Prior to this trip, my adventures have taken me to the horseshoe crab-covered beaches of Delaware, the scarlet-leafed and snowy white coast of Massachusetts, and the lovely lakes and farmer’s markets of Michigan.

Now, I’m an under-caffeinated, knowledge-hungry girl studying chemistry, education, and other things in a city with its own Castle.

Some of the items on my to-do list include Welsh language classes, crocheting with gorgeous British wool, and visiting friends scattered throughout Europe who are also studying abroad this semester.

Euro City Count: 16

• Cardiff, 20 Jan.
• Edinburgh, 15 Feb.
• Oxford, 2 March.
• Bath, 26 March.
• Paris, 14 April.
• Geneva, 17 April.
• Milan, 18 April.
• Venice, 18 April.
• Florence, 19 April.
• Orvieto, 19 April.
• Rome, 22 April.
• Lisbon, 23 April. (okay, yes, just the airport – but it was overnight!)
• London, 24 April.
• Dublin, 29 April.
• Liverpool, 23 May.
• Southerndown, 7 June.