Commonly Asked Questions

Just so everyone is on the same page, here is some background information about my trip...

Where am I going?
I'm studying at St. Andrews University in St. Andrews, Scotland.

For how long?
I will be gone for about 5 months. I'll be a full time student at St. Andrews for one semester and travelling with friends in Trier, Paris, & Brussels for two weeks before orientation and classes start in Scotland.

Why am I studying abroad?
Hmm. The most honest answer I can give is just... because I can. This will most likely be the only time in my life where I'll have the opportunity to live on my own in a different part of the world. I've lived in the Twin Cities for 21 years and I know there is more for me to experience in the great big world. Looking back, part of me wishes I would have gone to college farther away ... but it was predestined in the stars that I'd go to Hamline. This is a chance for me to spread my wings.

Why Scotland?
The biggest factor is deciding where to go was language. In the toss-up between the English speaking schools in the UK and Australia, the UK won because of the potential for travel to other countries. I didn't want to go to a school in a large city like London, and so Scotland rose to the top of the list. St. Andrews has an awesome divinity school, the semesters matched Hamline's, and the pictures in the InterStudy books were just so pretty! And no, I'm not Scottish... not a drop.

What am I going to be doing there?
Learning about whiskey.
And knitting. Lots of knitting.
Oh, and going to classes I suppose.

More info
www.LizaStoltz.efoliomn.com
This is site I made for Crossing Borders that has info about St. Andrews and Scotland.




St. Andrews, Scotland