Goals for 2016: Fitness

Before I explain my fitness goals, I wanted to talk about what I’ve done in the past year.I was never really interested in working out or sports until the end of 2014. I started by doing workout videos I found on YouTube, which were really good. I decided to step it up in 2015 by…

Stress and How to Beat It

Yesterday I finished my last exam for the semester, and I’m so relieved to be free. This year I am very happy about how I managed my exams, so I thought I’d share a few ways I kept myself from feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and generally sad. 1. Be Prepared This is probably the hardest one…

A Break in Barcelona

After a long semester (read more here), I thought it’d be nice to take a break. I made some money from my jobs, and I knew I needed a break before studying for final exams, so I looked for cheap flights. Barcelona fit the bill at the cheapest flight (that didn’t go to Poland), a…

And That’s a Wrap

I haven’t written a blog post in a really long time. I have had an extremely busy and intense semester, which has challenged me a lot. I am so happy to finally be done with it, and I’m really happy about how everything has turned out. I took on a lot of responsibilities this semester….

Farming in Fincastle

Last week I went up to Pitlochry to stay with some family friends for a few days. They love on a farm, so I helped out around the farm while I was there, which was really fun. I went up Tuesday afternoon and got there just before dinner. We all hung out and ate dinner…