Before starting college, I took a gap to travel around Europe.

Key Stats:

• 22 Cities
• 10 flights
• 6 trains
• 4 bus rides
• Mistaken for being an Italian at least 3 times
• Somehow ended up eating in 5 different European Chinatowns

Highlights:

• Switzerland

  • Boated on Lake Geneva
  • Visited the Olympic HQ
  • Accidentally went golfing with Gonzalve Bich (CEO of Bic) without knowing

• Italy

  • Bucket list: Champions League game, saw Jude Bellingham score for Real Madrid against Napoli
  • Met up with an old friend I haven’t seen in 4 years, he toured me around his country
  • Started every morning with a proper Italian cappuccino
  • Jet skied in the Mediterranean (thank you to the random stranger who offered us completely out of the blue)
  • Ate at one of the cheapest Michelin star restaurants in the world (pizza place in Naples, highly recommend)
  • Explored one of the oldest mummy museums
  • Saw the Diego Maradona mural in Naples
  • Watched Carlos Alcaraz play live in Turin
  • Funny moment: locals kept assuming I was Italian at restaurants and taxi’s (all I understood was “ciao” before breaking the news in English)

• England

  • Unplanned pit stop that became a "see London in 24 hours" challenge
  • Reconnected with a long-lost cousin
  • Visited Chelsea’s stadium (Go Blues!)
  • Saw Big Ben and Buckingham Palace
  • Grabbed food in Chinatown (and almost got sick)