So I'm thinking Tuesdays might be my posting days...lol
Uhh not much happened in the past week. I went shopping the other day - got a cashmere scarf for super cheap - I love 'going out of business' sales. I got some postcards to send home, but don't expect them anytime soon as I still haven't located a post office. I learned that Brie is really inexpensive and gas is almost triple what we pay at home. This is probably why buses and walking are so popular. I'm getting to know some people in my classes. Next Tuesday I have to wear my wellies (rainboots) to class because we're going on a sampling trip up to the Firth of Forth (I probably spelled that wrong). Hmm...I went to the Christian Union meeting tonight and I'm very glad that I did. I met some nice people and I plan on returning next week. Also, Mardi Gras doesn't exist here? It's Pancake Tuesday instead. Everyone is serving pancakes - but not like our pancakes. They seem to resemble crepes more than anything. Oh I got a card from Gloria Kirby yesterday. And it made me happy.
In slightly scary news - I believe that our kitchen floor is very close to collaspsing into the flat below us. Our 'warshing' machine (haha) has been leaking water under the floor for quite some time now. The water is coming out of the overhead kitchen light in the flat below us. There is also a large bump surrounded by kind of squishy places on the floor. So we've all taken to not standing there. Which is a problem because that's where the sinks are so the dishes aren't getting washed. It's just not a good situation. lol
Oh Scottish student housing adventures.
In happier news - classes are going well. I'm almost to the point where I can't get lost, or at least not very lost. I've taken some more pictures, which I'll eventually post. And I've almost finished planning my American Dinner. I'm very excited for it.
Hope everyone at home is doing well! I miss you! ♥
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
OK so I'm a little behind with the posting...deal with it.
So this past week wasn't really all that interesting. I went to class - BORING. I almost went out on Friday night, but that didn't happen (some of you know what I'm talking about - for those that don't know, don't worry about it). I did go out Saturday though. Five girls came over here and we had Valentine's dinner together and then went to go see He's Just Not That Into You with one of the guys from across the hall - who, by the way, complained almost the whole time. I dare you to guess what I said to him. :) It was a good movie and the whole night was a good learning experience. There are a couple people in our group that aren't allowed to have alcohol before going out in public. lol
Sunday I went to ASDA - which is the Scottish wal-mart. Monday I went to class again. My lab for Tuesday mornings has been postponed for a couple weeks so all I had today was an hour of Animal Behavior. I think I might go shopping tomorrow and maybe head over to the "cloud" shop (let's see who remembers that one) with the girls in my flat - because there's no way I'm going alone. We'll see how that turns out. ;)
Oh and I got a package from my Grandma yesterday and a postcard from Erin last week. :) I love getting mail. *hint hint*
So this past week wasn't really all that interesting. I went to class - BORING. I almost went out on Friday night, but that didn't happen (some of you know what I'm talking about - for those that don't know, don't worry about it). I did go out Saturday though. Five girls came over here and we had Valentine's dinner together and then went to go see He's Just Not That Into You with one of the guys from across the hall - who, by the way, complained almost the whole time. I dare you to guess what I said to him. :) It was a good movie and the whole night was a good learning experience. There are a couple people in our group that aren't allowed to have alcohol before going out in public. lol
Sunday I went to ASDA - which is the Scottish wal-mart. Monday I went to class again. My lab for Tuesday mornings has been postponed for a couple weeks so all I had today was an hour of Animal Behavior. I think I might go shopping tomorrow and maybe head over to the "cloud" shop (let's see who remembers that one) with the girls in my flat - because there's no way I'm going alone. We'll see how that turns out. ;)
Oh and I got a package from my Grandma yesterday and a postcard from Erin last week. :) I love getting mail. *hint hint*
Monday, February 9, 2009
Sooo first day of class...
It wasn't too bad. Just you're basic biology stuff. It snowed again last night but thankfully it was pretty much gone by the time I had to leave for class. I walked to school - didn't get lost but I rode the bus back. I mean I have a bus pass, I might as well use it. So I got home and made some pasta and hard-boiled eggs. No, I didn't eat them at the same time. And now I'm in the middle of watching Bones. Which is extremely frustrating. I think I'm going to get the stuff to make Sweet Tea tomorrow and in the process introduce my flatmates to one of the most addictive substances on the planet. :) Otherwise everything is pretty chill. The flat is finally clean. I have something to do during the day now so I can't sleep - which is actually a good thing. I think I'm going to go the Christian Union meeting tomorrow night and check everything out. Friday night I think we're going on a dungeon tour and Saturday is a Girls' Night Out. All in all, a good start to the week. Monday wasn't so bad - it might have something to do with the fact that I don't have class till 3pm.
Sorry for being so unorganized with the writing today...lol
Oh and people here call me America like it's my name. Weird, right?
It wasn't too bad. Just you're basic biology stuff. It snowed again last night but thankfully it was pretty much gone by the time I had to leave for class. I walked to school - didn't get lost but I rode the bus back. I mean I have a bus pass, I might as well use it. So I got home and made some pasta and hard-boiled eggs. No, I didn't eat them at the same time. And now I'm in the middle of watching Bones. Which is extremely frustrating. I think I'm going to get the stuff to make Sweet Tea tomorrow and in the process introduce my flatmates to one of the most addictive substances on the planet. :) Otherwise everything is pretty chill. The flat is finally clean. I have something to do during the day now so I can't sleep - which is actually a good thing. I think I'm going to go the Christian Union meeting tomorrow night and check everything out. Friday night I think we're going on a dungeon tour and Saturday is a Girls' Night Out. All in all, a good start to the week. Monday wasn't so bad - it might have something to do with the fact that I don't have class till 3pm.
Sorry for being so unorganized with the writing today...lol
Oh and people here call me America like it's my name. Weird, right?
Monday, February 2, 2009
Happy Groundhog Day! Not that I would've known that unless I looked on Yahoo! this morning.
Warning: This might be a long one
Ok so Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were good. I slept...during the day and was up all night. On Sunday night Gemma and Kiesha and I went out to dinner at the Pizza Express (yes pizza is the international food of college students) and walked around a bit. We went next door for a few minutes - another boy - Robin - has moved in. Apparently he's just turned 18. I feel so old. Oh and I finally met Eve. She's really cool, I think cheese may also be her favorite food. Either way, Sunday night I had a little "I wanna go home moment" mostly, I think, because I couldn't sleep. I also got a strange and all-consuming urge for french toast. Don't ask me why, I don't control these things. And it started to snow, which I gotta admit, made me feel a little better. And this leads into Monday.
Monday is universally the worst day of the week and it certainly holds true here in Scotland. So you know how I liked the snow Sunday night? Well it seems that while I always remember how much I love to see the snow, I always forget how much I hate having to go and do productive things while it's snowing. Not helping matters is that I have to walk pretty much everywhere.
So I get to the bus stop so that I could go to campus for my induction - thankfully on the bus I ran into a few people I knew (you would think at this point that the day was off to a good start, you'd be wrong). So we all sat through the first induction - after waiting in the hall for a good 45 minutes. After that induction we had to go to another one. So we decided to walk. Bad decision. All the snow leads to slippery uphill cobblestone sidewalks. Which is pretty when you think about it, but awful when you have to walk on it. So we walked like a mile and as we were walking it was getting increasingly windy and foggy and snowy. We finally made it to the second induction after turning around like four times. We got in the building and then proceeded to walk up 7 flights of stairs in slippery shoes and soaking wet clothes. Then the classroom that the second induction was held in was freezing. The radiator was broken. And the windows didn't seal right so there was a strange whistling sound every time the wind blows - which was often. To top it all off, right in the middle of presentation, we got a white out. We couldn't see anything. And yet the presentation continued. And it only gets better from there.
The neverending presentation finally ended and we all went downstairs where there was a blizzard - literally a blizzard. So of course, we decide to walk back. But by the time we reached the first bus stop we had given up on the idea. So we had to wait for approx. 20 minutes for the bus which was so packed it looked like a double decker circus clown car. And while we were waiting my pants literally froze to the ground. So we were on the bus - a bus we haven't been on before. So I get off where I think I'm supposed to. Which was right I just happened to go in the opposite direction I should have when I got off the bus. Thankfully I figure it out and get back to my flat but not before I stopped at the Tesco express to get my French Toast ingredients.
So I got inside, warmed up, and made french toast and I don't even care that I burnt the holy bejesus out of my hand either. And now after regaining feeling in my extremities it doesn't seem like today was so bad. Mostly because I was able to make french toast - which is apparently a highly sought after skill because no one else in my flat can make it. But I am ever thankful that I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow. And to whoever said it doesn't snow in Scotland - Bite Me.
Warning: This might be a long one
Ok so Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were good. I slept...during the day and was up all night. On Sunday night Gemma and Kiesha and I went out to dinner at the Pizza Express (yes pizza is the international food of college students) and walked around a bit. We went next door for a few minutes - another boy - Robin - has moved in. Apparently he's just turned 18. I feel so old. Oh and I finally met Eve. She's really cool, I think cheese may also be her favorite food. Either way, Sunday night I had a little "I wanna go home moment" mostly, I think, because I couldn't sleep. I also got a strange and all-consuming urge for french toast. Don't ask me why, I don't control these things. And it started to snow, which I gotta admit, made me feel a little better. And this leads into Monday.
Monday is universally the worst day of the week and it certainly holds true here in Scotland. So you know how I liked the snow Sunday night? Well it seems that while I always remember how much I love to see the snow, I always forget how much I hate having to go and do productive things while it's snowing. Not helping matters is that I have to walk pretty much everywhere.
So I get to the bus stop so that I could go to campus for my induction - thankfully on the bus I ran into a few people I knew (you would think at this point that the day was off to a good start, you'd be wrong). So we all sat through the first induction - after waiting in the hall for a good 45 minutes. After that induction we had to go to another one. So we decided to walk. Bad decision. All the snow leads to slippery uphill cobblestone sidewalks. Which is pretty when you think about it, but awful when you have to walk on it. So we walked like a mile and as we were walking it was getting increasingly windy and foggy and snowy. We finally made it to the second induction after turning around like four times. We got in the building and then proceeded to walk up 7 flights of stairs in slippery shoes and soaking wet clothes. Then the classroom that the second induction was held in was freezing. The radiator was broken. And the windows didn't seal right so there was a strange whistling sound every time the wind blows - which was often. To top it all off, right in the middle of presentation, we got a white out. We couldn't see anything. And yet the presentation continued. And it only gets better from there.
The neverending presentation finally ended and we all went downstairs where there was a blizzard - literally a blizzard. So of course, we decide to walk back. But by the time we reached the first bus stop we had given up on the idea. So we had to wait for approx. 20 minutes for the bus which was so packed it looked like a double decker circus clown car. And while we were waiting my pants literally froze to the ground. So we were on the bus - a bus we haven't been on before. So I get off where I think I'm supposed to. Which was right I just happened to go in the opposite direction I should have when I got off the bus. Thankfully I figure it out and get back to my flat but not before I stopped at the Tesco express to get my French Toast ingredients.
So I got inside, warmed up, and made french toast and I don't even care that I burnt the holy bejesus out of my hand either. And now after regaining feeling in my extremities it doesn't seem like today was so bad. Mostly because I was able to make french toast - which is apparently a highly sought after skill because no one else in my flat can make it. But I am ever thankful that I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow. And to whoever said it doesn't snow in Scotland - Bite Me.
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