Did any factors of your identity influence your decision to study abroad? Or, how you selected to study in Scotland?

My decision to study abroad in England was highly influenced by the fact that I’m Ghanaian. Ghana was colonized by the British and a lot of our culture and society was highly influenced by those of the British. I wanted to learn more about the British Empire and experience its society to see the similarities and the aspects of British culture and policy that has stuck with my country of origin. However, as much as I wanted to learn about the British empire, I also wanted a much more challenging experience and that is one of the reasons why I chose to study in Scotland instead of London. Scotland has also been trying to become an independent state from the United Kingdom and I felt that this will be an interesting time to be here and learn about this modern dissociation from the Empire.