04 December 2009
Success!
Graduated from Glasgow Uni on Wednesday with a Master of Science! Paul was there to cheer me on...
05 October 2009
London funsies!
I've been applying for so many jobs recently, and everything is online these days. Most of the time, I don't even get a 'No Thanks' letter back, and I was starting to feel very discouraged. However, I finally got an interview for a job last week, and at the British Library in London no less! It turns out that two of my friends from the course also got interviews for the same job, so we decided to meet up and all have dinner with our two friends who already live in London. We had a really lovely time!
We poked around the British Library a bit before our interviews, which none of us had ever been to before, and afterwards went for lunch in Chinatown, off of Leicester Square. While Kim had her interview, Graham and I went to the British Museum and saw the Rosetta Stone, amongst other wonders. Then, it was time to meet Becky and Rashid for dinner at a pub in Soho. We stayed until closing, it was so much fun to see everyone again!
The next day Graham went home early, while Kim and I went on a tour of Westminster Palace, where the Houses of Parliament are, and then walked all along the South Bank of the Thames from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge. We'd tried to convince Joanna to come down with us, but even though she couldn't make it she made up a lovely tour for us through her favorite parts of London. We stopped in at the Tate Modern and the Borough Market, where we bought some delicious fudge. Once we'd finished our south bank stroll, Kim and I had tea just off of Carnaby Street and then shopped a bit. Muji is my new heaven, you can find me there every Sunday morning from now on! Kim left to catch her train, and then I wandered around the GIGANTIC TopShop on Oxford Street before meeting Becky at a pub near Carnaby Street for a few drinks.
All in all, a great little trip to London! I really enjoyed taking the train down too, especially the part between Edinburgh and Newcastle, where you can see the sea. Here are the pictures from the trip: London Funsies!
We poked around the British Library a bit before our interviews, which none of us had ever been to before, and afterwards went for lunch in Chinatown, off of Leicester Square. While Kim had her interview, Graham and I went to the British Museum and saw the Rosetta Stone, amongst other wonders. Then, it was time to meet Becky and Rashid for dinner at a pub in Soho. We stayed until closing, it was so much fun to see everyone again!
The next day Graham went home early, while Kim and I went on a tour of Westminster Palace, where the Houses of Parliament are, and then walked all along the South Bank of the Thames from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge. We'd tried to convince Joanna to come down with us, but even though she couldn't make it she made up a lovely tour for us through her favorite parts of London. We stopped in at the Tate Modern and the Borough Market, where we bought some delicious fudge. Once we'd finished our south bank stroll, Kim and I had tea just off of Carnaby Street and then shopped a bit. Muji is my new heaven, you can find me there every Sunday morning from now on! Kim left to catch her train, and then I wandered around the GIGANTIC TopShop on Oxford Street before meeting Becky at a pub near Carnaby Street for a few drinks.
All in all, a great little trip to London! I really enjoyed taking the train down too, especially the part between Edinburgh and Newcastle, where you can see the sea. Here are the pictures from the trip: London Funsies!
27 September 2009
Goodbye, Glasgow!
Well, I did it! I finished my dissertation on time and now I am done with my postgraduate course at University of Glasgow. August was not awesome: I spent nearly every single day at the library, staring out the windows at the rain. Summer ended here about 6 weeks ago, so that's pretty lame. Fortunately, we all went out to celebrate the night after it was due and had a great big piss up, which was tons of fun!
The next day I left Glasgow and have been crashing at Paul's house in St Andrews for almost a month now. I have been missing Glasgow a lot (there's a huge cinema there! and I know people there!), but it's very nice not to have to take the bus to get places. I don't have much to do here, but Paul's flatmate has a Wii so I have been playing lots of Mario Kart and Super Mario Galaxy! In between applying for jobs, of course! :) In fact, I have an interview in London on Thursday! London funsies!! Plus, two of my friends have interviews for the same job, and another friend lives down there already, so we're all going out for dinner on Thursday night. Hurray!
Here are some last pictures from Glasgow. At the beginning of the summer, I moved into a different residence hall that was much closer to town and was also en suite (yay!) called Kelvinhaugh Gate, near Kelvingrove Park.
The view from my bedroom:
View from the shared kitchen:
My walk to the library was much different from Kelvinhaugh Gate, and much more pleasant. Here's Kelvingrove Museum, at the edge of the park:
Kelvin Way, connecting Sauchiehall Street with University Way, through Kelvingrove Park:
The view of the University spire through the park:
The main gate of the university:
The dreaded library, where I spent nearly all of August gossiping with Joanna - I mean, working on my dissertation!
I know that I'll go back to Glasgow soon, to see people and hang out in the city. It was a good year, but please don't EVER let me go back to school!!!!!!!!!!
The next day I left Glasgow and have been crashing at Paul's house in St Andrews for almost a month now. I have been missing Glasgow a lot (there's a huge cinema there! and I know people there!), but it's very nice not to have to take the bus to get places. I don't have much to do here, but Paul's flatmate has a Wii so I have been playing lots of Mario Kart and Super Mario Galaxy! In between applying for jobs, of course! :) In fact, I have an interview in London on Thursday! London funsies!! Plus, two of my friends have interviews for the same job, and another friend lives down there already, so we're all going out for dinner on Thursday night. Hurray!
Here are some last pictures from Glasgow. At the beginning of the summer, I moved into a different residence hall that was much closer to town and was also en suite (yay!) called Kelvinhaugh Gate, near Kelvingrove Park.
The view from my bedroom:
View from the shared kitchen:
My walk to the library was much different from Kelvinhaugh Gate, and much more pleasant. Here's Kelvingrove Museum, at the edge of the park:
Kelvin Way, connecting Sauchiehall Street with University Way, through Kelvingrove Park:
The view of the University spire through the park:
The main gate of the university:
The dreaded library, where I spent nearly all of August gossiping with Joanna - I mean, working on my dissertation!
I know that I'll go back to Glasgow soon, to see people and hang out in the city. It was a good year, but please don't EVER let me go back to school!!!!!!!!!!
09 July 2009
Summertime in Scotland
Sorry it's been so long since I've posted on here!
And sorry again to tell you that this is just a short post to let you know I probably won't be posting on here very much for the next 2 months!
As many of you probably know, I spent the last two weeks of June in California with Paul. We had many adventures and I will put the pictures up somewhere eventually.
But not yet because I really have to work on my dissertation now! It's due in less than two months and I still have a lot of work to do. I am also doing two volunteer placements this month, which is fun. Hopefully they'll help me get a job!
If I really need a break, or get bored, I'll try to write more on here but for now I have to put the blog aside. I will be back though! And I won't make you wait around for a year this time. :)
Here's a picture of me and Paul at the Golden Gate Bridge!
And sorry again to tell you that this is just a short post to let you know I probably won't be posting on here very much for the next 2 months!
As many of you probably know, I spent the last two weeks of June in California with Paul. We had many adventures and I will put the pictures up somewhere eventually.
But not yet because I really have to work on my dissertation now! It's due in less than two months and I still have a lot of work to do. I am also doing two volunteer placements this month, which is fun. Hopefully they'll help me get a job!
If I really need a break, or get bored, I'll try to write more on here but for now I have to put the blog aside. I will be back though! And I won't make you wait around for a year this time. :)
Here's a picture of me and Paul at the Golden Gate Bridge!
10 June 2009
Is it June already?! Oh. Crap.
Yes, apparently it IS June already. Quite a ways into June, unfortunately!
At least the weather has been pretty great here (including 6 consecutive days of unbroken sunshine and 70+ degree heat!). You Californians would probably have your winter gear on as the temperature has only been in the high 50s this week! This being Scotland, we all made the most of the good weather while it lasted and had a BBQ on the last weekend of May! Joanna was kind enough to host it in the garden of her house in the East End of Glasgow.
The sun doesn't set these days until almost 11pm, which is how long we stayed at Joanna's before we actually had to put sweaters on!
Lots of fun and good times!
Classes have been done for over two months but I still don't have my grades from last semester. I have, however, been taking an extra class on Paleography (the study of old handwriting), which I am really enjoying. Handwriting has changed drastically since we began to write and learning how to read old documents can be very challenging, but sometimes Archivists must do it in order to learn more about the documents in their collection. The class is very interesting, though we are having an exam tomorrow!
And, best of all, Paul and I are coming to California in one week! We've made a list of what we want to do (well, he's made a list of tourist destinations and I've made a list of restaurants!) and we're both very much looking forward to it!!!
Before you ask, No, I haven't been working on my dissertation. But neither has anyone else! I figure I'll start to feel the squeeze in July and bust my ass till August 31st. Either way, IT WILL GET DONE SOMEHOW. It better anyway.
June is such a busy month because I am moving to different dorm on Friday! I've packed two bags and one box so far and aside from the fact that they are sitting in the middle of the floor in my tiny room, it doesn't look like I've packed anything at all. Boo! Oh well, my new room will be en suite, so much closer to the city center and it has 3 wardrobes!!! YES! Hopefully it will also be quiet and my flatmates will be pretty clean. Very much looking forward to it.
At least the weather has been pretty great here (including 6 consecutive days of unbroken sunshine and 70+ degree heat!). You Californians would probably have your winter gear on as the temperature has only been in the high 50s this week! This being Scotland, we all made the most of the good weather while it lasted and had a BBQ on the last weekend of May! Joanna was kind enough to host it in the garden of her house in the East End of Glasgow.
The sun doesn't set these days until almost 11pm, which is how long we stayed at Joanna's before we actually had to put sweaters on!
Lots of fun and good times!
Classes have been done for over two months but I still don't have my grades from last semester. I have, however, been taking an extra class on Paleography (the study of old handwriting), which I am really enjoying. Handwriting has changed drastically since we began to write and learning how to read old documents can be very challenging, but sometimes Archivists must do it in order to learn more about the documents in their collection. The class is very interesting, though we are having an exam tomorrow!
And, best of all, Paul and I are coming to California in one week! We've made a list of what we want to do (well, he's made a list of tourist destinations and I've made a list of restaurants!) and we're both very much looking forward to it!!!
Before you ask, No, I haven't been working on my dissertation. But neither has anyone else! I figure I'll start to feel the squeeze in July and bust my ass till August 31st. Either way, IT WILL GET DONE SOMEHOW. It better anyway.
June is such a busy month because I am moving to different dorm on Friday! I've packed two bags and one box so far and aside from the fact that they are sitting in the middle of the floor in my tiny room, it doesn't look like I've packed anything at all. Boo! Oh well, my new room will be en suite, so much closer to the city center and it has 3 wardrobes!!! YES! Hopefully it will also be quiet and my flatmates will be pretty clean. Very much looking forward to it.
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