Author Archives: samanthaluker

So much has happened since May, and I should have written about it sooner because now I have to fit it into one post (or two, because all of the photos have to upload and so are coming in the … Continue reading →

Which is how I came to take a holiday between the end of second semester and starting my dissertation to Amsterdam, Paris, and London for 2 weeks.  (All at reasonable prices, and taking full advantage of friends living worldwide, and … Continue reading →

…is that sometimes, you can run into Tom Daley, the charming Team GB diver, at Starbucks. He might even give you an autograph, too!

I think it’s safe to say my monthly blog posts come at the end of each month.  I always wait to make sure I can get everything in from the month that might happen, and end up missing the end … Continue reading →

Plenty happened in February, despite how quickly it went by.  In a note of closure from the past posts, I did finally, at the very end of the month, have my exam marks returned to me.  It brought a sense … Continue reading →

I have purposely waited until the end of January to write this post because so much has gone on this month – coming back to Scotland, wrapping up first semester, choosing second semester courses, eating haggis, and, somewhat terrifyingly, picking … Continue reading →

To clarify, this post was drafted in December, and my tech-savvy self somehow failed to post it correctly! This month, I have discovered why graduate students say that finals periods are the worst.  While I managed to get everything in … Continue reading →

The most surprising discovery here in the past month is how early it gets dark in the Scottish winter!  When I leave class at 4pm, it’s already dark outside.  I suppose that just makes the library a cozier place… Since … Continue reading →