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The Traveling Scholar

http://www.thetravelingscholar.com

Chronicling my impending move from California to the UK for graduate school with travel deals, steals and tips on traveling stylishly on the cheap!

Added on: Apr 7th, 2009
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Shannon
Listed in: Travel Lifestyle
Tags: travel life europe student University bargain

Recent Posts

To PhD or Not to PhD? That is the question.

Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 01:30 in school, programs, University, Grad School, Academia, masters, professor, advisors, phd, dissertations, application process, university utopia

Deciding to get a Masters was somewhat of a no-brainer for me. I’ve always been a huge proponent of higher education and I find being in a university environment incredibly stimulating (lots of very active brain waves floating around). The fact...
Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 05:39 in family, recipes, photos, holidays, friends, London, UK, England, expat, California, thanksgiving, turducken

Yesterday marked the first Thanksgiving that I have ever had to spend without my family. Despite missing my family like crazy, I think our expat celebration in the UK turned out quite well! It definitely brought a bit of home across the pond. We made...
Thanksgiving 2009!

Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 07:19 in family, recipes, United States, photos, holidays, american, London, UK, England, Turkey, usa, party

I dealt with my first bout of homesickness this past weekend. I haven’t really felt incredibly homesick since my arrival in London, but this past weekend I was Skyping with my mom, dad and sister as they were preparing some Thanksgiving delici...
US vs. UK (or Card vs. Cash)

Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 08:06 in shopping, youtube, England, Cash, random thoughts, us, visa, debit card, visa commercial

I have noticed as of late that I often find myself in the queue at a coffee shop/grocery store/corner market waiting to pay for my goodies, frantically pulling out cash & coinage to pay the attendant. It’s a bit funny to me, because the ...
Around the World Party

Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 11:59 in italy, photos, London, around the world, England, University, Wine, hangover, lse, university utopia, high holborn, vacations & leisure

I have been absolutely worthless today. It’s true. Aside from hitting up campus this morning to turn in a paper, I have been holed up in my room for the entirety of the day, napping and generally being worthless. I have never (I repeat, never) ...
Done and… DONE!

Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 08:39 in italy, London, around the world, UK, England, University, Wine, uni, dissertation, lse, masters thesis, university utopia

I am exceedingly excited at this point in the day. It’s 2:21P and I have finished my formative essay due tomorrow along with my formative due on Monday for my core course. It feels so good to not have to worry about essay writing this weekend!...