Happy Monday everyone!
I just finished a full day of class and thought I'd share some thoughts I had while catching up on some reading in the Elephant House:
Arcadia (the program I am here with) is awful and completely suffocating. I had to meet with them today to tell them what classes I was taking, but they used it as a check-in to see how I was doing. Though this sounds like a nice gesture, I have had more than enough Arcadia to last me a lifetime in the past two weeks. Let me be free!! Arcadia does several programs throughout Scotland and has some nice day and weekend trips for its students. However, these trips are optional, have limited space, and you have to pay additional costs for each of them. Butler, another program here, does two big weekend trips (no additional cost) and everyone is allowed to go. They're going to the highlands at the end of the semester which I am very jealous of because they're supposed to be beautiful and hard to get to. Thanks, Arcadia.
On a more positive note, I am really enjoying my time here. Since the cafeteria does not offer lunch because the dining hall is so far away from campus, I look forward to my alone time at lunch. Today I went back to the Elephant House, got a stromboli and coffee, and did some reading. I've noticed a lot of people my age dining alone. I feel like that is rare in the United States, especially in Boulder. A lot of people don't understand the importance and serenity of being alone and I wish I had discovered it earlier. To be honest though, I would probably not dine alone in Boulder because I know so many people and would feel insecure seeing someone I knew while dining alone. It has also made me think about traveling alone, which just this past summer I said I could never do.
On another note, Christine and I want to plan another weekend trip soon and are thinking either Munich or Budapest. Any suggestions? We don't know people in either city so if anyone has any suggestions it would be much appreciated!
p.s There were FOUR potato dishes in the cafeteria for dinner.
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