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All good things...

I know I usually post on Monday, but I decided it was better to do this final post on my last day at the Chicago Scots. Today, as I clean out my desk and leave the Scottish Home for the last time, I've found myself thinking a lot about what my expectations...

Published 04-Aug-2012 12:50 by Catherine DeKeizer

Filed under: Chicago, University of St Andrews, CHICAGO SCOTS

Only two more weeks?!?

I think I'm going to miss living in a big city. Don't get me wrong, I love St Andrews but living in Chicago has been really fun. I've been here for 6 weeks (!) so far, and it feels like I've barely scratched the surface of all the things...

Published 24-Jul-2012 17:02 by Catherine DeKeizer

Filed under: Chicago, University of St Andrews, CHICAGO SCOTS

Here's hoping it all turns out well!

Everything seems to be coming together! Even though I still have three weeks in Chicago, I'm sort of reaching the home stretch in my research project. My goal is to have the actual report done and dusted by this Friday so that I can have Gus, Kristen...

Published 17-Jul-2012 0:37 by Catherine DeKeizer

Filed under: Chicago, University of St Andrews, CHICAGO SCOTS, Arizona

Half-way there and the mystery of the Octophant

I can't believe we're past the half-way mark, it really seems like my time here in Chicago has flown by! This past week has been very eventful, but I want to highlight two specific things that happened to me this week. I went along to what has...

Published 10-Jul-2012 1:30 by Catherine DeKeizer

Filed under: Chicago, University of St Andrews, CHICAGO SCOTS

The best laid plans of mice and men...

Last week I laid out a list of goals that I wanted to achieve by this week, and out of those three I have achieved... one of them. I had such good intentions, and I planned out my week so well and organised everything. What, you ask, then is the reason...

Published 03-Jul-2012 2:43 by Catherine DeKeizer

Filed under: Chicago, University of St Andrews, CHICAGO SCOTS

Another week in Chicagoland

This week at the office has involved a lot of clean-up from the Highland Games last weekend. The Games are the biggest event the Chicago Scots put on every year, so we're in a sort of cool-down period right now. (Although apparently the planning for...

Published 26-Jun-2012 1:26 by Catherine DeKeizer

Filed under: Chicago, University of St Andrews, CHICAGO SCOTS, Brave, music

Baptism by Fire

This whole first week at Chicago Scots has been the last minute run up to the society's biggest event of the year: The Highland Games. I had been told that if I survived the Games, the rest of the summer would be a piece of cake. But even with everyone...

Published 18-Jun-2012 22:56 by Catherine DeKeizer

Filed under: Chicago, University of St Andrews, CHICAGO SCOTS, Highland Games, Diaspora

Good morning America, How are you?

It feels strange to finally be on this internship. It seems like I've been looking forward and preparing for this summer for a long time - and now I'm finally here! I suppose I'm not exactly a typical Saltire Scholar. I'm not Scottish...

Published 12-Jun-2012 0:47 by Catherine DeKeizer

Filed under: Chicago, University of St Andrews, CHICAGO SCOTS

...a bit of reflection from a 2011 scholar and some tips for the 2012 scholars

I have been speaking to a lot of scholars who are about to head off for their adventures this summer and it got me thinking about my own experiences last summer. I am so envious of you all and would love to be doing it all over again! I thought before...

Published 02-Jun-2012 1:30 by Kirsty Chalmers

Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, Marketing, Advice, Illinois St Andrew Society, Chicago, 2011, intern, CHICAGO SCOTS, kirsty chalmers, scholar, tips, reflection

The Saltire invasion in Chicago, hanging with the band, meeting Forest Gump, watching fighter jets and bomber planes

Hello once again from Chicago, a slightly new location this time as I had to move from the student center I was in to a hotel as the students are all back this week. My main project for the summer came to its climax and end on Wednesday. Skerryvore successfully...

Published 22-Aug-2011 21:24 by Kirsty Chalmers

Filed under: fireworks, University of Strathclyde, Skerryvore, CHICAGO SCOTS, kirsty chalmers, john hancock, forest gump

Tartan Times, Scottish Picnic and More Storms

This week has been incredibly busy at work, partly as mentioned before, because of the number of events coming up and partly because we had to get the Tartan Times out this week, a quarterly newspaper style update about everything CHICAGO SCOTS related...

Published 08-Aug-2011 22:49 by Kirsty Chalmers

Filed under: Marketing, week 5, rain, Illinois St Andrew Society, University of Strathclyde, Skerryvore, CHICAGO SCOTS, thunderstorms, kirsty chalmers

‘Girlfriend captured by ninjas… need money for ransom and KungFu lessons’

To echo the feeling of many of you, I cannot believe I am entering my fourth week here! Time flies so quickly. This week, I have been expanding my role in the society as things are getting pretty hectic around here with the amount of events coming up...

Published 01-Aug-2011 23:03 by Kirsty Chalmers

Filed under: Scottish, Chicago, Strathclyde University, Skerryvore, Kirsty, CHICAGO SCOTS, thunderstorms

Remember that time we took a limo six blocks?

In some ways I feel like I have been away far more than two weeks, in others it has absolutely flown in! So this week at work was pretty exciting, I have spent my time writing press releases, contacting board members, designing posters and flyers and...

Published 25-Jul-2011 22:17 by Kirsty Chalmers

Filed under: Illinois St Andrew Society, Chicago, fireworks, University of Strathclyde, rock concert, Skerryvore, Kirsty, CHICAGO SCOTS, limo, cubs game

Lesson 1: avoid scary people on trains...

Hello from Chicago, Chi-town, the windy city! I, like most who are blogging this week, have just finished my first week of placement. I am working for CHICAGO SCOTS this summer, the oldest charity in Chicago. CHICAGO SCOTS celebrate Scottish heritage...

Published 19-Jul-2011 4:32 by Kirsty Chalmers

Filed under: Chicago, rock concert, 21, Skerryvore, Kirsty, CHICAGO SCOTS

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All good things...

Only two more weeks?!?

Here's hoping it all turns out well!

Half-way there and the mystery of the Octophant

The best laid plans of mice and men...

Another week in Chicagoland

Baptism by Fire

Good morning America, How are you?

...a bit of reflection from a 2011 scholar and some tips for the 2012 scholars

The Saltire invasion in Chicago, hanging with the band, meeting Forest Gump, watching fighter jets and bomber planes

Tartan Times, Scottish Picnic and More Storms

‘Girlfriend captured by ninjas… need money for ransom and KungFu lessons’

Remember that time we took a limo six blocks?

Lesson 1: avoid scary people on trains...