Gap Year

#GoNatural sistas, I don’t know about ya’ll, but the “I gotta get my hair done” is serious. Especially if you’re embarking on a 7-month long...

This September, I made a super exciting move to Barcelona for a teaching assistant gig. I almost didn’t make it though… Imagine having a suitcase...

Keep calm and strap on your leech socks – we’re going ‘splorin’! Jungle trekking is ultimately one of the main attractions that bring people to...

This post has been almost two years in the making, and only really started to take shape a few months ago, when yet someone else...

No shade to France and Italy, but let’s talk about some other awesome countries worth considering if you’re interested in studying abroad. I spent my...

In the months before coming to Senegal, the thing I searched for the most was clarity. Clarity within myself, clarity in what the heck I...

I’m in a “complicated relationship” with language. I studied Spanish in school for six years. Yet when I arrived in the country, I struggled to...

Tuk Tuk, Auto Rickshaw, Rickshaw, Auto. One of the first things that pop into your mind when you think of a typical, Indian street. They’re...

A couple weeks ago, someone asked me, “What is the most important thing you’ve gotten out of this year?” A question I’m sure I’ll hear...

Me llamo Meredith. I have called myself Meredith for 18 years. I have never shortened it. Occasionally in conversation or introductions, people asked me if...