Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Scotland weather really isn't that bad

on a beautiful, cloudless day in Edinburgh, I am proud it say it is FAR warmer here than Boulder (-9) and Boston (21) combined.

After saying that, I have come to the harsh realization that it is supposed to be 40 and rainy the rest of the week. That being said, I took advantage of this beautiful day and went for a brief run. I went in a different direction than I usually do and quickly found myself at Arthur's seat, which is the hill I can see out of my window and supposedly has beautiful panoramic views of the city. I did not make it to the top in the short time I had, but I got high enough up to see a good portion of the city including the university with the castle  behind. It is an unbelievably beautiful city and I am truly fortunate to be living here.
Last night Christine, our friend Hadley, and I went to a club called the Opal Lounge, where Prince William apparently used to go back when he was a bachelor at St. Andrew's. It was a really neat club with good music and good people. I was quite surprised to find that the club had hardly emptied when we left at 2 in the morning. Apparently people go out more on the weekdays more than weekends. It makes me confused as to when people find time to do their homework.
I have yet to do any reading for my classes partially because I cannot figure out how to work the online system to see what readings I am supposed to be doing. I also have yet to buy a single book. I guess I'll have to introduce myself to my professor tomorrow and try to straighten things out.

 Christine and I at a pub called the Three Sisters the other night
A picture of Arthur's seat (what I ran up today) taken from Edinburgh Castle one of the first days I was here.

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