The morning I left for Edinburgh, I woke up trying to savor my last few moments of total peace and quiet in my bed at home. I expected that air travel, orientation, and moving into my new flat were going to be exhausting for this introvert (Spoiler alert:… More
When my fellow study abroad classmates and I got to our residence hall at the University of Aberdeen, the first person we met in the lobby was a second-semester first year from Venice who happened to be checked in already, but we didn’t know she was a… More
Preparing for my trip abroad has been an interesting experience. In the last few weeks I have been watching every Scottish television show and movie to, as my mom says, “get into the Scottish mood.” What has been one of the most interesting things for… More
This past week has been rather great. I’ve made a solid group of friends here from my Arcadia group, and we’ve been able to go a lot of places around town together. Mostly its been trips to the movies, visiting each other’s flats and having movie nights… More
One suitcase, one carry-on, and one backpack. They say it can't be done. But I'm here to tell you that five pants, two coats, one rain jacket, four sweaters, one cardigan, eleven button-up shirts, eight tall socks, ten no-show socks, twelve pairs of… More