Blogs from Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 18

I am currently sitting on a plane, desperately and painfully trying to pressurize my left ear. It makes a squeaking noise before painful remaining at the same painful pressure level. It’s aggravating, but hopefully not fatal. I’ll keep you updated. Yeah, it has done nothing. Several hours, one airport, a taxi ride, and an unfortunate reunion later, it still hurts. I’m deaf in one ear. Oh great. Three days. Limited change. I’m going to the doctor. I was prescribed some antibiotics and I’m on the mend now. That was hell. So this blog has been weeks in the making, and I have many decent stories to tell. I mean, not right now, because I have an essay due in two days and this is just procrastination, but you won’t really know. I have another essay due ... read more

Geo: 55.9503, -3.18761We had a little sleep in and had some breakfast then headed up to the Edinburgh Castle, passing many shops along the way, which we visited! One shop close to the Castle was a tartan/ weaving shop which was very interesting to see how tartan is made. This shop had a dress up area where they take your photos so keeping this in mind, we then headed to the Castle.We arrived about 12.15pm and we went to the cafe to have a cup of tea, scone with jam and clotted cream, because we had to try it! 1pm was the firing of the cannon so we waited, we all jumped with the noise!!We continued through the rooms and buildings then we headed downtown to do some shopping. We split up to go and see ... read more

Having been in Edinburgh four full days now, I've been able to see and do quite a few things. On Thursday, we climbed Arthur's Seat - a large hill on the edge of town that offers a spectacular view of all of Edinburgh. The day was perfect for such a climb: nary a cloud in the sky, bright sunshine, and very little wind (for Scotland, that is). On the walk back to David's apartment, we passed through Calton Hill, a large hill in the city centre with several Greek-inspired monuments atop it. These monuments, in part, help earn Edinburgh its nickname "The Athens of the North". The serendipitous find for the day was walking past a gated graveyard and finding the gate ajar, thereby signalling us to enter, obviously. Most of the headstones were from the ... read more

First off, I recognize that I have been woefully absent from the interwebs, but that simply means that I am getting down to business (to defeat the huns ) and doing school stuff. Plus I’ve been very sick. Like, brink of collapse sick. It’s all very dramatic. True to my medical upbringing, I have refused to go get medical attention despite clearing needing some. This is partially because I was pretty sure I’d recover without seeing a doctor but also because I have no idea how to see a doctor here. But mostly the recovery thing. Anyway, I’m alive and very busy. It has been a long time, and lots of things have happened. I was a ghost buster for Halloween, which was good fun. My friends/fellow busters and I went to Teviot, the student-run bar/meeting ... read more

Hello again, it’s been a while. So, what have you missed you ask? Well, lemme tell you. My health is much the same; I’m beginning to accept my cough as a permanent part of me. I wrote a book (not really) called How to Shorten Your Life by Ten Years in Less Than Two Days: A Guide For Young Adults; I wrote 4000 words in 30 hours. Never. Ever. Ever. Again. Seriously guys, don’t ever leave two major papers until the last minute if you value your youth. I completed these by Thanksgiving and I’ve been walking on air since then. Speaking of Thanksgiving, my totally awesome and lovely friends knew A. how stressed I was and B. how bummed I was to be missing Thanksgiving and they decided to cheer me up by getting me ... read more