As a student in the Middle Eastern Studies Department, Turkey is the ideal destination. The culture here is so unique, […]
Archive for October 2012
C’est très belle (gium)
So sorry for that horrible pun of a title. It’s kind of late, and I have class at 8 […]
Musings on Madrid
Madrid. 3, 265, 038 people. 1 Erasmus student. Now I’ve given the basic facts, I’ll start what promises to be […]
Far and Wide
Yes, we’re in France. Yes, we’re studying. Yes, we’re really trying very hard to speak our foreign language. But we’ve […]
“So Edinburgh isn’t in London?”
It’s a jarring juxtaposition that upon leaving places you’ve lived you realize how fundamental they are to you, and to […]
Bird watching and military schools
It’s Saturday and I’m spending a day with the local bird watching association. “Il y a 15 bouses!” shouts my […]
Starting up in Spain
Iona Seligman’s iPhone, 20th September Location: Filogia C, Ciudad Universitaria Local Weather: Madrid SUNNY 29˚, H:33˚ L:18˚ Notifications: […]
Edinburgh – Uppsala – Paris – Edinburgh Project and Hopefully Many Stops on the Way
Here I am, sitting on a bed (which finally feels like my bed) with a comforting cup of hot tea (since I have […]
Just Call Me Maria
When the time came in my second year at Edinburgh to apply to study abroad, I took it without much […]
Stuck in the Mountains
Grenoble is for people who like mountains – a lot. That was my first surmise on arrival at a French […]
University of Edinburgh Go Abroad 