99. r|t: week seventeen.

Rose: The fact that I feel ready to leave. Also that Liz and I finally found blanket scarves. Also Friday night. The whole evening I was just thinking to myself, wow, I love these people. Thorn: My sociology class still isn’t sorted out, so even though it’s technically the end of the semester and I’m leaving the … More 99. r|t: week seventeen.

95. r|t: week 15.

There’s simply no way I can choose one rose and one thorn this week – too many things of note. Rose(s): First, I’m done with my geography class so now there’s no point stressing over it since I won’t even know my grade for at least a month. Second, Strasbourg – I love the city itself. … More 95. r|t: week 15.

92. r|t: week fourteen.

Rose: Okay this is truly a tie between cooking Thanksgiving dinner on Friday and visiting Reims today. Thorn: Sarah was supposed to visit this weekend, but ended up canceling her trip because of safety concerns, especially because this weekend is the COP 21 climate conference. Understandable, but sad. xx Isabel

89. r|t: week thirteen.

Again, very belated with my rose/thorn post. Rose: I managed to find more time than usual to go to the gym, which put me in a good mood all week. Thorn: I finally am at that point in the semester where I have SO much work, not leaving too much time for other things. xx Isabel

83. r|t: week twelve.

Very belated post about last week. I guess the rose and thorn were just so obvious to me that I didn’t even think they needed to be written down. More on both of these things later… Rose: Dad visited! Thorn: The terror attacks in Paris on Friday November 13.   xx Isabel

78. r|t: barcelona.

 Rose: Sagrada Familia. It was one of the most incredible places I’ve ever been. Thorn: Razzmatazz. The club oversold tickets to the concert on Saturday night. So I’m our $20 and didn’t get to actually celebrate Halloween. xx Isabel