Yesterday morning, I left my cozy room in Aberdeen and caught a bus to the train station. Then, I took a train to Edinburgh and a tram to the airport. And then… I met up with my friend Jasmin and we flew to Oslo, Norway! It was a busy day of travel, but I enjoyed …
Happy Halloween, everyone! I didn’t anticipate writing a post for Halloween because I was unsure whether it was really celebrated in Scotland… but here we are! I’ve learned quite a bit about the Halloween traditions over the past few days, so I thought I would share some fun facts with you all. Samhain Halloween originated …
If any of you have ever read or watched the Outlander series, you are probably familiar with the idea of stone circles. In the series, Claire finds a stone circle in Scotland and accidentally travels back in time by placing her hands on one of the stones. See my re-creation of this below for a …
I can’t say I’ve ever been to New York… but last week I visited the old one! And when I say ‘old’, I mean old. The city of York, England was established by the Romans in 71 A.D. and has a lot of fascinating history. I was only there for three days, but I feel …
It’s week five of the term already, meaning assignment deadlines are approaching quickly! Most of my essays are worth about 50% of my final grade, so… nae mair scutterin (no more wasting time)! Thankfully, I find my essay topics very interesting. For my Gaelic Ireland class, I am writing about a famous lament from the …
Another week has come and gone WAY too quickly!!! Here’s what I’ve been up to lately: I took a day trip to the Cairngorms National Park Last Wednesday, my friend Brennan and I met at the bus stop at 6:30 am so that we could make it to Braemar — a town located in the …
If you’ve read some of my most recent posts, you probably recognize the name “Slain’s Castle” as my favorite bar in Aberdeen. While I did go to that Slain’s a couple of times this past week, I also took a trip to the actual Slain’s Castle which is located in Cruden Bay. Here’s the story …
Welcome back! It has already been an entire week since my last post, so let me fill you in on what I’ve been up to lately. Lectures and Tutorials As much as I wish I could be writing about all of the new castles and towns I explored this week, I did come here to …
Hiya! I have a few quick, fun stories to tell you all about before I rest up for my first day of classes tomorrow. While the title of this post may suggest that I went to Disneyland, I did not. However, I did have a couple of princess-in-a-castle moments… so keep reading! Thirsty Thursday Since …
As I mentioned in my last post, I arrived at the University of Aberdeen on Saturday, September 10th. Let me fill you in on what I’ve been up to since that day! Saturday: Move-in, pub crawl, & late-night laundry Saturday was a busy day. When I arrived at the Aberdeen Train Station, I had to …