An Edinburgh Christmas
I know it’s a little early to be talking about Christmas, but I can’t help it! Christmas is a really big deal here. Starting exactly a month early (Nov... Read more.
Snow Days
So, when I saw the snow fall last weekend, I was really excited. Like really really excited. What was even cooler was that it stuckthat night too. It was like magically... Read more.
Spectres and Snowfall
Through our entire time at Edinburgh, I realized that all of us from Caltech hadn’t really done anything together yet. All of us failed and missed a tour of... Read more.
International Receptions = Free Food
It doesn’t matter what university your’e attending- anything involving the words "international" and "food" is always guaranteed... Read more.
A Day in Glasgow
Last weekend, completely unrelated to the Halloween festivities, I decided to go on a day trip with some friends and flatmates to Glasgow, about a one hour’s... Read more.
Happy Hallowe’en!
Halloween is my favorite holiday, next to Christmas. I love dressing up and going trick or treating, carving pumpkins and bingeing on candy corn till I’m sick.... Read more.
A Stroll in the Gardens
One of my biggest reasons for wanting to study abroad was the chance to be in a city where appreciation of the arts was easily accessible. With so many museums within... Read more.
A Trip to the Highlands
I finally got to act like a tourist this weekend! It seems a bit odd, but turns out I spent most of my first two weeks trying to settle in and living like a normal... Read more.
He Who Must Not Be Named
Between having to wake up 2 hours before my first class just to catch a bus there and freaking out over what’s going on with my course schedule this week,... Read more.
Nerves of Steel
Making the connecting flight to Edinburgh was actually a lot easier than I thought (well then again, I kept thinking of the worst possible scenarios since I never... Read more.