Travel Pathology

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

  • Ways I will probably die in the UK

    Sorry mom, don’t read this. As for the rest of you, let me tell you, I’ve been in the UK for over a month now and have identified ways I might encounter premature doom. Here is a list. Death by bus Within my first hour in the UK, I found myself on a tram, enjoying…

  • A year ago, I was on the floor

    It is wild to think that a year ago today, I was lying face-first on the floor of my apartment in Seattle, crying about never being able to attend my dream school. And now, I’m right here in the city center, studying for my exams. I had always known I would pursue higher education in…

  • Sunday and Spooky Season

    It is a crisp, clear, beautiful Sunday morning. And instead of hiking the Craigs or walking the meadows, I am inside my dorm room with over 50 tabs open on my browser, writing research papers. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. My plants are in the hallways strategically placed to receive the afternoon…

  • 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…