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. Image Study abroad experience Destination: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Year: 2010-11 Why did you choose your destination? I grew up in a town of around 14,000 people in Fife and loved the small-town feel of Edinburgh, but wanted to experience 'big city' life at some point and jumped at the chance to study in Munich. A mishap with a silver lining! I remember forgetting to take my German-English dictionary to one of my final exams. Unfortunately it wasn't my best mark but actually managing to pass an exam in German unaided was a huge boost to my confidence - a mishap with a silver lining! I've kept up my German in the years since the exchange and am so grateful for the chance to live and study immersed in a foreign culture and language. The kindness of a professor I remember the kindness of one of my professors. I studied Legal Anthropology in German and he would check in with me and and an Irish Erasmus student (the only other non-native speaker) after each class to make sure we had understood his lectures and to see if we had any questions. We talked a lot about Scottish legal culture and it meant a lot to me that he wore a tartan tie gifted to him by a Scottish academic at one of our last lectures. I hadn't studied anthropology at all before and this changed the way I thought about law and legal research. What would you say to a student considering work or study abroad? It's an incredibly enriching experience - there will definitely be highs and lows, but you won't regret it. Current Opportunities Find out about funding for study and work abroad via the Turing Scheme. Turing Funding Read about all our current and future opportunities available: Student opportunities Read other students' study and work abroad stories Student stories This article was published on 2024-06-24
