Monday, January 26, 2009

First Couple Of Days

Ok so getting to the hostel from the airport was relatively easy. We walked outside and got on a bus that dropped us off right at the front door. Getting in the front door was a different story all together. Of course I packed way too much so I had two 50 lb suitcases plus two carry-ons. It took me two trips to get everything in and then up two flights of stairs. The first day there were three other people in my room. A girl from Texas in for a wedding, a girl from Germany on vacation, and another girl names Morgan who is also studying at Napier. Sunday morning both the girl from Texas and the one from Germany left at which point a lady from Australia moved in. She moved out this morning and a girl from NC moved in - she's going to Napier too. I'm still getting used to the whole pounds instead of dollars thing. Last night (Sunday) was Burns Night so Morgan and David and I went to the pub down the street. I had my first Guiness...I'm not sure if I like it or not. But while we were there we ran into a group of bartenders up from Glasglow who were having a Pub Golf Tournament. Apparentley they loved Americans because they recruited us into their group and they kept buying us drinks. They were so fun! They dressed up (when we asked why - they said why not!) lol. I had to leave after the second pub because I was dead on my feet but they said they'd be back in a couple weeks and they were going to call us so we could all go out again. I think tomorrow I'm going to go on a walking tour and go and get my cell phone. If I understand correctly, it's going to end up only being 5p a minute to call home! Even cheaper than calling other people in the UK. Weird right? Either way, I'll have more to write about tomorrow! It's 5 past midnight here so I'm off to bed!

3 comments:

  1. So Exciting!! I'm glad that you're having fun and that the hostel isn't too sketch. Update often!

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  2. Way cool ! You're not only in Scotland... you're in the blogosphere ! I wonder how many folks you meet from different countries ... start a map :) Lukester is zzzzing... did you get runover by a sheepgoat yet ? lol Love Ya ! Aunt K

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  3. We're glad you made it safely. We miss you already! Take care and post pictures when you can! LAAF Mom, Dad and Courtney

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