Sunday was our first "free day" since we landed in Italy. Our group made plans to test the metro system and ride up to Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) where we browsed through the high-end stores that line the streets. It almost felt like a day trip… More
Movie stars make horse riding look incredibly effortless—as if it’s no big deal to hop up on the nearest wild mare and gallop off into the sunset. Surely it’s not painful to ride bareback at a steady trot, and surely the horse will take directive of where… More
Study abroad ain’t no joke. I haven’t left yet, but even the process leading up to it is serious stuff, yes indeed. Not too complicated, but you definitely need to be on your P’s and Q’s and timely about what you do and when you do it. Communication is… More
The theme of my blog post this week is travel. The things in my day-to-day life have settled down as I’ve found a routine in classes and such. My first trip was to Oban, the seafood capitol of Scotland, and Isle of Seil. This was through ISUK tours,… More
The past two weekends I’ve taken trips around Scotland with International Student Tours at the University of Edinburgh. The first one was to Loch Lomond, Inveraray, and Oban in the western Highlands, while the second was to Dundee, Stonehaven, and Aberdeen… More