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Marina Flores

Creative Writing in the Land of Lochs & Legends Edinburgh, Scotland
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA, USA

HI!

I am so excited to be one of this year's program leader for Session II for Creative Writing. I have been writing since a young age and my heart was full when I went to graduate school to pursue my love with writing. I just graduated with my MFA in Creative Writing, Poetry to be specific. I had led educational programs throughout my undergrad. I worked on women in literature events, queer reading groups and women in higher education. Excited to blog all the amazing projects the students do as well as the wonderful adventures we embark on together.

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Telling Stories

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At the Edinburgh Storytelling center, students were sucked into the story that instructor Kirsten's told, about the greed of a king. It had us on at the edge of our... keep reading

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Getaway for the Weekend

By Marina Flores at CIEE

This weekend students stayed in Inverness. Our tour around the small town was filled with stories about fairies and wars. A story about fiddlers and fairies teaching us, if somebody... keep reading

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Gardening for the Community

By Marina Flores at CIEE

Embracing nature and new surroundings, students became one with the beautiful trees, flowers and plants that gave them new oxygen to breathe. With writing prompts that helped them find calming... keep reading

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Reform and Rehabilitation

By Marina Flores at CIEE

Students attended a tour of the Old Town Jail in Stirling yesterday. They learned of the horrid conditions that incarcerated people dealt with throughout history. That was until Frederic Hill... keep reading

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Finding connections to the past

By Marina Flores at CIEE

At the Writer's Room students learned from Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, and Robert Louis Stevenson. They found themselves lost in the glorification of these writers in the way their... keep reading

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Twist Museum - 25 July 2023

By Marina Flores at CIEE

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”--Albert Einstein Today, the Creative Writing students made their way to the Twist Museum, London’s “playground of perceptions”... keep reading

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The Cursed Child

By Marina Flores at CIEE

A trip to London isn’t complete without a visit to the West End! The Creative Writing Program had the amazing opportunity to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a... keep reading

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Weekend Getaway - 22 July 2023

By Marina Flores at CIEE

Though rainy, Bath was beautiful. Upon our arrival, we were able to drop our overnight bags off at the YMCA Bath Hostel where we stayed before getting a few hours... keep reading

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Muggles Tour - 17 July 2023

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We have done and seen so many things these past two weeks. Today my class had the opportunity to participate in the Harry Potter “Tour for Muggles.” On Monday, July... keep reading

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Bonding Day Off - 15 July 2023

By Marina Flores at CIEE

Busy, busy, busy.....breathe. Students have been absorbing all there is to learn and know about London in a short week. Today they were able to lean back and bond. We... keep reading

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