lifeinthelowlands

Seth Green's last dispatch from Scotland; he meets one blinged-out Lord Provost and runs around Rome.

It figures that three weeks before I leave, I am starting to feel really comfortable in Edinburgh. Recently my program ate a wonderful Thanksgiving meal, but first, a couple tidbits about student cuisine (read: cheap eating) in the city.

Seth gets a little bit homesick for Swarthmore and complains about the lack of sunlight up at 56 degrees north latitude, but decides in the end that studying abroad is worthwhile as a change of pace.

He questions the importance of voter registration while studying abroad, remembers the times when a matinee cost $6, and recounts a violent football game between politicians and journalists: Seth Green keeps Swarthmore updated about his study abroad in Scotland.

As you return from October break, which was hopefully filled with lengthy naps and apple-picking, I'm taking finals. I am quite unprepared, but still having trouble getting worried. Instead, my attention has moved on to my internship. I will be working with

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In the two weeks I've been in Edinburgh, I have yet to see even one blue-faced, kilt-wearing warrior, much to my dad's disappointment. I've actually only seen a few kilts [...]