About Me

Hi, bonjour, ciao, y hola!  Whether I gave you this website or you are just stumbling upon it for the first time, let me be the first to say welcome!  My name is Hannah Abel-you can call me HAbel, and I am a rising senior at the University of Miami majoring in Human & Social Development with minors in Education and Psychology.  In addition to being involved within the Homecoming Executive Committee and Panhellenic Executive Board at my school, I love to run (I have done 2 half marathons and am planning for my third!) and bake recipes that I find on Pinterest.  But, what I love to do most is travel.  Which is why I started this blog.

Two years ago I started My State of Sunshine, a blog that narrated my college experiences through my freshman and sophomore years.  While I decided to end it at the end of my sophomore year, I have always loved to write and wanted to find another creative outlet for doing so...hahaha as we college students would say #FAIL.  Fast forward a few months and I found this amazing study abroad program.  I mean, we're talking incredible.  I knew that I wanted to study abroad when I came to college; I just had to.  But, because of my involvements on campus I knew it would have to be in the summer.  No biggie, though, actually it is to my advantage as I see it.  Not only do I not have to give up a semester on campus, but I get to spend my summer studying in another country and meet new people along the way.  Essentially, it is the best of both worlds.

Back to the point, okay.  So I found this amazing program.  Seven weeks, three countries.  We're talking the big leagues here: Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Madrid, Spain.  That got my attention at first when I saw it on the program website.  Then I read a little further.  Two classes (six credits-which means a lot as a rising senior might I add) in these three incredible European cities: Cities as Living Museums and Management of Cultural Affairs.  So yes, I would be studying art in three of the most beautiful places on earth-who would pass up that opportunity?  Read a little further only to find out that more than half of class time is at the museums and monuments?  Okay, I'm in.

So long story short, I am spending seven weeks abroad this summer and am using this blog as a creative outlet to share my travel experiences.  Who knows, maybe I'll do something adventurous or try a "scary" new food?  It's Europe, so anything is possible.  I am also blogging for the school that I am attending, so you can follow that too if you want.  But this is everything.  I can't wait to share my stories and pictures with you (shameless plug-here's my insta).  After all, adventure is out there!