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Here I am on the last day with the Spillanes. When choosing to use Arcadia as my program to study away, I discovered that I would get a weekend staying with an Irish family. I thought to myself that a weekend wasn’t much to get to know a family and it…

My mother and brother came to visit this week, so I have been doing plenty of touristy things. Our first stop was Edinburgh Castle, where we got to learn a bunch about the history of the Castle and Edinburgh, and how poor Scotland and Edinburgh Castle…

Almost every week, a bunch of my friends and I gather to watch American Football and eat our own weight in chips and chocolate. Most of us are from America but occasionally a British student or two will come to watch the crazy Americans scream at the…

After a weeks worth of classes I’ve come to the realization that no matter where you live or whatever university you attend, it is still considered rude to sleep during lecture. Mostly all of my classes are… well they’re classes so there’s not much to…

As of the 28th of September, it has been a month since I hopped on my first flight to start my adventures in Ireland. I still can’t believe that I am even here and that a month has already passed with three glorious months to go. I loved the new school…

Last week, I arrived in London. My nerves skyrocketed as the plane descended and I noticed the cars seemed to be driving backward. I met up with Arcadia at the airport, meeting new friends immediately and traveling into London on a Coach bus. The first…

Finally got to visit my favorite place ever, also known as The London Tower, where a portion of the cities murder, torture, and untimely death occurred. But don't let the description deter you, this place is AWESOME and filled with mystery. The sea of…

There are three things that are a must on every hiking trip: My Buffalo Bills tin water bottle that I got for 50¢ at a garage sale. My buddy Rupert - a hand-sized bear donning a Royal Canadian Mounted Police uniform that clips on to the pack. Everyone…

It's the first week of classes here in the UK and so far I've only managed to walk into the wrong room twice, and being that I've only been to three classes so far that's lower than my usual walking-into-the-wrong-place statistic. Although, I did walk…