The Storytelling society (yep, there is one) had Sean Gordon come and tell stories. He brought all kinds of gear and demonstrated Highlander-style fighting and transforming a piece of fabric into a kilt. We got to know all kinds of quirky historical facts (-How did the Field of Shirts get its name? In the battle […]
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The town
Next in the “how to survive in Aberdeen” series: It’s not exactly a metropolis. There’s a reason why the student society arranges Christmas shopping trips to Glasgow. Night life is still impressive for an Oslonian, people do know how to party. Beware, alcohol prices have dropped 60 % in the last decade or two, and […]
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The Uni
So for the Aberdeen-specific stuff: King’s college (the 1500s part of the uni) is really pretty, it feels good to go through such gates on the way to lecture: As for school, the level is higher than home, no doubt. Not in the sense that what we learn is more complicated or the workload heavier, […]
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Leaving it all
To the possible benefit of others who plan their study abroad year (which every student should. You will never get more support and backing in getting away and being free in your favorite place in the world. Let nothing hold you back – I left man, home and job behind to do this), I’ll present […]
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Scotsgrr-l
This morning I was woken up by bagpipes. It was bound to be a good day. Ten minutes later I was out in the park looking for the band (hoping to see some kilts – I guess I have a thing for men in skirts…) but it stopped before I found it. Birthday lunch at […]
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Obey Giant
Obey giant made the iconic red-blue Obama posters that are everywhere. Warning: This art will hit you in the guts. It made me snap for air. It made me whip up the colored pencils and MAKE ART NOT WAR. It made me write my first ever fan mail. This stuff is going to be on […]
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Glasgow
Bolt finally came for a way too short weekend on the island. I think I will save the travel related rants for a seperate post. Anyhow, for a number of reasons we chose to spend most of the time in Glasgow -quite another story than windy little Aberdeen with the undeciphrable dialect! We never managed […]
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Had to.
Reverse psychology from a lonely sign?
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Omgwhatisthat!
Unlike other collections of random stolen animal photoes, this blog seems to stick to its theme. Prepare to awwww. And it features marmots!
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Internet still on vacation
27.10: Aggy has been exploring. Look, I found a chocolate orange! The carefully sectioned, neatly wrapped kind of treasure my parents’ generation got when they were kids and treats were still a bit of a big thing, the kind that disappeared because it was less cost efficient than stackable KitKat bars. (They sure did have […]
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