So what is it like to be a student at the University of Aberdeen? First of all, it’s absolutely awesome! My classes here are all really great and so interesting! I’m taking four classes including two history courses with one about Vikings and another… More
I think a lot of times when you tell someone where you’re travelling to they say “Oh I hear its sooooo pretty there!” and often times it is, but a lot of times people oversell it. I expected the same to be true of Edinburgh-everyone I told in the days… More
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