As many of you know, I was supposed to study abroad in Budapest last January. I would have taken a math class with one of my favorite professors and about twenty other St. Olaf students. However, the trip got canceled just nineteen days before our departure due to COVID. Since then, Budapest has been at …
The Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 is a topic that has come up often throughout my semester in Scotland. I’ve learned about it at castle museums, on guided tours, and in nearly all of my classes despite none of them being Scottish history courses. Today, Alyssa and I visited the place where the Jacobite Rebellion came …
As promised, I am back for a second time this week to tell about Sunday’s adventure to Stirling! If you have read about my unintentional trip around Scotland at the beginning of the semester, then you probably know that I had actually already been to Stirling prior to Sunday… for a total of about three …
It has already been over a week since I returned from my trip to Norway, where I really put the “abroad” in “study abroad”. I can assure you that I also lived up to the “study” part all of last week… I submitted an essay, gave a presentation, completed a take-home exam, and started working …
Hei Hei from Bergen! In my last post, I mentioned that Jasmin and I would be traveling seven hours by train from Oslo to Bergen. Well… we made it (yesterday)! It’s been a blast. Here’s why: The train ride was incredible Even though seven hours should feel like a long time to be on a …
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 …