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Thursday (aka Thanksgiving for those in the States) was my last internship day. I love my internship. Some people broke into song for absolutely no reason (a Christmas song, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Let It Go). On the other hand, I did accidentally make…

To give you a little background, back in the states, I study Fibers and Materials Studies at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. This is a conceptual fine art program where I concentrate in creating fiber-based pieces of work. Over here in Scotland…

Well, it has come to that point: I miss America. Yes America I miss you with your frequent fast food joints, big bottles of shampoo, and enormous SUVs that cruise along the right side of the road. Given that there are less than three weeks before I come…

I’ve never lived in a big city. And, apart from the fleeting passions of my eight-year-old “I’m going to be an actor in New York City” heart, I’ve never wanted to. Coming to Athens, a metropolis of a modern city and an empire of history, has been a mind-blowing…

You never really realize how much you love something until you’re reunited and this weekend I was reunited with snow. I went to Germany to see the Bavarian castles and I found myself in the midst of the first snow of the year. The rain of Galway gave…

Out of all of the things I’ve done on this continent, my favorite memories so far have come from sitting in Trinity FM’s uncomfortably small common room at the top of House 6. It’s about as big as a decently-sized walk-in closet and on its walls are scribbled…

It seems like just yesterday I was landing, sleep deprived at the Athens airport and being whisked away for the semester of a lifetime. I can barely comprehend the fact that there is only a month left in this program. While this semester hasn’t been easy…

I’ve been a wee bit busy traveling (and now getting back into school work), so I apologize for the delay in a post! I will try to sum up as much as possible about my travels throughout Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Paris. First I would like to thank…

In my previous blog post about my work with the MS 243, the Hampole Psalter, I wasn’t able to include any images of the manuscript and didn’t think I was ever going to have the chance to visually share the text online. Last Friday, however, I received…