Hi everyone.
Not much going on here. Just waiting for classes to start. Oh, I matriculate tomorrow, which I think means I officially register (and sign away my first born child, give a blood sample...the usual).
Here's an interesting fact: Each bank in Scotland prints its own currency. It's all worth the same--as is the British pound--but they all look a little different. Interesting, no?
My laptop should, hopefully, be coming in soon! Which means I can post pictures...Yay! :) I'm excited about that. I'm not excited that it cost £5 for me to send the customs form back to FedEx. Oh well, though
Did I mention it is COLD! Already...It's getting down into the upper thirties, lower forties at night...and with that cold ocean breeze...brrr...
Well, just wanted to drop a line! Cheerio!
Friday, 28 September 2007
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
Settling In
So, here I am, all settled in St. Andrews. Well, mostly.
I live in Dean's Court, a dorm made up of a collection of buildings...and you can see the ocean from my room! I'm so excited about that. When I wake up in the morning, I just sit on my bed and look out at the sea for awhile. Also, out back, there's a little garden. It's quite lovely. Also, there's a small library in my dorm made up of books people have left. Of course, that made me quite happy! :)
The ocean is about a block away from where I live. I just turn a corner, and there it is. It's quite amazing to me to be able to do that since I've been landlocked most of my life. Yesterday, I walked out along the rock pier--built from castle ruins. Of course, being this close to the ocean means ocean breezes--a blessing and a curse! It was 50 degrees out today, but oh so chilly! I think the wind blows more here than it does in Oklahoma, and that is quite a feat.
Luckily, the English building is right around the corner, too. The couple of English profs and students I've met are quite nice. I think it's going to be a good group of people to work with. There are thirteen students in the Women, Writing, and Gender program, more than I thought there would be (and more than normal, apparently!).
Everything here has so much history. And everything becomes an adventure. There's a computer room in my dorm, but to get to it, I have to go outside, through a set of double doors, through an unmarked green door (both sets of doors are locked!), and then immediately up a windy set of stairs. It's quite funny actually. And the dining room looks like something out of Hogwart's! Across the street from where I live is the Cathedral ruins and an old, old cemetary. It's so beautiful. And around the corner are the castle ruins. When I get my laptop here (it's being shipped), I'll post pictures somewhere!
Getting settled has been interesting. It's all just a bit different. Like you can't drink water from the bathroom tap. Or, I went to Woolworth's today (a general store, it sells school supplies, dishes, bedding, the like) and they told me I had to get laundry soap at Tesco (the market). A bit of a switch. And the bathroom on my floor doesn't have shower, but the one downstairs does, so it hasn't been bad.
There are a ton of Americans here. Kind of odd, actually. Maybe half the people I've met have been Americans...and I've met people from Tulsa (2), Austin, and Kansas (as well as California, Boston, New Jersey, and Conneticut).
Well, that's all the energy I have for now!
Talk to you later.
I live in Dean's Court, a dorm made up of a collection of buildings...and you can see the ocean from my room! I'm so excited about that. When I wake up in the morning, I just sit on my bed and look out at the sea for awhile. Also, out back, there's a little garden. It's quite lovely. Also, there's a small library in my dorm made up of books people have left. Of course, that made me quite happy! :)
The ocean is about a block away from where I live. I just turn a corner, and there it is. It's quite amazing to me to be able to do that since I've been landlocked most of my life. Yesterday, I walked out along the rock pier--built from castle ruins. Of course, being this close to the ocean means ocean breezes--a blessing and a curse! It was 50 degrees out today, but oh so chilly! I think the wind blows more here than it does in Oklahoma, and that is quite a feat.
Luckily, the English building is right around the corner, too. The couple of English profs and students I've met are quite nice. I think it's going to be a good group of people to work with. There are thirteen students in the Women, Writing, and Gender program, more than I thought there would be (and more than normal, apparently!).
Everything here has so much history. And everything becomes an adventure. There's a computer room in my dorm, but to get to it, I have to go outside, through a set of double doors, through an unmarked green door (both sets of doors are locked!), and then immediately up a windy set of stairs. It's quite funny actually. And the dining room looks like something out of Hogwart's! Across the street from where I live is the Cathedral ruins and an old, old cemetary. It's so beautiful. And around the corner are the castle ruins. When I get my laptop here (it's being shipped), I'll post pictures somewhere!
Getting settled has been interesting. It's all just a bit different. Like you can't drink water from the bathroom tap. Or, I went to Woolworth's today (a general store, it sells school supplies, dishes, bedding, the like) and they told me I had to get laundry soap at Tesco (the market). A bit of a switch. And the bathroom on my floor doesn't have shower, but the one downstairs does, so it hasn't been bad.
There are a ton of Americans here. Kind of odd, actually. Maybe half the people I've met have been Americans...and I've met people from Tulsa (2), Austin, and Kansas (as well as California, Boston, New Jersey, and Conneticut).
Well, that's all the energy I have for now!
Talk to you later.
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