vienna travel journals

my vienna travel journals are one of my most prized possessions. that summer that i studied abroad in vienna was a magical time and i was really blessed to have a professor that recognized the importance of journal writing. 

she gave us tons of journal writing assignments. a few i remember are --

1. go pray in a catholic church, write about it

2. spend 30 mins writing in a coffee shop

3. write about butter   

she also shared tips and ideas. i began being more creative. i began saving bit and pieces of everything. i made sure that i wrote every single night. i bought colorful pens! it definitely helped that everyone else on the study abroad was in a journaling frenzy as well. 

here are some of my favorite pages and some of my favorties ideas. 

<< tapped in a german writing assignment about my family >>

<< used a little red bag to make a pocket for ticket stubs >>

<< tapped in my award from maria and whitney -- i also stole from cute TP from my professors house >>

<< i'm not exactly an artist but sometimes drawing is the best descriptor >>

<< other times drawings don't turn out like you would hope... but don't erase anything! that's the best advice >>

<< stick everything in! ticket stubs! stickers! photos from pamphlets! >>

<< made a pocket: people wrote down our favorite memory together from the study abroad on a separate sheet of paper and put it in >>

<< a count down to the end of the study abroad during the last week >>

<< tapped in special notes >>

<< a pocket full of tickets! >>

<< a ticket tapped next to a scandalous story>>

<< a calendar of our backpacking schedule through italy >>

<< tapped in a gelato wrapper with my favorite combo >>

<< a map of hallstatt that i updated with what we did at each place >>

<< wrote about very specific events for clarity >>

<< cut up a picture and right down fun facts underneath >>

The Journal Featured above is a Paper Blanks Journal that can be purchased here.

i have continued to journal like this over the years and i really think that it makes a huge different to tape in bits and pieces of life. i definitely go through phases... sometimes i write and save a lot... and other times i don't. however, every time i travel i go right back into save everything mode because looking back through these journals is just such a treat. 

hope this has inspired you to journal a little bit more! please feel free to ask questions. 

xoxo,

harley

see how i journal michael and i's first year anniversary here!