Edinburgh Exchanges

• Reaching the End From hannahgrieve in Edinburgh Exchanges (144 days old)

  I’ve now been back in Scotland for almost two weeks and have moved into a new flat in the Grange, got a job, unpacked my umbrella and pretty much started my life the way it’s going to be for the next … more

• …And that’s all from me, for now… -ENSC Lille From MelissaLadyman in Edinburgh Exchanges (147 days old)

  Well I’m home, the last week over and gone and finished and here I am already wondering what to do next and how to carry on. This week went so fast in so many ways but also seemed to drag as saying ‘… more

• Back to reality From karmicspacemonkey in Edinburgh Exchanges (150 days old)

  I've now been back in the UK for just over a week and yet Austria feels like a lifetime ago. I did jump straight back into life here, which was a conscious decision - I didn't want to be moping around… more

• Erasmus: the best year of my life! From emmafinland in Edinburgh Exchanges (153 days old)

  I've been back in the UK now for a week and a half and it still doesn't feel real. Right now I feel as though I'm simply on holiday from Finland and I'll be going back there to resume my life in a mat… more

• ‘Wicked’ Weekend- ENSC Lille From MelissaLadyman in Edinburgh Exchanges (154 days old)

  I was a little worse for wear last time I wrote- suffering the consequences of an ‘all-nighter’- but now I am fully recovered from that, just suffering the consequences of a hectic weekend and lots of… more

• Oslo 03/06/09 From rosieh in Edinburgh Exchanges (159 days old)

  I am now officially, academically free!  Today I had my last exam, a gruesome half hour Norwegian oral about a pious childrens' book from 1851, and having completed that, and all my other exams, with … more

• Sunshine, Swimming and Sport From hannahgrieve in Edinburgh Exchanges (162 days old)

  The last week has gone by incredibly quickly and been filled with literal and metaphorical sunshine! Last Monday was absolutely boiling – it got up to 36 degrees and so we headed, sweating and gaspin… more

• The Morning After the Night Before- Week Beginning 25th June, ENSC Lille From MelissaLadyman in Edinburgh Exchanges (163 days old)

  Sunday: 11.35 AM I will start with the most recent (and rapidly fading) alcohol induced memories, I got home about five and a half hours ago- yes I stumbled through my door at 6AM. Though by that… more

• The Beginning of the End- ENSC Lille, 18th June From MelissaLadyman in Edinburgh Exchanges (164 days old)

  As I said last week I came back from Milan with the sudden realisation that we said we were going to do so much that we just haven’t done, so trying to rectify that we have been planning things left r… more

• Nearing the end... From karmicspacemonkey in Edinburgh Exchanges (166 days old)

  The past couple of weeks have been quite strange. Today I finished my placement, and having only one class today meant that the whole thing seemed a bit anti-climatic. Nevertheless, I took advantage o… more

• A long day in the life! From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (166 days old)

  Hello my intrepid readers!! (I haven't said that before, but it seems to be something that a blogger must say at least once!) Once again, sorry sorry sorry for not having been very good at updating th… more

• Exams, Karaoke and Fountains From hannahgrieve in Edinburgh Exchanges (169 days old)

  I’ve been back in Dijon for just over three weeks now and although the time has gone by quickly, it still seems like ages ago that I was in Vienna. As I said before, coming back to France felt like c… more

• Zoo and Bruges and Tests and Stuff…- ENSC Lille From MelissaLadyman in Edinburgh Exchanges (172 days old)

  I have to admit I haven’t been all that great with writing my blog, but I seem to be so busy all of the time. I suppose with just three weeks left to go it’s hardly surprising, when my parents left I… more

• Oslo 20/05/09 From rosieh in Edinburgh Exchanges (174 days old)

  As one of my final weekends in Oslo, the past one was as good as I could possibly have hoped for.  Beginning on Friday with the medical students' review show (thinking re-writing of popular songs into… more

• crazy crazy vappu, and it's the final countdown... From emmafinland in Edinburgh Exchanges (176 days old)

  I haven't written on here for such a long time, almost a month, as its been absolutely crazy here and I don't know where the time has gone. I'll backtrack a wee bit because I never wrote about Vappu w… more

• Oslo 14/05/09 From rosieh in Edinburgh Exchanges (180 days old)

  My times of teaching at the University of Oslo are over!  It feels really, very bizarre to know that, and I'm sad too: whilst teaching in the department at home in Edinburgh is always good, here I was… more

• Milano Baby! – 8th May, ENSC Lille From MelissaLadyman in Edinburgh Exchanges (183 days old)

  So- the first week back after Easter gives us a long weekend (muchly needed) and we packed our bags and headed of to Milan for a weekend in the sun. Twenty six degrees – so happy! In order to sav… more

• Puente de Mayo From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (186 days old)

  Righty-ho, just back to class after the “puente” of the 1st of May. When we have long weekends, they're called “bridges” here. So. Since I didn't let mum and dad come to Barcel… more

• Is this the way to Seegrotte?! From karmicspacemonkey in Edinburgh Exchanges (187 days old)

  It has been a while again, but this time I think I have an excuse! If you've been following Hannah's blog as well then you'll know that I've had visitors for the past couple of weeks. It was really go… more

• Some More Easter Travels From hannahgrieve in Edinburgh Exchanges (188 days old)

  To continue with my last post we had a really brilliant time in Vienna! We took full advantage of it the first week we were there – pushing through the tiredness of all our travels. As well as the t… more

• Oslo 06/05/09 From rosieh in Edinburgh Exchanges (188 days old)

  The month of May is always an important one here in Norway: the 17th of May is Norwegian Constitution Day, a celebration of the constitution declaring Norway to be an independent nation. As a national… more

• A blurry world on the left... From HannahC in Edinburgh Exchanges (195 days old)

  I left my last blog on a train from Nanaimo to Victoria while travelling round Vancouver Island with my parents over the Easter weekend, so I’ll pick up from where I left off. Nanaimo itself was less… more

• A hectic week of travels From hannahgrieve in Edinburgh Exchanges (197 days old)

  I know I said in my previous blog that I would be off the radar for a while blog-wise but I've got a bit of time on my hands for literally the first time in three weeks, so here I am! It was fanta… more

• Oslo 26/04/09 From rosieh in Edinburgh Exchanges (198 days old)

  Suddenly I find myself caught up in a hundred and one things all at once, and with the end of my exchange in sight I am beginning to try to take advantage of everything far more than ever. The result… more

• sit sits - formal dinners Finnish style From emmafinland in Edinburgh Exchanges (200 days old)

  Yesterday evening I experienced a very popular Finnish tradition with university students - a "sit sit". A sit sit is essentially a formal dinner where you end up drinking far more than you actually e… more

• Oslo 19/04/09 From rosieh in Edinburgh Exchanges (204 days old)

  Almost every day the sun comes out here, and as far as I'm concerned the weather is perfection: sunshine, but never too strong (I'm that pale and pasty Scottish way for life with an almost allergic re… more

• Vancouver! (Island) From HannahC in Edinburgh Exchanges (205 days old)

  The start of the week saw the last days of classes fly past in a bit of a blur as I tried to split my time between university, tour guiding and revising.  I suppose it goes without saying that the las… more

• Easter… Where? Week 34 ENSC Lille, 18/04/09 From MelissaLadyman in Edinburgh Exchanges (206 days old)

  Again a two week gap, I’ve just been so busy. I can’t even remember what I’ve been doing! I’m at home now though for the Easter holidays, or Spring Break or whatever it’s called, but I have so much wo… more

• Easter break in Cataluña! From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (208 days old)

  So! The Easter holidays finally came and have sadly ended! It was a hash to survive the last week of term, but the Easter break more than made up for it. Mum and Dad had looked at coming to visit m… more

• The bursting of the haverbubble From HannahJ in Edinburgh Exchanges (209 days old)

  Everyone on campus is currently shocked, the reason being a sexual assault on a Haverford student by an unknown assailant that happened a couple of days ago. For most students, the way that they lear… more

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