2015: Looking Forward
Ok, so I may be a couple days late, but it’s time to think about what I want from this year. A lot of people complain about celebrating New Year, as it’s just another day really, and you…
2014: Year in Review
Well, here we are. The last day of 2014. It sounds like a bit of a cliché, but time really has flown. I think the older you get, the faster it goes, and I can’t believe that’s another…
642 Things – The Sound of Silence
What is the sound of silence, and when did you last hear it? What was missing? (Source) Silence: (noun) Complete absence of sound (as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary). Silence has no sound,…
Farewell to Summer
When did September get here? Yes, try as we might to hold on to it, summer is gone. The air has a chill to it and the leaves have begun to fall from the trees and the sun’s…
Instagramming in England
So I’m not sure if I actually made this clear at any point, but this summer I’m working at an international kids’ summer camp, based near Edinburgh. However, this week I was asked to go to one of…
The Châteaux of the Loire Valley – Part 1
I’ve been studying abroad this year, in a town called Tours in the Loire Valley. I’ve found the town itself isn’t particularly exciting, but I have been using the year to see more of France, and this region is well…
Adventures in Austria
I went to Austria! If you hadn’t already guessed from the title of this post. I had a week off from classes, so I went to visit Bridget, who is on her year abroad in Linz, for a…
Of Bagpipes and Burns: Scottish Stereotypes
(Source) Every country and culture has stereotypes that go alongside it, some truer than others. Scotland of course, is no different. However, what I have noticed is that while Scotland is part of the U.K., British stereotypes tend…
Is It Possible To Live In The Moment?
(Source) Living in the moment seems to be one of these things that everyone wishes they could do, but in actuality is very difficult. It only seems to happen in movies, when you come across those care-free characters,…
