Since I have a bit of time – roughly seven hours to be exact – I felt it a good opportunity to start work on this, the penultimate blog. There really isn’t much more to say as far as adventures go. For all intents and purposes my time for new experiences came to a close … Continue reading Farewell, Edinburgh
Tag: scotland
Finding the Family Name
Hey y'all, I have very little time to get this blog out so that there is one this week, but I committed to posting once a week unless I absolutely couldn't, so this one may and probably will be a little bit shorter. The reason being is that tomorrow (5/12) I have to get up … Continue reading Finding the Family Name
Twenty F-ing One
Hey ya'll, Welcome back to a regularly formatted blog post (yay)! I know that last week was highly unconventional and rather haphazardly produced, but I feel justified in my doing so as I have been incredibly busy as of late. Between writing research papers, editing vlogs, adventuring with API, and trip planning, I simply have … Continue reading Twenty F-ing One
The Best Weekend of My Entire Life
The title says it all really. This past weekend - March 24-26 - may very well have been the best weekend in my entire life. For this was when the API group was set to tour the Scottish Highlands. Castles, the Isle of Skye, Loch Ness ... the list goes on and on and on. … Continue reading The Best Weekend of My Entire Life
“Crawling” Around: Pubs, Mines, and Yachts
Howdy folks, welcome to the blog post for March 10th! A lot of interesting, fun things happened this week, including a pub crawl and two API excursions. It has officially been two months to the days since I arrived in Scotland. [Wow, where has the time gone?] Every week seems like it is going by … Continue reading “Crawling” Around: Pubs, Mines, and Yachts
Expecting the Unexpected
It's week two of twenty during my time abroad. By now the jet lag has passed, but that does not mean that I may stop to rest. No, no; the fact that orientation is over and my classes are set means that it is full speed ahead for my academics and my immersion here within … Continue reading Expecting the Unexpected
The Day Before
The day before day one