Long Time, No Post

Hello Friends, It’s been forever! That’s completely my bad, but I’ve been busy[ish]! But, I’m back! And I’ve got some great post in mind, so let’s get this shit show of a year started! ~M  

New Year Same Me

And by “Same Me” I mean “very-few-post Me”. So, I apologize to my couple of followers. I don’t even have the excuse of “oh, I’m way too busy to be writing blog posts,” though I have been quite busy. Grad school is underway and it’s definitely given me a lot to do and think and…

Istanbul the Beautiful

We booked a long (23 hour) layover in Istanbul so that we could explore a bit and hit up the most famous places there. If you ever find yourself in Instanbul, even if only for a small amount of time, I highly advise you to get out of the airport and into a mosque. Culturally,…

About Me

Hi all! Let’s get the basics over with, shall we? My name is Maddie Lu. I’m a graduate student, traveler, amateur yogi, pretentious coffee drinker, terrible bachata dancer, and proud Birkenstock owner. When I’m not studying, I enjoy procrastinating from my school work by writing yelp reviews and blog posts to one of my three tumblrs….