Jersey, Channel Islands | Island Break

While I'm very familiar with New Jersey, I only discovered the original Jersey a few months ago from a favorite fitness instagrammer. It looked beautiful even without sunshine, so I metaphorically added it to a list of potential travel destinations. At the last minute, I realized I had a few days off in a row …

Doom Days are here

I can clearly remember the first time I heard Pompeii - in a Guess Jeans dressing room in South Carolina. I didn't even really start obsessing over Bastille until the next summer. It took for me to see them live in Camden, NJ at the Radio 104.5 birthday show on May 11th, 2014 for me …

2019 Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris |Mon Premier Marathon

In the wake of my collegiate competitive athletic career, I knew that running a marathon was something I wanted to accomplish once I had the time to devote to training. I took the opportunity of living in London to set the plan into action. I signed up for one of the many close-by marathons, knowing …

Day in the Life | LSE Edition

Lent Term Tuesdays are the busiest days I've had since high school. My days are so long, it's feels like a whole week has gone by at the end of it. I tend to think of this as my Thursday because most of the week is over by the end of it! 6am - wake up …

lululemon leggings review | align, wunder under, fast and free, train times

train times My first lululemon bottoms were a pair of train times shorts. I've almost exclusively worn mid-length spandex shorts to work out for the last few years, but my Under Armour ones have zero compression, and my pool of favorites is small. I picked up a pair of these shorts and loved how high-waisted …

lululemon bra review | energy, free to be wild, lighten up

I don't think I even knew what lululemon was until 2017, and then I only knew it to be overpriced. As much as I try not to fall into consumeristic practices, I do really need high-quality work out gear because of my lifestyle. After being disappointed with so many cheap brands, I made my first …

The Grand Budapest Hostel

In the British university system, there is a "reading week" each term. It's like spring break, but it's cold and students are expected to do work. I had to go somewhere, even though I was working part of the week. I had three days and some change to spend somewhere nice. After exploring prices, airlines, …

Fitness Update | Marathon Training

London living, four months in, training for the.... Paris marathon! Since the end of my varsity rowing days, I've enjoyed getting stronger by focusing my daily training sessions on weightlifting. Now that we're within four months of the race date (April 14th), running mileage and the pace really have had to pick up. BUT, I …

Salzburg Christmas Markets

I had a free weekend. I was feeling up for some European travel. I wanted to get into the Christmas spirit. I booked a one-night holiday in the tiny Austrian city of Salzburg, home of Mozart and the Sound of Music. I left early in the morning and somehow ended up at Stansted airport a …

Goals for 2019

My mantra for 2019 is "I am the architect of my life." All of my goals for this year have to do with self-care, and I don't want these "resolutions" to take over my mind and make me feel bad if I don't meet every goal. Yoga and stretching Meditation Foam rolling Drink more tea …