Shetland - A Brief, Brisk and Breathtaking trip
I hadn't planned any travel outside Scotland during my Study Abroad. I didn't want to go live in Scotland and then not be in Scotland for...
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Chloe Miller
Currently in Scotland
Above all, what matters is not to lose the joy of living in the fear of dying.
-Maggie Keswick Jencks
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A Good Day with Friends - December 2nd 2019
December second was a good day. I left for the Christmas Markets in late morning with my friends having little expectations for the day....
So much to be thankful for
Even though I am in a country where Thanksgiving doesn't exist, I have been making sure to keep the spirit alive. Yesterday my flatmates...
Little Paintings
I have been doing little watercolors of scenes I find here in Scotland, and I wanted to share a couple of them with you. I generally take...
Finding Motivation, Witchy Readings and Other Thoughts
I am currently in my finals part of the semester here as I don't have any tests, rather the three essays I am working on function as said...
Halloween!
Halloween is one of the best times of the year. Once summer is over my existence hinges on the decorating, singing, watching, and...
Reading Week
Reading Week is a break where students are meant to take the week to catch up or get ahead on homework that takes place in the middle of...
Never not Homesick
At the beginning of my study abroad, some of my family made plans to come see me for the week of my birthday. An amazing gift that I was...
Purple Rain, Ella Fitzgerald and 20th Century Women
The part of the semester where if I hadn't planned these outings ahead of time I would have just been a hermit in my room hissing about...
The Stuff of Dreams
I knew the Highlands were magical, I knew people raved about them, I knew I wanted to have my own magical experience, but I did not...
Poem: My Brain and Me
I have gotten some stuff done! Not enough done. Not much time, gotta take it all in. S T O P. Listen to your body. Go faster, why can't...
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum is a small building formally the Smith Institute founded in 1874 that currently houses one art...
Week Three: Amazing Highs Can't Hide the Lows
Monday: I was fully involved in a cold this day and it was taking a lot out of me. I went to my two classes and then I had a movie date...
Reminders of Home: An Unexpected Cry
Two weeks ago one of the first things I did on Campus was buy a ticket to see Christine Bovill tonight. This show is an ode to the 1920's...
Week Two
This week was much more subdue. I think it is starting to feel normal, to an extent. There is now a routine to follow and many hours of...
Photo Post: 9/17/2019
My first concert in another country! Before I get into any of the concert spiel, I have to make it know to the world that my father is...
A Love Letter to the History Department at Western Oregon University
If you are not interested in hearing about teaching methods of history, you might not want to read this post. This may be a dry one. The...
My First Week at Stirling!
Hello! Here is a run down of my first week at University of Stirling. Saturday September 7th: This was the day I landed in Glasgow and...
Tonight Sucks
My heart hurts so bad. 12 hours of travel, very little food, almost missing a plane, for this? This unbearable pain on my chest that...
Packing Part Two: Everything Else
Alright, now that we have gotten the clothing out of the way, I can cover everything else I am bringing with me to Scotland. I have done...
Pictures of my trip? Check out my Instagram!
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