Real, Not Ideal

I have to admit something about this post: I did not expect it to turn out to be a guide. My goal was to show you a little bit of my life, but in looking through my pictures, I realized I did so much! Instead of just telling you what I did, but I hope this will help everyone else who wants to visit Cardiff and really explore everything it has to offer. This is definitely a longer post, but I have loads of pictures for you. Cardiff is the most amazing city. It was so fun to live there as a student. It is vibrant and there always seems to be something going on. There is a market on weekends and a castle smack-dab in the middle of the city centre. What else could you ask for? The Parks Cardiff has so many beautiful parks to explore. There is so much green space to walk around and enjoy. Bute Park is outside the castle. It is an expansive space that belongs to the citizens of Cardiff. When I went in May, the cherry blossoms that are oh-so-popular with Instagram influenc...

Shall I start this off with the good news? I HAVE A HOUSE! Before I get into that, I am going to start from the beginning. The entire journey here has been quite up and down.  It started in the most heartbreaking way that put a damper on the entire beginning of the trip. I met up with Ericka and Abigail in the airport, and it was all good from there. The flights themselves were alright. I caught up with Kennedy and Erin in London and we decided to take the train to Cardiff. TRAVEL TIP: Do NOT take the train with two massive suitcases. People will judge you for it. And it’s rather difficult. Brilliant thing that happened #1: I made a friend at the train station. He’s one of the guys that blows a whistle at the train driver to tell him to go. We missed our first train, and I asked him what to take next. We got to talking, and it turns out he has been to Canada quite a few times. He gave us water bottles and upgraded us to first class! We did not belong there, and it was won...