Pumpkin Carving Party
Posted by Kalie on October 30, 2009
Last night I hosted a BYOP (Bring Your Own Pumpkin) Pumpkin Carving Party! Out of the 14 people there, only three of us had carved a pumpkin before. Since Halloween isn’t celebrated as much in Europe as it is in the states, many of my friends had never had a Halloween experience. They didn’t know […]
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A Wee Moment – October 28
Posted by Kalie on October 29, 2009
I’m the walking definition of culture clash. First the water heater incident, then the awful cake, and now this. Last night my flatmates came into my room. Apparently I’ve been using my bed wrong the entire time I’ve been here. When I arrived, I bought a duvet and what I thought were sheets. The sheets […]
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Cake Fail
Posted by Kalie on October 28, 2009
Last night my friend Sandy from Hong Kong and I decided to bake a cake since she had never made one before. I was so excited to be a part of her first cake baking experience! As it baked in the oven, it smelled absolutely delicious! We let it cool for awhile and frosted it […]
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A Wee Moment – October 25
Posted by Kalie on October 25, 2009
I learned a very important lesson today: water heaters are not meant for milk. To be fair, I had never used nor even heard of water heaters before coming to Scotland. In case you haven’t either, they’re basically water pitchers with a coil in the bottom to boil water for tea. I wanted to make […]
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I’m A Survivor…
Posted by Kalie on October 24, 2009
…Meaning I survived my 21st birthday. It was actually quite simple! Since turning 21 here isn’t as big of a deal as it is in the US, my friends went easy on me with the drinking bit. But there were a few who understood what a 21st birthday is like in the states: two of […]
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Full Scottish Breakfast
Posted by Kalie on October 19, 2009
I now know why Scotland is known to be one of the unhealthiest nations in Europe. In Glasgow I tried my first full Scottish breakfast (at a German restaurant, ironically). My breakfast included two types of bread, a fried tomato, mushrooms, baked beans, sausages, bacon, black pudding, and tea. Black pudding, you ask? According to […]
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A Wee Moment – October 19
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I was in my geography class today and the professor put up a slide that had the word “towards” on it. I thought about how he should have used the word “toward” instead because “towards” is the British version of the word. And then I realized that I was in Britain, and it made me […]
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Glasgow
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I took my first long weekend trip this past weekend to Glasgow.  Sarah and I had been planning this trip since late September. The main reason I wanted to visit Glasgow was because two groups I know, MC Lars and Bowling for Soup, had a concert on the 17th. Later on, Sarah discovered that some […]
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Flatmate Food Night, American Style
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My meal was a success! It was a bumpy road getting there, though. First off, I don’t consider myself a very good cook. At all. Since I’ve been here, I’ve managed to burn noodles. (I know, I’m not sure how that’s possible either.) I can bake desserts with no problems, but actual meals are a […]
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A Wee Moment – October 13
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I was at the posh new Sports Village working out, when one of the machines asked for my weight so it could better calculate how many calories I was burning. I entered 105. Later I realized that the machine was not using pounds, but rather kilograms, in which case I should have entered 47. Oops! […]
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