First Impressions and Wake-up Calls

I've hit a crucial state: I have arrived in Scotland. I got here yesterday morning and walked in late to some introductory orientation. From what I've heard, I didn't miss much. My flatmates then introduced themselves to me; I'm not sure where they are right now though. Nightclub maybe? Eh....not really my scene, but I'm not their mom.

Anyway, yesterday was primarily used for orientation. The day started out with a campus tour, a coach tour of Stirling, then parousing about Stirling, ending up in Tesco, which is basically the Walmart of Scotland. I only spent 17 pounds on groceries!!!!!! I think what I've enjoyed the most is the newness of things; even the Coke I'm drinking right now tastes different. It's surreal to me how quickly I've learned so much about the culture, and I'm picking up quickly on the language/word differences. Could do without the constant CROWS though. ugh

Also, today was my first day of classes. It's actually the only day of the week in which I have both of my classes, which totally works for me! i LOVE only have class 3 days a week, and it's something I could totally get used to. However, there are some things I'm still trying to get used to around here (sinks, the shower in my flat, and the fact that at 11:00 it is still pretty light out) And all the dorms here look the same, so I'm still trying to find my way around campus and the fact that as opposed to Berea it takes me 15 minutes to walk from class back to my room instead of 2-3 minutes. But I haven't learned any of the short cuts yet, so I'm hoping in a few more days that time amount will be reduced. Downtown Stirling is also BEAUTIFUL; cruised around there for orientation, did a bit of shopping at The Thistles (the mall...or shopping centre as they call it).

There's nothing really much else to report. ST. ANDREWS ON THURSDAY THOUGH!!! Looking forward to that a lot. Now I'm going to eat some leftover pizza i got this afternoon, gaze at the beautiful mountains from my window, write in my journal for my Berea portion of this trip, then maybe cuddle up with Frankenstein later. hahaha. The beauty of all of this is that you'll never know what to expect for each day; I love that. I don't have an itinerary or a planned routine; I can do whatever I want or don't want to do. Cheers!  :] 

The beautiful Dunblane Cathedral in Dunblane in Dunblane, Scotland (short distance from Stirling)

Stirling Castle!!!

A shot of Downtown Stirling