…by Paula / from Argentina / studies Economic & Social History / 4th year (UG) After spending a whole year of coursework and essay writing inside the four concrete walls that make up the library, you will find that studying at the same place every day can become a bit boring. Especially since you need to commute … More Six alternate study spaces in Edinburgh…
…by Essi / from Finland / studies Biological Science / 1st Year (UG) It was a blind date. I had seen pictures of her, beautiful pictures, and I had heard a plethora of funny stories about things that tended to happen in her company. Yet I could not stop clenching my hand into a fist … More My journey starts here: The unknown…
…by Amy / from Argyll, Scotland / studies Primary Education / 2nd Year (UG) Coming from a small countryside town in Argyll meant that I found moving to the big city of Edinburgh quite daunting. Although I have lived in Scotland my whole life, I had only visited Edinburgh a couple of times before moving … More 10 things to see and places to be in Edinburgh…
…by Niels / from Ecuador / studies International Relations / 2nd Year Picking the ‘right’ university is a challenging process. Is the university located in a large city? Is it a social campus, a commuter campus or a quiet campus? What’s the weather like there? All of these questions come to mind as you are … More 5 things you probably didn’t know about Edinburgh…
…by Robin / from California/ studies Psychology & Linguisitcs / 4th Year (UG) This is going to be a Slightly Serious post. I’m offering some very general advice for international students coming to the University of Edinburgh. It will be mostly based of my personal experiences as an American, so I’m sorry if you feel … More Being a good international student: respect & mindfulness…
…by Clarissa / from Indonesia / studies Nursing / 1st Year of PhD How time flies! I have lived in Edinburgh for almost two and a half years now. I still remember that feeling of sadness when I finished my masters and was about to leave to head back to my country. Luckily, it turned out … More Back in Edinburgh (again!)…
…by Paula / from Argentina / studies Economic & Social History / 4th year (UG) If you have taken the first step and applied to university, then congratulate yourself, because it is a brave decision. Moving away from your family, your friends and everything that you know and that makes up your daily life is difficult, but … More Transitions…
… a poem by Emma / from Leeds / studies Medicine / 4th year (UG) Walking through cobbled streets, A view of the castle in sight, An artisan coffee in one hand, Battered textbooks, heirlooms from my predecessors, in the other. The winter wind licks my cheeks, I scramble up the stairs into Teviot, Find … More This is my Edinburgh experience…
…by Paula / from Argentina / studies Economic & Social History / 4th year (UG) You might be new to the City of Edinburgh, or you might just be bored of watching movies nonstop inside your flat. These are 10 things you could do to get yourself to know Edinburgh’s corners a little bit more. Climb Arthur’s … More 10 things to do as a student in Edinburgh…
