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The Past Few Months
Ok, I've done a really really bad job of keeping this blog updated. In this entry I will attempt to update you all on the past 2 months ( Read more... ) -
All the Roods Are Winding
Oh man how great is Scotland! Emmie, Martha, Sasha, and Emily all came to Edinburgh on spring break yesterday so I met up with them for a great pub crawl. It was really great to see some familiar faces, as well as meet new kids--I didn't know Emily or Sasha before, although I had intro psych with Sasha freshman year. We talked about how awful our ( Read more... ) -
This Land is Your Land
Well it's been a month since my last update. I haven't really done much exciting except accidentally fix my camera by hitting it (I think, it might have been something else I did to it). I took a walk up Calton Hill (Carlton Hill?). Anyway pictures from that are availble on my webshots page, and more pictures will be there as they come along ( Read more... ) -
Auld Lang Syne
Well, I've finally done something authentically Scottish (besides drinking Hendrick's, that is)! Last night my neighbor Tom invited me to a ceilidh, which in simple terms is like a Scottish square dance. Same idea--traditional dancing to traditional music, sometimes with partners or sometimes with groups, except there isn't a man with a fiddle ( Read more... ) -
It's a small world, after all
I am both thrilled and a little disappointed that the extent of my cultural experience of Scotland has been pub crawls and night clubs. But last night's was fun to say the least ( Read more... ) -
Scotland the Brave
Wow! So I've made it to Scotland and I've been here for about a week. All of it has kind of been thrown in my face and I've had some problems trying to figure out what to do, but I've think I've got it down pat so far. I found all my classes alright (except once when I walked into the room fifteen minutes early during some other class's tutorial ( Read more... )