The Last Year in Edinburgh

The past four years of uni have honestly been great, and I am looking forward to my fifth and final year, but it’s also been a lot. Seeing some of my classmates graduate last year, knowing I had two more years to go, sure made me rethink my decision to go to Scotland for a 4-year bachelor’s and then extend it by another year to get an "undergraduate master’s". I don’t regret these decisions, but I also can’t say I wouldn’t want to get the diploma this year and just be done with it. The bright side is that I know fairly certainly that around next May, my 17-year-long formal education will come to an end.

During these years, I’ve learned a lot at the uni and outside of it, I’ve met a lot of amazing people, and acquired several hobbies. I am very certain I would have never started doing Archery if I had stayed in Prague because I don’t think I would have even thought about trying it. For many reasons, I’m quite glad I did. Similarly, I’m not sure I would have done much tutoring elsewhere, simply because usually, these positions are not open to students. Although I wish I had started in my 2nd and not 4th year, better late than never, and I’m definitely going to be applying for more tutorials this year. And there are many other things being at Edinburgh helped me with or made me consider, so in the end, it’ll be a great experience to remember in the future.

Even though I do have another year to go, this is my last blog post, since my fifth year is technically a master’s. It was an incredible privilege to have the support I had received from the Kellner Family Foundation, not only over the last four years, but since Sekunda at Open Gate. Though I partially dare speculate what my life would have been had I not gone to Edinburgh, I cannot even begin to imagine my life without Open Gate, and I will stay forever grateful. It’s been quite a ride, but definitely one I will happily remember.