Student Bloggers

Shoreditch, London: As an arts student myself I can’t help but find myself lost in the mystery that is messages written finely between the lines of street art and citizen propaganda. If it wasn’t for those who came before me, those who fought so valiantly…

The first week of classes is over! I was so nervous to start classes here as I had no idea where any of the buildings were as the university is spread out all over, but I did it! So far I love my classes! I am so excited to see what I am able to get out…

Two weeks from now, I’ll be in Lord of the Rings. Well, basically. Dunedin, New Zealand, where I’ll be studying for five months, is just a few hours away from the cerulean bays of Nelson, where Strider hid Frodo and the hobbits from Black Riders, and…

“I didn’t put it together that stepping out of your comfort zone meant actually being uncomfortable.” a friend told me. Yeah, I thought. That’s the hardest part about this whole experience. Actually being uncomfortable. I’ve been thinking a lot about…

For the first four days in Ireland, I spent orientation with Arcadia in Dublin. One of the best decisions I have made thus far is flying into Dublin a day early. It enabled me to catch up on some much needed sleep before a busy first day of orientation…

It’s still hard to believe it, but I’ve been in Edinburgh for two whole weeks and Week One of “Uni” is done! So much has happened since, I wish I’d written sooner, with fresher memories, or taken more pictures. Well...not really. Like that John Mayer…

Update: I still haven’t learned British coins. I know the pound coin, the 2 pound coin, 2 pence coin and the twenty pence coin. The other ones are a mystery. Anyways…this week was the second week of classes, but because I switched 2 out of my three classes…

I traveled to one of the most stunning places I have been in Italy last Sunday. The Arcadia students went as a group to the Orsini Family Farm today. It is a completely sustainable farm that has several kinds of livestock, olives, grapes and the fagiolina…

My first few hours in Aberdeen were an experience at about 5 pm, and it was pitch black. I realized it will be something I have to get used to, as the northern Scots seem to experience about 7 ½ hours of daylight during these winter months. But it was…