Sounds fancy, doesn't it?  I'm an alumna!  Can you believe it?  Fun fact I learned upon graduation: an alumnus is a male graduate, an alumna a female graduate.  When there are multiple of us ladies, we're alumnae, but as soon as there's one boy, we're alumni.  Oh English language, how you never cease to amaze me.

2. As of Tuesday, I have been apartment hunting and car searching with my dad in Pittsburgh.  So adult!  I don't think I'm ready.  The idea of having my own ride is pretty awesome (did Jason Derulo's "Ridin' Solo" just pop into your head too?).  The idea of driving in Pittsburgh with all its hills and bridges after 4 years of not having driven a car, not so much. 

3. As of tomorrow, I will have signed my first lease ever.  Ready or not, here it is: adult life.  Dun dun dun.

I haven't even completely figured out how I feel about having left Georgetown.  I know it's not good bye forever, but I do feel a strange sense of finality.  It's the end of an era--my friends and I will never return to the Hilltop quite the same way, living and learning there together like we have been the last 4 years.  Instead of being sad, I'm trying to keep calm and think about everything one step at a time.  I'm focusing on the excitement of my new life and job, and the adventure of going on vacation in Greece and Turkey by myself for the next two weeks.

For all you other grads (high school, college, or otherwise) out there, how are you dealing with this momentous time in your lives?  On a different note, any pointers for can't-miss places in Athens, Santorini, or Istanbul?

AdviseHer

Hi!

I am officially returning to the blogosphere, inspired by two events in my life:

1.  I am finished with my undergraduate career
College, where did you go?  4 years flew by so fast.  Now that I have more time on my hands and more energy to write things other than essays, this blog will be the outlet for my superb compositional skill and random musings, with or without an audience.

2.  I am part of a start-up, called AdviseHer
A group of my favorite Georgetown women and I started a website where we hope to provide real insight and real advice to real girls.  We share a belief in the power of women and the need for women to develop strong mentorship networks at a young age.  We particularly want to emphasize how it is not only okay to march to the beat to your own drum, but also aim to encourage girls to take pride in and to capitalize on their quirks.  It's still in its beginning stages and we're ironing out some kinks, but check out the website, ask questions, and give us feedback!

More to come soon :)