Is the sky spinning or is it just my entire world? Vientiane is amazing. The people are so wonderful and welcoming that it's hard not to immediately fall in love. It's like any other bustling city where the tourism has started to take its toll on that welcoming spirit, but it's still there if you show … Continue reading Catching Up!

Finally, the day has come! It was this time last year that I was working on those impossible essays for my application. It's been so long, and somehow I still can't believe that the time is already here! I rode to Chicago O'Hare at 4 am this morning with Ben and my parents and cried … Continue reading The Big Day

Once the travel bug bites, there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life. — Michael Palin The time has come! Here's to my very first blog post! Like it says on that nifty home page, my name is Claire and I am an … Continue reading The Journey Begins