Erasmus a Bologna

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

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

Easter break in Cataluña! From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (207 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

Yes, March IS Summer (except busier!) From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (232 days old)

Hi!! Soooo hectic. I'm now in week 5 of the second semester and I'm still surviving! Although there certainly aren't enough hours in the day to do even stop and breathe, I feel like, academically, thi… more

A turbulent start second time round! From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (253 days old)

So here I am blogging on a Sunday evening! It has been a while, sorry about that. Anyway! We're now well into the second semester and I'm certainly not any less busy! So the start of term was stre… more

Holidays, Travels, Results From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (272 days old)

So, this is a little bit late in being posted but never mind. Having slogged my guts out, sacrificing my Christmas holidays and everything in order to be ready for my exams, they were finally over.… more

Christmas, Examens and Rebaixes From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (293 days old)

  Jings, crivvens, help ma boab! It's been ages since I wrote a blog. I actually got an email from the blogging website asking me where I'd gone. Sorry about that, I have just been *insanely* … more

Four Week Warning! From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (335 days old)

How time really really flies. Less than a month till my exams start (uh oh!) and less than a fortnight till I'll be nipping back to Scotland for Crimbo. It will be good to have that cosy-homely-Christ… more

Never Ever Have I Ever (played Jo Mai Mai) From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (350 days old)

Hi! Wow, all of a sudden I have a to-do-list of 5 things. Pretty good, huh? So! What's new? I guess... Christmas is coming. That's what it feels like. Already, lecturers are speaking about the last… more

Scary stuff From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (360 days old)

Well, yup, this post is a little bit later than intended. It's just that I've been having one of those "there aren't enough hours in the day AND night to do everything I need to do" phases... there is… more

Mid-term exams and stuff... ¡Yupi! From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (376 days old)

Ok I'm on a break now between two classes, I've got 35 minutes so that's not really enough time to do any work, right? So here I am blogging. First things first, today it's been raining (weird...) … more

Familytastic From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (382 days old)

Welcome, once again, to Barcelona! So, what have I been up to over the last week or so? Uni work is still time and effort-consuming, which is unfortunate because I have realised that I could quite … more

A quieter week than last, a crazier weekend! From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (392 days old)

This week has been miles, miles better than last week. Why? I don't know really. The only difference has been that I've got rid of that one course, and somehow the workload has seemed more copeable-wi… more

A stressful week followed by a fun weekend... From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (398 days old)

Bon dia a tots! And another one bites the dust (another week, that is!) Well that was week 4 of my classes, and it was pretty intense. Before leaving Edinburgh, I had to choose the classes which I … more

Adéu, La Mercè From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (408 days old)

Welcome to the much-anticipated blog entry for this week! Hopefully it won't be quite as long as last week's! So. Tomorrow I will have been here in Barcelona for a whole month, and I can't believe … more

First Impressions by Sean Culleton From carys ^Pro in Study Abroad at Edinburgh Uni (413 days old)

First Impressions Well I've made it, safe and sound. Scouring the narratives of my fellow travelers in preparation for my arrival was perhaps unnecessary, since I have travelled in the UK before … more

Universitat and Sangria From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (414 days old)

Well! Time is flying past so quickly, but a lot has happened since my last entry. That weekend was the last weekend of freedom before classes on Monday. Friday night was similar to the Friday of the… more

La Primera Semana From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (423 days old)

¡Eiiiii! It's been a while, I know. I have been helluva busy, so I thought I'd better write to my blog before I forget what I've been up to. So yeah, I decided that it was about time I found so… more

¡Estoy Aqui! From fraserG in Edinburgh Exchanges (433 days old)

Hello readers!I have arrived!! It's now... *thinks*... Tuesday, and I arrived on Sunday night after a fairly stress-free journey (although unfortunately the packing and farewells were never going to b… more

Queensland- Australia by Sabina Morley From carys ^Pro in Edinburgh Exchanges (453 days old)

G’day! I’m Sabina and this blog will be all about my life for the next year as a student in Australia. I’m spending the third year of my degree studying Biological Sciences at the University of Que… more

British Columbia-Vancouver by Hannah Capstick From carys ^Pro in Edinburgh Exchanges (453 days old)

Hey all, My name’s Hannah and I’m a 21 year old about to embark on a bit of a mission across the pond to study my third year of Biological Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver… more

Haverford, USA by Hannah Jaenicke From carys ^Pro in Edinburgh Exchanges (453 days old)

The list of things I absolutely definitely have to do before I leave for Haverford College is ever-growing. One thing is joyfully crossed off, only to be replaced by three more: Will I need a bi… more

Singa –pore- pore –pore by Rubina Pabani From carys ^Pro in Edinburgh Exchanges (453 days old)

A student’s life at Edinburgh University is beautiful; lush green of the meadows, epic heights of Arthur’s seat, drunken windy cigarettes with fabulous bohemian idealist students. As an anthropology d… more

University of Miami in Florida By Kate Roberts From carys ^Pro in Edinburgh Exchanges (453 days old)

Hello prospective readers of my blog! My name is Kate Roberts, I’m originally from York and this coming year (08/09) I will be studying at potentially one of the most exciting (and hot!) universities … more

49 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes, 32 seconds and counting… By Erika Schmidt From carys ^Pro in Study Abroad at Edinburgh Uni (465 days old)

49 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes, 32 seconds and counting… 50 days. That’s all I have left until I leave for Edinburgh. Some days it seems like I’ve got forever to get everything done before I’m in th… more

To Hop a Pond- Sean Culleton From carys ^Pro in Study Abroad at Edinburgh Uni (465 days old)

The first thing I did when I found out I had been offered a spot at Edinburgh was tell my mother. The Second thing I did was go on an onlinephoto, video, and information binge, something I had ref… more

Vienna- by Maxine Branagh From carys ^Pro in Edinburgh Exchanges (495 days old)

My name is Maxine, I am 19 years old and I am a student at Edinburgh University reading German. As of the 16th of September I will be studying in Vienna, Austria until June 2009. I feel as tho… more

Oslo- By Rosie Hedger From carys ^Pro in Edinburgh Exchanges (495 days old)

My name is Rosie, and to put aside the formalities, I am a Scandinavian Studies and English Literature Joint Honours student at the University of Edinburgh. As a student of Norwegian, I am one of ver… more

Bologna- by Ffion Davies From carys ^Pro in Edinburgh Exchanges (495 days old)

Ciao tutti! It’s now two months and counting until I will be packing my bags and winging my way to Italy, and I cannot wait! My name is Ffion, I study Italian and English Literature, and in Septemb… more

Dijon- by Hannah Grieve From carys ^Pro in Edinburgh Exchanges (495 days old)

Hello! Before I get going with a proper, full-on blog, I might take a minute to do a bit of an intro! I see myself as something of a contradictory character – I study English Literature but my fa… more