So to Boulder Beach we went to see our lovely, awkward, tuxedoed friends. Some random penguins facts and observations: They can't fly. They mate for life. They don't just shuffle around in the snow. They often don't look where they're going when they swim, get stuck in the kelp and get very confused. You can't touch them at the beach - which includes when they start swimming at you - so you better backpedal quick before the park warden gets you! They love sunbathing and getting their pictures taken. --------------------- And nothing else to really say on that - just some adorable penguin photos. You know you love them!!! Love and hugs, Kaitlyn... read more

And we land in South Africa, all be it a little late. Upon our arrival in Cape Town we were picked up with the other Stellenbosch students that had been on the plane with us, but of course Arcadia being what Arcadia is we had a completely different game plan than they did. It involved us (being Vanessa, Liz - another Arcadia study abroader, and I) getting into a sketchy white van with some Afrikaner student who didn't speak English all that well, being driven in the dark through the outskirts of Cape Town and dropped off in the neighborhood of Observatory. All the while having no idea what was going on until we got there and were greeted by Alex (who's a full year study abroad at the University of Western Cape) who got us ... read more

Adventures formally known as: Welcome to Dublin. What the F**K is that!: Where are all the Irish people at? and-- Give some magic tits, Christmas? Sláinte chugat! So Kaitlyn ad I flew over to Dublin in order to start our Ireland adventure, an adventure it was. We landed around seven and were greeted by this strange half completed structure that looked a little- well sketch. We have traveled enough to realize that every airport basically the same, you are not going to walk out and be greeted by a quaint Irish village but, what we later found out would be a new terminal, was a little off putting. So to make a long and cold story short, we missed our free transport bus (they changed their pick up times and failed to inform anyone) but we ... read more

Hello All, So Kaitlyn and I took an Arcadia free trip down to the borders. Our bus made a stop at Traquair House, the town of Melrose and Roslyn Chapel all the while following the River Tweed. Traquair House is the oldest standing Catholic household on the main land of Scotland. Mary Queen of Scots and her baby son James stayed there, so did Bonnie Prince Charlie who the reason why the front gates of the house will never be opened again, at least until a Stuart once again sits on the English throne (unlikely that). All the furniture, knickknacks, and most importantly the harpsichord and tapestries are all authentic to the house and the Stuart-Maxwell family, that has lived in that house for over six hundred years. Not only does the house hold treasures beyond ... read more

Hiya! So, following my sister's request for pictures of absolutely anything, especially the most mundane aspects of daily life here, Vanessa and I made the 5 mile hike down the the Firth of Forth snapping pictures of all and sundry types of mundane things - most of which we see every day and never even take a second glance at anymore. So that's what is being bestowed upon you today - everyday usual old Edinburgh. It was an absolutely gorgeous day by the way - in Scotland standards for the middle of November that is, about 50, cloudy and windy as anything. Yeah, so not really much else to say, except enjoy the pictures of our two hour excursion across old town and into suburban Edinburgh. Love as always, Kaitlyn... read more