Everyday Escapes

Don’t tell me not to fly, I’ve simply got to. Hi there. My name is Emily, welcome to my travel journal. Why does this blog exist? Because I need a space to keep and organize my pictures and stories chronologically Because it’ll help me remember the more detailed aspects of my adventures Because Instagram wouldn’t… Read more

02/25/2020 Why is it that when I feel the sun on my skin there’s a sinking feeling in my stomach. Maybe because the last time I can vividly recall lying on soft sand, listening to waves crashing in the heat of summer was with my head on your bare chest. I cried right there, my… Read more

a sense that more than lonely / I’m finally where I want to be / but I’m on my own On My Own — Kate Diaz Journal entry — 02/11/19, 11:52 PM No one prepares you for it. No one said this is going to feel this way — like a death and a breakup… Read more

After 5 months in the greatest city in the world, I have sadly bid my home for the semester goodbye. Goodbye grève, goodbye Sciences Po, goodbye my bright Parisian apartment. Goodbye Montmartre. Goodbye and a bientôt to my people who made this experience everything it was, who I will always remember this city through. Let… Read more