Julia Anna Moore

I'm sitting here after dinner in my dorm, sipping on a glass of wine and munching on some two-frank cheese, as a third year student who left everything to move to Switzerland and dead ass is daring herself to stay for the rest of her college career (at least). The past few weeks have been absolutely life changing, in the aspect that they have been difficult, eye-opening, and hella fun. I have never been able to find a true tribe back at home. I have found individual friends who are down to travel, go hiking, try new things, take those crazy spontaneous trips that everyone rave about... but not many people actually live up to what they say they will do? I am finally finding a circle of friends who are always down for that sort of thing, no matter what the destination is, or how we get there. We aren't obligated to hang together 24/7 either, we can do our own thing, but at the end of the day we all have the same goal... travel more, love harder, meet more people, and beco...

I had no idea what my living situation would be like when I got to Lausanne, Switzerland. I originally thought I was going to have my own apartment with one roommate. The flat was going to be in the same building as other student flats, so I knew it was still going to be somewhat communal. I was wrong. I'm definitely not mad, but my living situation is completely different than I expected. I'm basically back in freshman year of college again, but with a little bit nicer amenities. There are three floors in my building that house both sexes, each floor has its own communal living room and its own kitchen. Each student has their own room with... wait for it... THEIR OWN BATHROOM. Do you even know what a luxury this is back in the United States? It's insane. I'm so glad I don't have to share a shower with 11+ other people. That kind of thing will be saved for later when I go hostel hopping. In essence, I am really happy with how my living situation worked out, I've...