Messy Bun Chronicles

Loving life on a journey with Jesus

Hey there! Thanks for stopping by my blog :). This is a space for me to share my travel adventures and the cool opportunities God has provided for me and my reflections on them. Check back for plenty of pictures and updates about my summer!

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Italy

Spain

France

Portugal

Italy? More like Eataly

Lemme talk about the food here in Italy for a sec... Wild, right? I think you could just go on a food tour of this country and literally...

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Jun 24, 20184 min read

Old as Dirt

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: man, Italy is OLD. Like, it gives me a whole new perspective on old. As in, when the tour...

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Jun 22, 20182 min read

On Being "Grand"

Okay, so in class I was learning about the "Grand Tour" young elites used to take around Europe. But how could you possibly be grand if...

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Jun 20, 20183 min read

Lures and Vices

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail...

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Jun 18, 20185 min read

The Grand Tour

So this week, we're moving on from medieval pilgrimages and studying the lure of the "Grand Tour" in the mid to late 1700s. What did this...

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Jun 13, 20184 min read

"The Way" of Life

This week in class, we watched an incredible movie called "The Way" about one dad's journey to finish the modern pilgrimage that took the...

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Jun 10, 20183 min read

Not all who wander are lost -

- but some wanderers definitely are! Let me back up for a second... This week, I was reading "The Pilgrim's Way" and discovering more of...

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Jun 6, 20186 min read

Walk with Me...

So if I'm being honest, it's pretty hard to be tired of school when this is what your university looks like... There's so much history...

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Jun 4, 20182 min read

It's the Little Things

Week 2 is done here in Viterbo, and I can't believe I've been here that long! There have been so many amazing experiences already, and...

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Jun 3, 20185 min read