Dear Scotland

Dear Scotland,

We had good and bad times, but we are like family so I guess it’s normal. I wish you could adopt me, because I love everything about you: from your hills, lochs and towns to your tiny roads, lack of winter tires and dreich weather. Oh, and your daffodils.

I miss you terribly, but I’ll see you again since we have unfinished business (Skye, Aran islands, Ullapool book festival…).

Love,

An exchange student

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Castle on campus

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First walk up Dumyat

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Weekend hike

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1st Munro – Ben Lawers

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Mountaineering friends 🙂

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Walking down is easier…

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Ben Lawers & Munro baggers

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Shopping in Woodwinters Wines & Whiskies – Bridge of Allan

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Autumn on campus – Japanese maple

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Halloween carepackage

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November trip to Edinburgh

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Edinburgh palace – because there IS a difference between a castle and a palace… :/

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Arthur’s Seat – halfway up

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Bird lady 1

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Bird lady 2

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Guy Fawkes Day in Edinburgh

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Dumyat is tempting me

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…still

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Happy cow on Dumyat path

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Peace and quiet at the top

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hey

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Dumyat in the snow

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Doune Castle aka Castle Leoch from ‘Outlander’

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Dunure beach

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Back in time on the set of ‘Outlander’

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‘Outlander’ set in Dunure port

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New friends & mountaineering friend 🙂

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Tesco’s italian tomatoes (good and bad)

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Aisling’s flowers in january

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More flowers

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My favourites

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Mail from home 🙂

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Crocuses 🙂

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From this…

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to this…

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to this! And it all happens from January until April

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Blue statue with treasure

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Path on campus

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Same path a few days before the end of term

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Spring smells like icy water and moss

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Coolest friend on Arthur’s Seat

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Gorse flowers smell sweet

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Folk night at the Settle Inn

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Saying goodbye to great friends in Glasgow

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