Today marks one of my first “abroad milestones”: I’ve officially been in Scotland for a full month! While it feels like just last week I was arriving in the Edinburgh airport, I also feel like I've been here for a long time. The week was, once again… More
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I have actually been in Scotland since January 4th, but I thought it made a lot of sense to try to recount my experience in the order that it happened. The first few days really felt like an eternity, but that wasn’t a bad thing. Before leaving for Scotland… More
One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things" – Henry Mill This past Monday (January 25) was Burns Night, which is a night that commemorates the Scottish poet Robert Burns. The resident hall that I stay at here in Aberdeen hosted… More
Although I am no expert on packing, hindsight is 20/20, and there are definitely some things I did well, and things I did not do well when it came to packing. My process was fairly easy, so if you want a less stressful way to pack, then feel free to follow… More