Exchanging

Iain Burnside

September 11th has an obvious significance to the world at large but, seven years later, is has a special meaning to me. The day itself was far from exciting, being spent for the most part in airports and airplanes, sitting and waiting, yet it was representative of a true turning point in my life. It was the day I left Edinburgh to begin my international exchange year at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA.

(No, I have no idea why they picked that name for the state either. Perhaps after making it that far west they were just too tired to be more creative.) ... (continues)