St. Andrews, Scotland

My second spring break destination was Scotland...

I flew directly from Madrid to Edinburgh, Scotland, and then found my way to St. Andrews, a process that required several buses. My sister, Sam, met me at the bus terminal and took me straight to her favourite eatery in town, Butlers (where I had the best wrap ever, The Pookie: feta cheese, olives, sundried tomatoes, pesto...). I then wandered around town (and got lost for a few hours) while Sam had a medical placement in the adjacent city of Dundee. That night, I helped Sam sell knickknacks for Red Nose Day - a big British charity comedy event, and met up with my friend, Ashleigh, who I used to sail with in Toronto.

Ashleigh and I grabbed Italian dinner and then met up with some of her friends. We called it an early night, and I stayed over at Ash's flat. The next morning, Ash and I grabbed delicious panninis at Harbour House, a really adorable cafe that has a very New England feel. (I'm starting to think that my entire trip revolved around food...) I then accompanied Ashleigh to her class on the spleen, during which I wrote loads of postcards and understood few of the medical terms being thrown around.

On Friday night, I went out with Sami and her residence friends to a fashion show afterparty, called Don't Walk. The party was held at a nearby farm that serves as an event venue, and there was bus transportation to and from the party. I got to meet tons of Sami's friends, and got to dance with a good chunk of the school's population.

The next morning, Sam and I met up with Ash for a tour of the town. Sami's campus is absolutely gorgeous and has ocean views, a beach, and castle ruins. On the beach we met a Hungarian filmmaker who ask Ashleigh to run on the beach in circles for him like a dozen times, he was only slightly creepy ha. We also walked around the Old Course - the oldest golf course in the world, which is gorgeous and on the seaside. I then caught a plane back to Dublin on Saturday night, and was sorry to leave since the campus is truly gorgeous and the company fantastic!