Winding Down

Internship:

My Internship!

 My internship experience was pretty awesome. I loved being in a place where everyone got along with everyone. There was always something going on and even though we were busy all the time there was always something funny or amusing going on in the office to lighten everyone's mood. I learned a lot about office dynamic, even the little things make people happy, and lots more. I had a lot of fun working with the Partners on their projects, I also enjoyed working with the client contacts and writing letters to creditors and debtors. There is a lot to do and learn in an insolvency agency and I'm so glad that I could have this opportunity to intern here!

Classes:

Craiglockhart Campus

I took my last and only exam/test on Monday, the day that the buses started running regularly so that we could actually get to campus on time for the exam. I took two classes at Edinburgh Napier University, Brand Management and Modern Scottish History (1707 - 1914). Both classes only had two assignments, a paper and a test. I kept asking myself when they would stop pulling my leg and actually give me homework and papers and assignments. It never happened. There was so many times the bus made me late to class, but the main transportation around here is bus, so the professors don't bat an eye when a student walks in 25 minutes late. My classes were a nice break from my internship but didn't take up much of my time because the readings and the two assignments only took up a max of an hour a week. It was a nice reprieve from Albion classes which I will be going back to the third week of Albion!

Living on my own:

My Flat door

My flat is a ten to fifteen minute walk from Princes Street and from there its a short walk to the Royal Mile. I love our location because we have a bar right downstairs, a restaurant on the other side, and a grocer right across the street. Its very convenient and accessible to get things here, once you figure out where you can find them. In backwards land, pretzels are in the polish section of a supermarket and chocolate chips and food coloring are very difficult to find. There are many things that we cannot find here and this is because we are in the UK and they don't have all the amenities that we are used to in the USA because its expensive to ship things here. Pasta, chicken, hamburgers, frozen veggies, chicken casserole, and copious amounts of garlic powder got me through this semester abroad. Now back to the treadmill!



I hope you have had a swell time reading my blog about my semester abroad. I have had a great time experiencing all that I can in the wonderful capital of Scotland. I will definitely miss seeing the Edinburgh Castle every day. It has become a regular occurrence and I will definitely miss all of the history that I learned about in my class. The things I have valued most about being over here are; learning the history of the city I live in, my internship experience, and being able to live on my own in a strange city. I'm excited to come back to America and see my friends and reconnect. I'm nervous that everyone has changed over the semester and I will come back and nothing will be the same. I am also nervous that I won't know anyone on campus and will look like a first year. I hope I'm not mistaken for one of those! I leave early Monday morning for home (fingers crossed) and hopefully I will be on American soil around 5pm on Monday! Can't wait to see you all and adjust back to Eastern Standard Time.