Well folks, it is time to reflect on the first half of the second week. Edinburgh was an amazing experience and definitely different from Glasgow. While Glasgow is a bustling city center, Edinburgh is more of a tourist destination. During the first few days, we attended an information session on disability at the University of Edinburgh, went on a tour of Edinburgh Castle, and visited Edinburgh’s Napier University.

Each experience was characteristically different from each other. For one, the disability discussion at the University of Edinburgh related to the student population and services available to students at the university. While applying to the university, a student has the option to disclose whether they have a disability of not. One of the challenges discussed in acquiring data of the total number of students with disability is that some choose not to disclose they have a disability to the university for various reasons. This causes data of services provided to students and the number of specific disabilities that exist within the student population hard to quantify.

Next, we toured Edinburgh Castle, a highly sought-after piece of history within Scotland. It was absolutely beautiful and I really learned a lot about Mary, Queen of Scots while walking through its halls!

To round off the first half of the second week in Scotland, we attended a session at Edinburgh’s Napier University. There we learned about the specialized career of Disability Nursing. This was a fascinating career to learn about, as well as the general structure of healthcare in Scotland compared to the US. Overall, this visit was very informative relating to healthcare and eye-opening as to how the education path differs from the US!