by Alex Schmidt | Oct 18, 2017 | Europe, France
Tucked away in the French Alps along Lake Annecy is perhaps one of the most charming small towns in all of Europe. Also know as the Venice of the Alps, Annecy, France is living proof that storybook towns still exist today. I stumbled upon this gem while looking for...
by Alex Schmidt | Sep 28, 2017 | Cork, Ireland, Ireland
When I first arrived in Cork with my Croatian boyfriend, we hadn’t a clue how we were going to make it. We were staying in a run-down bed and breakfast outside of the city. We didn’t have jobs or an apartment. I began to question why I fought so hard to get a...
by Alex Schmidt | Jul 30, 2017 | Cork, Ireland, Europe
If there’s one thing that Ireland taught me, it’s that you can’t trust the weather forecast. You can mope about how there’s a 100 percent chance of rain all week, only to be surprised by nothing but sun and blue skies. And that’s exactly how my solo experience and...
by Alex Schmidt | Jul 11, 2017 | Europe
Many of us could use some added mindfulness into our daily lives—especially us millennials. We are the instant-gratification seeking generation that grew up with the digital age. We value self-fulfillment and social impact. And yet, it’s so easy for us to feel...
by Alex Schmidt | Mar 5, 2017 | Cork, Ireland
Things began to move faster than I anticipated, and my only choice was to roll with the punches. Within a few short weeks, I found a part-time job, then took a new full-time job, traveled around Ireland’s coast, and built roots in my new home, Cork. It wasn’t until I...
