Travel Pathology

The documented experience of attending the University of Edinburgh to study the science of nursing

  • Is there space for me?

    It is Friday night and I am in desperate need of a piano. I need to clear my head, I need to create a song and flow with a scale. To decompress. To just be. It seems I have made a slight miscalculation in the music department. I did enough research to know there were…

  • First Impressions

    I’m writing this post from inside a cozy stone cafe near Meadows Park, drinking a chai, listening to piano jazz. I’m currently nursing a bit of a cold, which I believe is a direct result of overdoing it this week with events and efforts to set up my new life here. It’s truly surreal to…

  • Packing

    OK, episode two of ‘Where’s Kaylin?’ finds me sitting in a downtown coffee bar in Grand Junction, CO. I frequent whichever coffee bar can provide me with the best chai, so here I am at the simplistically decorated Kiln Coffee Bar. Four days away from departure, the most common questions I receive are: “Are you…

  • My Visa What?

    It was a promising, beautiful summer day. I woke up in my riverside bedroom feeling my best self, so I went on a 1.52 mile run (although I must admit to walking half the distance; the elevation in this area is undeniably challenging). After the run, I decided to treat myself to a visit of…

  • t-one month

    As of today, my departure from the U.S.A. is merely a month away! Although I have officially registered for school, the reality of moving overseas still doesn’t feel entirely real to me. Perhaps it won’t until I’ve spent several weeks there and am lying in my dorm, with a belly full of haggis, and still…

  • Bye Newbergians

    Let’s start this game that begins with the question “Where’s Kaylin?”. I think this could be amusing given how random and unpredictable life can be for an awkward twenty-something nurse/grad student, who has suspiciously few responsibilities and an American Airlines membership. It can be an ongoing exercise between us as I hope to find the…