CIS Scotland
This group is for students who have attended or are attending a CIS Scotland program.
My inception into Scottish culture is now complete as I have officially seen Braveheart. It was a pleasure pointing out all the historical inaccuracies, not to mention ridiculously difficult to take seriously when the other Americans also viewing the film decided to turn the whole thing into a drinking game. Imagine watching Braveheart (I'm sure you've seen it, because you do not live under a rock as I do). Now imagine taking …
I have been in Stirling for about 2 weeks so far and have been having a great time. The first couple of days I felt like I should be doing all sorts of things, travelling, seeing everything, and I had to remind myself that I have four months to do all of that. I have been to Glasgow once and am going again tomorrow, and have been around the Stirling …
The last day with my mom was spent relaxed, walking through the small but very important (to golf) town of St. Andrews. We even got to go into the gold museum for free because it was St. Andrews week. We walked along the coast, passing the ruined castle and finishing at the Cathedral. My mom was just as impressed by the remains of the stone edifice as I was. It …