Ten days ago, I flew across the pond and landed in the "Athens of the North." While my journey to get there proved to be a trial of patience, resilience, and strength (you can read about it here), my feeling of intense joy upon arriving in Edinburgh made it all worthwhile. I arrived in Edinburgh … Continue reading Back to Where It All Began
Tag: graduate school abroad
The Airport Adventures of a Tired Travelsmith
I am jet lagged. I am very dehydrated. I am sore from dragging around a too heavy suitcase. I am also hysterically excited. I am in love. I am in the place I am meant to be. On September 4th, I started my journey from San Francisco to Edinburgh. The morning began with my overly … Continue reading The Airport Adventures of a Tired Travelsmith
Frequently Asked Questions
Friends, family, strangers on the internet, here is the question and answer session that no one asked for, but perhaps secretly wanted. Over the past few months as I have shared my news with the people in my life, I have inevitably been asked a multitude of questions. Some are fair enough, wondering about my … Continue reading Frequently Asked Questions
Sitting Tightly
I am waiting. For the past two years, I feel as though my constant state of being has been "waiting." Waiting for the right time to apply to graduate school, waiting for applications to open, waiting to find out a decision, waiting to receive a visa, and waiting to leave. I have been stuck waiting … Continue reading Sitting Tightly
Why I Picked the University of St Andrews
"Are you going there because Kate Middleton went there?" If you know me, then you will know that I have a not so secret obsession with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. What started out, innocently enough, as my style icon slowly but surely morphed into some sort of strange guru like fanaticism. I have more pictures … Continue reading Why I Picked the University of St Andrews
A Sign from the Universe (Recounting my Graduate School Decision Timelines)
The cat is officially out of the bag. In just a few short weeks, I will be flying across the pond to begin graduate school at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. As I mentioned in my previous post, I am hysterically excited. When I started chronicling my graduate school application process, I had … Continue reading A Sign from the Universe (Recounting my Graduate School Decision Timelines)
Oops I did it again (Where in the world have I been?)
Strictly speaking, I did not like Britney, play with your heart and get lost in the game. But, I did fall victim to my unfortunate MO of writing somewhat frequently for a while and then going on an incredibly long and unexpected hiatus. For that, I can only apologize, offer some weak explanations, provide an … Continue reading Oops I did it again (Where in the world have I been?)
The Pre-Admission Decision Jitters
I am a liar. For weeks, I boasted that if I could just submit my applications, send them off into the universe and surrender my fate to the admissions teams, that I would feel better. I claimed that my annoying anxious attitude would dissipate, as I would transform from a burrito of stress into a … Continue reading The Pre-Admission Decision Jitters
My Inspirational International Relations Reading List
For about the last year and a half, I have been on a reading frenzy. It started in Cambodia, where I found myself with an uncomfortable amount of free time. After years of putting pleasure reading on the back burner in order to keep up with the demand of the required readings I needed to … Continue reading My Inspirational International Relations Reading List
The Emotional Roller Coaster of Submitting Applications
Just a two weeks ago I revealed my feelings on waiting for application portals to open. It seems that they must have been the magic words, because since then all the application portals have opened. I must be a wizard. Hogwarts, where is my letter? After months of prepping and planning like a serial killer, … Continue reading The Emotional Roller Coaster of Submitting Applications
The Traveling Smith 