Student Bloggers

Thanks to the lovely perk of being a part of the Arcadia program I got to go on some fantastic trips around Ireland! So here is a brief-ish summary of my trips with Arcadia. The first trip was the day trip with fellow Arcadia students at UL to Bunratty…

Disclaimer: Since it’s midsemester break and I’m not in Scotland at the moment, I wanted to take the time to look back on some of my favourite Scottish moments since I’ve been here. One of them being the incredibly monumental Scottish Independence Referendum…

Edinburgh is enchanting. Just the way the local Scott's say the cities name in their rolling and cherry accents is magical. Scotland hadn't been on my list of must see places when I initially wanted to study abroad here. However, after being in London…

Your twenties are your selfish years. The time to do everything that you want to do and not care about the effect it might have later down the road. Last night Suruchi and I went to an American styled diner. We ate burgers (vegetarian), sweet potato fries…

The past few weeks have included a number of excursions all over the UK. Alnwick Castle and Newcastle Alnwick castle is a scene of many movies, including the first 2 of Harry Potter. I got both a Historic tour of the castle grounds as well as a Battleaxe…

Studying abroad in the UK is not like studying in America with an English accent. While it’s nerve-wracking to study and be evaluated in a new place, it’s also refreshing. I don’t worry about my marks as much, because it’s more about the experience than…

I’ve recently had three visits from family and friends to my fair city of Edinburgh. While both times I expected myself to be the tour guide of all tour guides, both times I came up empty with what to do. I’ve recently come to the conclusion that I’ve…

What a weekend! The great thing about studying abroad in London is that even when I’m not traveling, there is still tons to do here. On Saturday I met up with Jenna and Steve. Jenna is my sister’s best friend and Steve is her boyfriend who lives here…

When you’re as un-athletic as I am, the mere suggestion of signing up for an activity weekend seems more like a dare. Most of my physical activity happens on stage as I run around and dance during the performances. So the thought of spending a weekend…