Read students' stories about their time spent studying or working abroad while enrolled at The University of Edinburgh. Read Sarah Montgomery's story In 1984, Sarah Montgomery, who was studying Scandinavian Studies, spent a year at Valdres Folk High School in Norway. It was an opportunity to study nature and outdoor life and succeed in her life’s ambition to dig and sleep in a snow hole – TWICE! Read Lorna MacFarlane's story Edinburgh alum, Lorna MacFarlane, who studied Legal Anthropology in German at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, remembers the kindness of one of her professors. Read Catriona MacArthur's story Edinburgh alum and former linguistics student, Catriona MacArthur, had her first taste of living and studying abroad in Utrecht. Going on to live in Japan, Belgium, London then back to Edinburgh. Read Becca Lloyd's story Language student, Becca Lloyd, spent a year abroad working as an English Language Assistant in Cholet, France with hope of improving her French. Read Fiona Abbas' story Edinburgh alum, Fiona Abbas, says studying at the University of Cologne for a year was a life changing experience in many ways and somewhat of a culture shock, but in a good way. Read Lucy Clark's story Volunteering to teach French to refugees in Toulouse was a rewarding way for Lucy to brush up on her French grammar, meet people from other places, and work in an area she was interested in working. This article was published on 2024-06-24
