Love from the US :) |
Not much to report in the past two weeks, with the majority of time being spent reading, writing, and researching. But I've made it through my craziest block of classes, with just the final assessments to get through. My new, lighter, FINAL block begins this week!
To celebrate another block finished, a group of QM students headed for the Pentland hills on Sunday. With a rare day of constant sunshine, we climbed Turnhouse and Carnethy peaks from Flotterstone! It continues to amaze me how near to city centre we were, yet how peaceful and remote our surroundings seemed.
Willem and I @ Pentland Hills |
Camera Obscura |
Last Thursday, I spoke at the Rotary Club of South Queensferry. The club meets at the foot of the Firth of Forth bridge, which I got a STUNNING view after the meeting! I may have been convinced to abseil off the Forth bridge in June, which is S Queensferry's big fundraiser (Mom: do not google abseiling). Public speaking becomes less terrifying with each presentation, and I have been so lucky to have such wonderful audiences each time (although I got some playful abuse for the Irish spelling of 'whiskey' (whisky) on one of my slides...big mistake!)
![]() |
Firth of Forth bridge.. |
Fun fact: The Six Nations Championship is an annual rugby tournament involving six sides: Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, Italy and France. Each team plays the other 5 once, alternating home pitch each year. The tournament's history dates back to 1883 when it was called the Home Nations Championship, a competition between only the United Kingdom teams. Within the current tournament, a 'Grand Slam' is awarded when any team defeats the other 5, a 'Triple Crown' is when any of the original Home Nations defeats the other 3, and the team who ends the tournament at the bottom of the pack is awarded the 'Wooden Spoon'!
No comments:
Post a Comment