IncrEDIble Edinburgh

Stuffy nose. Hoarse throat. Restless nights. I catch a cold the first weekend of living here (just my luck), and the…

Play Tourist

As I write, I’m sitting in The Burgh Coffeehouse, a delightful and warm cafe filled with empire biscuits, chai lattes, and Christmas…

Living the Dream

What an incredible week. This Friday is better still. Although my Scriptwriting class runs long, I am able to leave early — I have a job to do.

Not just any typical meeting, run-of-the-mill errand, or academic advising. I am scheduled for a film shoot in the local village…

A Time For Everything

Great Britain. I’ve wanted to visit since a child, when I thought England was the proper name for all of Europe. I’ve traveled overseas a few times, so when the opportunity arose to consider my college’s study abroad programs, I researched almost all options in the UK. And approximately 24…

Edinburgh, Take 2!

Mist rises. Saturday morning lacks the alarm clock. A full backpack sits in on a desk, waiting for me to pick it up and go…

Inverness

The bus arrives at Inverness an hour and a half late. Part of me is happy — I’m able to sleep and gain energy before the night ahead — and…

My 21st!!!

Eighteen might be the legal age in Scotland…but while I’m here, I turn the much-anticipated age of twenty-one. Months ago, I planned a…

Fresh Start

When the plane lands, I feel anything but clean and presentable. My rushed night of travelling through NYC’s airport, sitting next to screaming babies, paying for over-priced sandwiches and downloading Netflix shows has got the best of me.

An Anxious Body

I consider myself a highly ambitious person. I don’t like to procrastinate. I need to stay busy. Checklists and tight schedules are my friends. And now, more than halfway through college, an incessant mental voice mourns that I’ve failed to publish a piece of original work.

Isle of Skye: Day Two

Portree Sunrise