Notes from Scotland
Paula R. Nilsen
Scotland
1. I arrived in the UK in August.
2. Scotland is beautiful. The people are kind.
3. The staff and students at Harvest Bible College are wonderful. I am making friends for life.
4. We have had some amazing guest teachers. I sit in on their classes as time will permit. Thus far, we've had visiting instructors from Maine, Florida, Wisconsin, and instructors from the UK as well.
5. This is a great place for me.
NEEDS:
1. The kitchen could sure use a Kitchen Aid Mixer. This would make my job easier.
2. Cookware for the kitchen.
Please email me if you'd like to donate.
Stirling Castle, Scotland
Cook: what I mostly do
Sample Menu
I cook one meal per day, Tuesday-Friday.
Scones and Tea
Yes, please!
Sample Menu
I serve about 20 people.
Fellow AIMer and Friend, Cori Smith
I was blessed to attend the Ladies' Conference in Stirling, Scotland. I loved the autumn colors of the trailing vines.
Tea on the Terrace
Ladies' Conference, enjoying fellowship. It seems as though it's always time for tea here.
Stirling Castle
I loved the views that Mary, Queen of Scots, once enjoyed. I'm glad we had time for some sightseeing in Stirling.
Street evangelism in Belfast
Let me tell you who Jesus is...
About me
First off, I am a mother of two young men. Simeon, 21, and Austen, 19. Simeon, a pilot, gave me my first daughter in July of 2014. I'm thrilled to have another female in the family. Austen is my "mini me" and the musician in the family. I miss jamming with him.
In August of 2014, I began feeling a call to work abroad. Scotland had a position available so I readily accepted.
Other interesting facts:
- I have my Associates in Arts degree and I am working on a BA in Professional Communication with a minor in Psychology. I'm taking six credits from a college in North Dakota while I'm living in Scotland.
- When I was 10 years old, I went to Norwegian school. Within three months, I was fluent in Norwegian.
- I speak Swedish to my sister every chance I get. (I moved to Sweden when I was 13.)
- I love to read biographies, travel literature, and memoirs. Nonfiction, please! What I'm reading now: Rising Strong by Brené Brown and Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert.
- Before I came to the UK, I preferred coffee, now, tea is my beverage of choice.
- When I am not working at the college, or studying, I'm sightseeing. There is so much to see here. I recently enjoyed seeing Rembrandt's, A Man In Armour (1655), painting at the Kelvingrove Art museum in Glasgow.
Email: paularnilsen@gmail.com