The End of Month

so tomorrow is the last day of september! (for those of you who don't have that month poem memorized by now!) things are going swell here is the lovely UK, more specifically, Scotland. All my flatmates are fantastic and being very patient with my adjusting schedule. I've gotten a good hold on my anxiety, and whilst freaking out, even got some planning for senior year out of the way! haha! I just wanted to send a little thank you to everyone who has written me a letter or sent me a card, getting mail brightens my day exponentially!
Anyway, I plan to do some exploring soon, outside the campus. Friday I'm gonna go into Stirling, see what there is to see, hopefully get some nice pictures out of it as well.... we'll see! I went on a walk through the woods this past weekend, and those photos should be up on the facebook shortly. I was going to wait a little while, but what the heck?
Thanks everyone at home for being so swell and supportive while I'm still adjusting here.
Classes are great, I have basically no work to do... ever, so I spend a lot of time reading and drawing, and hopefully going to the gym, because there are just too many things here that involve pie crust. For some reason I didn't listen when people told me it was going to be hard to eat healthy while I was over here. no kidding! mmm pies....
oh and haggis is awesome by the way. Just fantastic. The Scots know how to eat. fact.
Anyway, not much exciting tales yet, but I swear those are to come!
until next time!

almost a whole week gone!

Surprisingly enough, looking back, time is moving rather quickly. I'm done with my first week of classes, and apart from a slight hiccup in online banking, i'm pretty much settled in here. I took some pictures, and they're on my facebook.
The work load is not so bad so far, and I only have one final to dread, the rest of my tests and papers are happening during the actual semester, which ends some time around the end of november.
The people here are all just fantastic. everyone is very friendly and helpful, despite my constant questions and problems, they all put up with me. My flatmates are all very nice, and accept my odd sleeping schedule. well they don't say anything about it anyway. I've pretty much settled into a routine, which is a good thing for me. the weather has been swell, and apparently very nice for the area this time of the year. All classes take place in one of two buildings, but they are very confusing! Cottrell is separated into three main sections, A,B, and Y. then there are bridges connecting the separate parts of the building, bridges V, W, X, Y and Z. nuts. Pathfoot makes slightly more sense, there is one main hallway, and then corridors A,B,C,D etc branch off from the main bit. each letter is a different department.
Then there's the student center, but that makes slightly more sense.
There are handicap buttons for most doors in the main buildings, and everyone uses them. I rarely see someone opening a door themselves if there is an easier way to get through. it's pretty funny. i feel silly whenever i use them. but everyone else is doing it....
so this first weekend i think i'm just going to hang back, but I plan to do traveling and what not, soon as i can figure out just how much money i have for that... till then town will do just fine!
or campus... ok so ive holed myself up a little bit. baby steps!

progress

things are going better today!
my room is more clean, i've gotten a lot done, etc
tomorrow im signing up for a bank account
only thing is that i'm pretty beat, and i have no internet in my room. hopefully by tomorrow evening that problem will be solved though, because i would really love to skype people.
so fingers crossed about that internet!!
other than all this though, things are going pretty smoothly
my only hope is that once i have my first meetings for my classes things will be sorted out.
gah, that can be a bit frustrating, since i dont know when my classes are...
except for the first meeting, which isnt always the usual time apparently. people need to put it on their information for the classes.
well im off!
got another busy day ahead of me hopefully!

i have arrived

i am a mess. this is really hard to adjust to, my only hope is that it gets better!!!
i miss everyone very much!
that's all i have to energy to write for now.

jkjklol

screw. my flight to new york was canceled so i had to reschedule my trip. i leave tomorrow. Sorry!

Leaving

Oh hey. So moment of truth, I'm leaving at noon. I'm really looking forward to having fun on a new continent, but I'm going to miss everything about this place while I'm gone. Glad to have some comfort in the form of a sweatshirt, a quilt, and a camera. I need to buy stamps asap.
Write soon!

Getting Ready aka Freaking Out!

I am currently packing for my first semester abroad at Stirling University. It's only Wednesday, but tomorrow is Thursday, and then it's Friday and I'm screwed. Just had an epic wrestling match with my first suitcase, but I was eventually victorious. I have this awful lurking feeling that I am going to forget something immensely important. Anyway, my wardrobe is packed away and all I have left to wear for the next few days is clothes that I don't care enough about to bring along. Hurrah to looking like crap my last few days!