On the 23rd of April, I took a little break from the many hours of revising final projects and essays to celebrate Saint George’s Day! If you aren’t too sure what that is, it is a day that commemorates England's patron saint, Saint George. Because Saint… More
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience” – Eleanor Roosevelt What still amazes me about living in Scotland are all the opportunities for easy and relatively… More
As the term comes to an end, I find myself thinking about how fast time has gone by and all that I have learned. My courses, in comparison to my home institution, were much more difficult – more difficult than I ever imagined they would be abroad. Many… More
At UK universities, we have something called “reading week”. Similar in time length to the United States’ spring break, it’s advertised as a time to catch up on your studies and plan ahead for essays. And most native students do that. But us study abroad… More
My 20th birthday was on the Friday just gone, and I can honestly say it was the best one yet. The whole weekend was absolutely perfect thanks to all of the wonderful people in my life. The birthday festivities began with going to the London Zoo on Friday… More