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Another Epic Flight: Once again, I drag myself to the airport before sunrise. Yet another exciting and memorable flight is in store, right up there with the Island Hopper! I am flying upstairs on the massive, double-decker Airbus A380 with Emirates on…

The following passage is directly from my travel journal on the day I took the train from Thurso to Dingwall and then further on to Kyle of Lochalsh. “The landscape is flying by, but it makes me nostalgic of the landscape of New Mexico. Flat earth gives…

One thing people do not realize when it comes to doing a semester overseas, is the significance the classroom experience can create. This has surprisingly made a positive impact on my semester so far. Walking through campus, studying at the library, and…

During this month off for studying, my mom and I took a two week trip to Scotland. We met in Edinburgh and spent a day there before renting a car and heading to Oban where we took a four hour wildlife cruise. It was a beautiful day for the trip and even…

I started a countdown to Granada on my phone during the fall semester. Whenever I was feeling bored with school work or needed something to look forward to, I would look at my countdown second by second getting closer to the day I would leave for Granada…

The campus is dead. The Residence Halls seem deserted, except for the ever present squawking of the seagulls. It is spring break here in Scotland. My last official class was the last Friday in March, and I do not have exams until early May. I finished…

The week or so of time that you get between the first and second half of the spring semester is commonly known as spring break. But here in South Africa it was winter when we finally got our break. Break gave me a lot of time to explore, sleep and of…

Since I have no classes and I am waiting till the end of April to take a final it makes perfect sense to travel. My calendar is full of different trips to different places that I might as well live in Edinburgh airport. This trip from April 11 to 13 was…

G’day Straya: As the quiet, state-of-the-art Airbus A350 glides down towards Brisbane, the city lights are visible out the window. This is a milestone, as I have hoped to visit Australia for a long time! We arrive a half hour early but unfortunately…