September 5, 2015

Saturday Plans

Relaxing Saturday Plans

The first day of school was a smashing success.  More importantly, the first day of school was on a FRIDAY, so I am already faced with the first of 42 (but who’s counting?) glorious weekends to make relaxing Saturday plans. An example of how I plan a relaxing weekend below: Conversation with self, Wednesday 10 PM. “Oh, there is a language exchange hike outside of the city this Saturday! It is only 90 minutes traveling each way.  I should definitely do that because I might never be able to go hiking again! And I will get back with at least 15 minutes to run home, shower and change for dinner….

July 13, 2015

Summer Trip Planning Tips

View of Porto, Portugal

Lately I’ve been thinking about summer trip planning tips. I miss writing every day, I miss the routines of September to June, but summer vacation has been rife with wonderful adventures. Best of all, I’ve had a myriad of types of trips: in hostels, in friends’ apartments, in classy(ish) hotels. Just incase previous posts have not made it clear, I’m a neurotic mess when it comes to planning trips. I provide these tips in the hope that I can prevent you from becoming a neurotic, too! Also, I’m late to a fado show in Porto, so I need to make it quick. Here is my five minute best: Summer Trip…