Visiting Student bloggers 2023/2024
First Name : Daria
Home Country : France
A fun fact about myself : I will eat anything that’s made of chocolate.
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : The wind literally blowing me away and seeing seafoam fly everywhere so it looked like it was snowing when I went to Dunnottar castle.
First Name : Mo
Home Country : Australia
A fun fact about myself : I am fluent in Auslan (Australian Sign Language)!
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : Going to Portobello beach with the Bluetits Uni society and taking a plunge into the freezing water- I lasted ten seconds before I had to run back to the shore.
First Name : Jenna
Home Country : United States
A fun fact about myself : I can drive a boat and I teach kids how to water ski, wakeboard, and kneeboard over the summer.
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : Meeting people from all over the world!
First Name : Ran
Home Country : China
A fun fact about myself : I love furry animals so much!
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : I had a close look at some wild white swans and ducks around the Duddingston Loch which is near Arthur’s Seat.
First Name : Sami
Home Country : United States
A fun fact about myself : I am a triplet, left handed, and a red-head all in one!
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : Oh boy, so many to choose from… if I could pick one, hiking Arthur’s Seat was really life changing. My friends and I woke up just before sunset and through harsh winds, but the view mixed with the sunset made it all worth it!
First Name : Alexa
Home Country : Canada
A fun fact about myself : I love writing, playing, and listening to music. I was lucky enough to see Hozier, Maneskin, and TV Girl in concert in 2023.
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : I love being a walkable distance from the ocean. I have been to Portobello Beach a handful of times already to collect shells, read, and watch the waves. The poets are right – there is indeed something magical and healing about the ocean breeze!
First Name : Lyanna
Home Country : Palestine
A fun fact about myself : I come from Palestine study in Germany and am doing an exchange semester in Scotland.
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : Playing soccer with strangers on Portobello beach at seaside.
First Name : Grace
Home Country : United States
A fun fact about myself : My first paycheck was for herding cows.
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : Swimming in the sea on a cold, cloudy Sunday morning in January.
First Name : Alyvia
Home Country : United States
A fun fact about myself : I love playing sports and I joined a basketball team here at the university!
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : Hiking Arthur’s Seat twice, first with my dad and sister and another time with my best friend!
First Name : Lindsey
Home Country : United States and Canada
A fun fact about myself : I have 14 pet snails from a first year biology class.
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : Joining so many societies and meeting students from the UK and all across the world!
First Name : Irene
Home Country : Italy
A fun fact about myself : I understand 3 languages, but I speak only one and a half.
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : Lose myself in the daily life of this city.
First Name : Madeleine
Home Country : United States
A fun fact about myself : I have lived in 5 states around the US!
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : I absolutely loved going to my first ceilidh for a Burn’s Night celebrations (and I quite enjoyed haggis)!
First Name : Ziqin
Home Country : Singapore
A fun fact about myself : I only learned how to cook after coming to Edinburgh!
My favourite new experience in Edinburgh so far : Having a solo picnic in Princes Street Gardens on a warm afternoon in May.
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