Victoria and I got a great opportunity to see the estate of Roberto Burle Marx, Brazil’s most famous landscape architect. Marx has a signature style of designing his landscape the way he would paint a painting. The concept has made him very famous as a designer, but I was not sure exactly how I would […]
Archives for August 2016
Themes Work with Variety
Rio does not only respond to its land, it also responds to needs, to surroundings, and to the times. Many buildings in the city are noticeably antique, while others are quite modern. There was no evident movement to build all neighborhoods in one style, or one to keep buildings in modern architecture, but somehow all these differences […]
ATHENS, GREECE: REFLECTION
So I have been back for about a day or two, and I’m sure like all my other fellow Greek study abroad peers, man oh man do I miss the food, the people, and the lifestyle of Greece. There have been so many things that I have learned while I was there, but most importantly […]
Home At Last! 8/10/16
Coming home has felt like waking up from a dream. Once I arrived I immediately became adjusted to my daily routine and everyone around me continued their day as per usual. The familiarity of being home has made my trip to Indonesia feel like a wild fantasy. Indonesia is a country filled with immense cities […]
Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls 8/4/16
I am having the time of my life in Ujung Kulon! These excursions are defining moments of this trip. Yesterday we planted coral off of Badul Island and today we visited another waterfall. Before I get lost in all the excitement running through my body, I should probably start with yesterday. Before we left for […]
Ambrosia 8/1/16
Today was out of this world!!! Today’s excursion was to a wild honeybee farm located at the top of a mountain next to a waterfall. Although some of the group got off to a rough start by not wearing the proper gear, we headed up a muddy trail towards our goal. As we were hiking […]
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