Right now I’m watching the (very windy) Open Championship at St. Andrews, and it’s bringing back memories. Junior year of college, I studied abroad in Sweden. Over Christmas, I was extremely fortunate and taken on a trip with some family friends to Edinburgh. While there, we took a bus to St. Andrews, where I had what I have described as my first “golfgasm.” We were only there for a few hours, but it was so cool to be there.
Several photo albums documenting the experience on Facebook later, I got a message from a high school friend. He actually studied abroad at St. Andrews, and gave me this tip: for a small fee, St. Andrews students get unlimited access to the course. Instantly I knew I did everything wrong with my study abroad — I don’t even speak Swedish!
Alas, I never got the chance for St. Andrews to kick my butt… because seriously, it probably would have. But I vow to someday return to take on the links!
Chatter Boxes