Recipe | Vegan Strawberry, Mango, and Blueberry Smoothie

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Before we get to the recipe of this post, I wanted to update you guys really quick - I moved! Only about a half hour north from where I previously was, but I'm much closer to where I'll be working in two weeks as well as my job at the coffee shop. My apartment still isn't completely done being decorated, so I'm not going to post any pictures just yet, but they will come! I like how everything's turning out so far, but I have so much more space to work with than I did at my previous apartment so the place still looks a bit empty.

Today's breakfast was another quick, easy, and delicious one - three characteristics I require for sleepy morning breakfasts.

Avocado toast with a delicious vegan strawberry, mango, and blueberry smoothie. Yeah, a SMOOTHIE! I finally have a blender! Which is good news for you guys as much as it's good news for me, because that means I'll be whipping up lots of smoothie, blended soup, and maybe even some frozen cocktail recipes for you guys in the upcoming future.

Avocado toast is pretty self-explanatory... plus I've already let you in on my spice combination that I top my avocado toast with, so on to the smoothie recipe!

Here's what you'll need:

1/2 cup mango lemonade (you can easily use some mango nectar/juice and the juice of 1/2 lemon, but Trader Joe's has an amaaaaazing mango lemonade that I used)
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
4-6 strawberries, depending on their size
8-10 chunks of frozen mango, again depending on their size
1/4 cup frozen blueberries

Blend all the ingredients on high for a couple minutes, or until your desired consistency has been reached, and enjoy!

What are your favorite smoothie/juice ingredients?

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Studying Abroad | Ireland

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In honor of my commencement that's happening tomorrow, I just wanted to take this Thursday and throw it back to the happiest four months of my life

Most of you might not be aware of the four months I spent studying abroad in Ireland during my Junior year of college. It was hands down the best experience of my life, and I would give just about anything to experience it again. I actually met Chris, my boyfriend, while abroad. Who would have known I had to travel to another continent to fall in love with someone who lived about 2 hours away from me? Anyway, the memories I made studying in Ireland and traveling to Poland and France were some of the best memories I can recall. I wanted to share some of my experience with you guys via photos I took throughout my journey.

These photos will be from my time in Ireland. There's simply not enough room to include pictures from France and Poland as well, so I'm going to break my journey up into three separate posts. Enjoy!

The whole group with our supervisor, Paul, in St. Stephen's Green in Dublin

A couple of pubs in Dublin. Yes, that's Chris in the corner of the second one.

We biked 10 miles (if I'm remembering correctly) of the Aran Islands with this hazy/gorgeous view

Theeeeeen we reached the top of Dun Aengus and tried our best not to be blown off

St. Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork, Ireland

Rachel and I in front of St. Fin Barre's Cathedral

University College Cork

Tiny me in front of a far away Blarney Castle

Beth and Chris on the way to the Cliffs of Moher 

 The Burren and some cows

The Cliffs of Moher

My feet at the Burren

Murals and Magners in Belfast

Chris and I snuck off from the group to take a picture with this horse dog (Irish Wolf Hound)

Queen's University, Belfast Ireland

Chris and I waiting to walk across the Carrick-a-Rede bridge

Yup, I walked across that

Pretty damn proud of my accomplishment

On the way to Giant's Causeway

Beth being artsy in Giant's Causeway

First night out in Galway

Live music on the streets of Galway all the time

Thanksgiving Dinner in Ireland

The Galway Christmas Market! 

Me with my coffee and French Macarons, and Chris with his kangaroo (?) burger.

This is the most accurately representative picture of these three.

Mom and Aunt Donna came to visit! (Aunt Linda, too, but she didn't get photographed with her Guinness mustache

Many, MANY more pictures were taken, but I just wanted to share a handful with you guys from my time in Ireland. It really was the best experience of my life. I urge anyone and everyone to travel abroad somewhere and really take in everything and cherish the experience. Thanks for looking/reading! Like I said, two more posts will come with my photos from Tours, France and from Warsaw and Krakow, Poland. 

Have any questions about my time abroad? Or maybe you're planning on traveling to Ireland and want come recommendations for restaurants, pubs, and sight-seeing? Definitely leave a comment below and I'll be more than happy to answer/help out!

Happy travels, everyone!

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