As I near the end of my scholarship, I can't help but feel nostalgic about the past year. Time has certainly flown by, as many told me it would. Looking back, I feel I have grown so much in the last year and had some amazing adventures that I will never forget. I think the highlights of the year was meeting Past RI President, John Kenny, my Rotary trip up to Stornoway, and also participating in the scholar fundraiser/matching grant which rose over $15,000 (collectively) for such a wonderful charity. I look forward to becoming a Rotarian in the hopes that I too, may someday make a positive difference in someone's life as Rotary has done with mine.
As far as my progress with school, I am nearly complete with my dissertation and I remain on par to graduate with distinction. Also, I have recently been accepted into the PhD program at Edinburgh University. I am blessed to have the opportunity to continue to study in Scotland for at least 3 more years.
These final pictures are of my recent excursions around Edinburgh. The Queen recently had her exclusive Garden Party next door at Holyrood Palace. We were able to catch a glimpse of her. (She's the tiny blurry figure in the lemonade blue dress coming down the stairwell near the old abbey.) Bryan and I also took a short trip to North Queensferry and we took this amazing picture of the Firth of Forth Bridge. It is a tribute to the brilliant Scottish ingenuity.
Rotary has changed my life and I will forever remember the generosity, integrity, and goodwill I experienced as an Ambassadorial Scholar. Many thanks for your interest in my blog and thanks to Sally for her proof reading. As I indicate in the title, all good things must come to an end, but for me this may be the end of my scholarship, but it is hopefully the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship with Rotary as a Rotarian. Again, many thanks or as the Scottish Gaels would say: moran taing!!
As far as my progress with school, I am nearly complete with my dissertation and I remain on par to graduate with distinction. Also, I have recently been accepted into the PhD program at Edinburgh University. I am blessed to have the opportunity to continue to study in Scotland for at least 3 more years.
These final pictures are of my recent excursions around Edinburgh. The Queen recently had her exclusive Garden Party next door at Holyrood Palace. We were able to catch a glimpse of her. (She's the tiny blurry figure in the lemonade blue dress coming down the stairwell near the old abbey.) Bryan and I also took a short trip to North Queensferry and we took this amazing picture of the Firth of Forth Bridge. It is a tribute to the brilliant Scottish ingenuity.
Rotary has changed my life and I will forever remember the generosity, integrity, and goodwill I experienced as an Ambassadorial Scholar. Many thanks for your interest in my blog and thanks to Sally for her proof reading. As I indicate in the title, all good things must come to an end, but for me this may be the end of my scholarship, but it is hopefully the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship with Rotary as a Rotarian. Again, many thanks or as the Scottish Gaels would say: moran taing!!
