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The whole school system in Ireland is incredibly different from the one we’re all so familiar with in the United States. Here, students go through Primary and Secondary school. The former is like our elementary school and half of middle school, and the…

Yesterday, as part of my Art and Society class, we went to the British Museum and looked at an exhibit that's currently running called Celts: Art and Identity. It was really interesting. The exhibit started with an explanation of how the Greeks and Romans…

In previous semesters, I would see many of my friends from Arcadia travel abroad to their dream destinations. Their pictures were mesmerizing, their Snapchats made me jealous, and the way they raved about it all when they came back was an encouragement…

Last week, I broke. For the first time since leaving the States, I ate at McDonald's. I won’t pretend to be the type of person who’s above McDonald's in my everyday life—quite the contrary, in fact. At home, McDonald's branded ‘Fancy Ketchup’ runs through…

This weekend, I put my travels aside and decided to stay home for the last time until finals. I thought it would a good idea to be productive and stay far ahead of my assignments in order to avoid as much “end-of-term” stress as possible. While I didn…

As I take my normal 4-5 mile run, midway I stop at the beach to collect and analyze my thoughts. As the end of the semester is here, it feels good to have overcome a new education system. With only about 3-4 assignments for each class throughout the year…

Being Spontaneous and Being Smart Are Both Equally As Romantic As it turns out, traveling takes some planning. I guess you can’t just snap your fingers and be anywhere you want. The best thing about being abroad is the ability to be like, “This weekend…

This weekend I flew into Oslo, Norway, took a train to Bergen, and took a fjord cruise where we got to drink fresh water from a Norwegian waterfall! Though, why read about it when you can watch it!

Since I’ve arrived in Scotland I’ve had the opportunity to visit places several hours from Aberdeen. I’ve been to Edinburgh, the Highlands, even the evil Megabus station in Perth (read about it in a previous post: Travel, Trepidation, and Theatre), but…