Story Location: Scotland
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How to Get Involved in Theatre at the University of Edinburgh
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Edinburgh is well known for the performing arts. Every summer, it hosts the Fringe Festival, one of the world’s largest gatherings for music, theatre, dance and comedy. Although Fringe 2016 has already passed, my tutorial instructor for my History of Edinburgh course told us during our tour of the Royal Mile that his favorite game…
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The Unexpected and Everlasting Benefits of Study Abroad
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When I was deciding to study abroad, the last thing on my mind was my impending senior year job search. For one, I never really considered that study abroad would help me in any way down the line. I didn’t study abroad to better prepare myself for my career, I studied abroad to have an amazing…
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4 Differences I Noticed on My Homestay
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Spending only a weekend at my Scottish homestay was not nearly enough time.The two days we spent with our host family in Cumbria were jam packed with all the touristy things—day tripping around the beautiful Lake District, climbing hills (by car, thank goodness) to see the rolling green spread out before us, visiting the Beatrix Potter attractions…
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Stereotyping Can (and Does!) Happen to Anyone
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Studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland, and traveling throughout Europe taught me about independence, other cultures, and perceptions of one culture by another. Stereotyping a country or its people is common and something that I encountered frequently while abroad. My accent gives two clues as to where I’m from: the United States, and if one is…
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Sense of Direction in Edinburgh
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You wave goodbye to your family, dragging your suitcase behind you and your stomach is already alight with butterflies. The fluttering creatures go weightless at take-off and maybe drop a bit at landing, but they don’t really disappear for a few of days. Moving to a new country—a new continent—incites all sorts of feelings, from excitement to giddiness, probably…
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Mind the Gap
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While studying abroad in Scotland, my friend and I decided to take the short four-hour train ride through the beautiful British countryside to one of the most historic and iconic cities in the world: London, England. I believe that Samuel Johnson said it best: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of…
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An Athlete Abroad
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The light from my computer reflects off of my glasses. My eyes are scanning the page at breakneck speed. Click, click, click, my fingers fly across the keyboard and furiously venture deeper into the virtual realm. Italy, England, Greece, Ireland, Scotland, Poland, and many more countries are listed in my laptop’s history. I need to go to…
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5 Tips for Making Friends Abroad
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Making friends and forming relationships happens differently for everyone, but I am a strong believer that effort will take you far. Therefore, if you put time and energy into getting to know people while you’re abroad, you will benefit from it. Going abroad is scary because you’re leaving the support system of family, friends, and professors that…
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Skydiving In Scotland And Why My Parents Couldn’t Say No
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In preparation for writing this post, I read back through the journal that I kept while abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland. I tried to write an entry every day, and was successful in that endeavor most of the time. It was important to me that I chronicle my time abroad. I had been warned that the…
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Overcoming Anxiety Abroad
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Having anxiety isn’t fun. Whether it’s social, general, test or any other kind of anxiety. It’s the body’s natural response to danger, an automatic alarm that goes off when you feel threatened, under pressure, or are facing a stressful situation. It’s basically the body’s fight-or-flight response. In moderation, anxiety isn’t a bad thing; it can…
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