Field Trips, Museums, Landmarks

July 24, 2017

The apartment we live in is fairly close to the famous Royal Mile. It is a long tourist-filled street with shops and food. It is definitely the part where I have seen the most amount of people since most of Edinburgh feels very peaceful and not very busy. I love running through there in the afternoon.

We also have a really nice view of Arthur’s Seat on our walk to class everyday which is beautiful. It’s so cool to see the city on one side and the mountain on the other. I hope to hike up there a couple more times before this trip is over!

We had a day trip to Glasgow, another city that is much bigger than Edinburgh. It was about an hour bus ride there. Some of the architecture looked more modern than that of Edinburgh but it was all very similar. We went to see a museum of art and ended up going to a really nice brunch place and a juice cafe.

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Trusha Patel

My program while on this DOC is Field Study of Economic Integration. My biggest study abroad goal is just to become culturally aware of how different everything is in Scotland. I hope to learn lots about the traditions and customs of the locals and just to see how their way of life is. This opportunity is more than just the classroom experience, it is something that I hope will shape me into a more aware and open-minded individual. I chose to study abroad to push myself out of my comfort zone. I live relatively close to Northeastern so I have never really had to adapt to a new environment when I came to college. This experience will hopefully give me the responsibility of adjusting to a new location graphically and culturally.