Earth Cover To Cover

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page" – St. Augustine

Welcome to the story!

Hi, I’m Margaret! I started this blog in 2015 to practice my storytelling and share my international adventures with friends and family. Updates are posted whenever I’m abroad, and you can explore past adventures through the archives while you wait. Want to jump in headfirst? Try Chapter 3, which documents my year in Sofia, Bulgaria on the Kennedy-Lugar YES Abroad scholarship. If you found this site by searching for YES Abroad Bulgaria blogs, feel free to reach out to me here!

Spring Break 2020: a time

March 13, 2020

Hello. I write this from the Amsterdam airport at 6:02 am on March 12th, 2020. I have been awake for nearly 4 hours already and, in 3 more hours, will board an 11-hour flight taking me home to Oregon. This is not where I was supposed to be right now. A global pandemic and a … More Spring Break 2020: a time

A Grecian Getaway

August 29, 2019

Hello from Washington, D.C! I’m back here for the school year and life is already returning to a familiar, hectic state. Before things really ramp up, though, I wanted to take a moment to write you all the promised blog about my family’s time in Greece earlier this month. It was a wonderful adventure! Flying … More A Grecian Getaway

Coming Home

July 30, 2019

Hey everyone. Welcome back. How’ve you been? Though my exchange ended over a year ago, I didn’t exactly wrap up the YES Abroad Bulgaria chapter on here. I intended to! I had grand plans to document the anticipation, the departure, the journey home, and the aftermath here for you all in real time. Clearly, that … More Coming Home