I went on an amazing weekend trip to the Firbush Point Field Centre near Loch Tay. It was great to get away and to enjoy nature, while staying over in a rustic log cabin with breathtaking views of the Highland Mountains. This weekend trip was one of Arcadia's… More
The next instance of “disaster” that seemed to be controlled by the rules of Murphy’s Law happened on my first trip to Inverness. A group of friends and I decided to go to Inverness and Loch Ness on one of the first weekends we had in Aberdeen. The bus… More
At UK universities, we have something called “reading week”. Similar in time length to the United States’ spring break, it’s advertised as a time to catch up on your studies and plan ahead for essays. And most native students do that. But us study abroad… More
“I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world” - Mary Anne Radmacher These past two weeks have been busy filled with research and writing essays, but I got a nice break from it all for a bit with a ceilidh that was hosted… More
To put it simply, Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. I have already experienced this phenomenon a couple of times since being abroad, so I thought I would share my stories and give my advice for how to deal with disaster… More