I'm heading back to Syracuse on Tuesday night and I'm super excited. I get to move in to my new house, see a bunch of my friends who are already there and, most importantly, buy a bike! I've been wanting a bike since I came back from Strasbourg (where everyone bikes everywhere), and since I won't have a car my senior year, I figure it's the perfect form of transportation until it starts to snow--then I'll just have to stick to walking or making my roommates drive me places.

Biking is so much fun and great exercise (it's how I managed to not gain a pound while abroad but still eat more carbs than I've ever consumed...ever). And it's becoming more and more fashionable. When I first started to bike last September, I was super nervous because I hadn't been on a bike since I was 10 and was afraid of falling. But I caught on, and soon I could even talk on the phone while biking or bike in heels!

my dream bike... Kate Spade