tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35747291862850654642024-03-21T16:45:51.766-07:00Europe and Glasgow 2014Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-82927894173404815282014-12-19T21:21:00.001-08:002014-12-19T21:21:05.191-08:00A bittersweet farewell to Scotland:<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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It is amazing how quickly time actually passes by. Just yesterday it seems I was so anxious to get out of the house and start my journey abroad, yet now I find myself having to say goodbye to Glasgow and the wonderful people I have come to learn along the way. Angus and Craig, friends of the frenchies had a christmas party with some mulled wine. It was warm wine with some nutmeg and other stuff mixed together. I caught a glimpse of the Uni at night while walking to their place: </div>
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While at the party most of my time was spent surrounded by JoJo and Saufuan. Apparently JoJo wants him and I to be her sons: </div>
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Come Sunday was my last service at ReHope with the regular group. I can't begin to put in words how lovely the church was and how much I had already learn from only being there a couple of weeks. Afterwards almost all of us went for breakfast at a place we have walked passed so many times craving the food because it smelled so good. Delizique:</div>
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I even managed to sneak in a last sunrise at Murano before heading back home:</div>
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And finally right before I was departing I was able to grab a few pieces of straggling hairs, and put it all into a mini top knot. Great success. Don't worry the hair will continue to grow until I have reached an adequate length for the top knot: </div>
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After I finished submitting my last essay for this semester what better way to celebrate than to go have a 3 hour tennis session with the team players: </div>
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Followed by a four hour climbing excursion with Mikael and Jasmyn at TCA: </div>
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It had all finally hit me that I was leaving some people behind and not returning to them for quite some time. A dinner at the french house had to be in order. These three had really grown so much on me and I will cherish the great memories we have made together. I really am going to miss these three, and the constant banter I kept getting from them:</div>
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I made a little bucket list of what I needed to do before leaving Glasgow, one of which was to eat some sticky toffee pudding and after Syd and Harper had a mishap with communication, Jacob joined me for some pretty posh pudding at Di Maggio. It was a first for Jacob and man was it goooooood: </div>
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My last night was spent doing a subway crawl with a couple of goobers. If it wasn't the silly hanging from the railing in the subway, to the singing and being obnoxious people, it was the dynamic of the entire group and lack of sleep from studying for finals that made this night such a success. Okay also because everyone of these guys make it hard not to have a great time with: </div>
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I really had quite the expectations going to Scotland but what I had figured out, was that no matter what I had expected, nothing could have prepared me for the circumstances and moments I was able to have while living there. I surely am going to miss the people, the food and the occasional sunshine that Glsagow had to offer. I am so thankful for having this opportunity presented in my life and creating the connections with so many different people. </div>
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On the 4th I was all packed and ready for my trip to Spain but before leaving I had a delicious breakfast with Jacob at the Crepe and Croissant place on Byres road: </div>
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I took a bus to Edinburgh where I caught a flight with EasyJet to Madrid, Spain. I got there at night but was welcomed with open arm by Naomi Forman. I will talk a bit about her at the end of this blog, for now let's continue with the adventures in Spain. The airport in Madrid might seem like it goes on for hours and when we finally got to the end, we took a metro and a bus to arrive about 2 hours later in Toledo. I probably spoke Naomi's ear off because I was so excited to see her and just catch up on everything and anything. Her host family who I lived with for the next 5 days really was such a blessing and I am so thankful for them hosting me as well. Christina and Pepe. Now I haven't spoken Spanish in over a year and a half and man did I have to remember it quickly. Christina and Pepe didn't speak a lick of english and my broken Spanish didn't really help, however I soon found that I actually remembered a lot of it. After a delicious meal Christina made me, Naomi and I went to a pub nearby to meet some of her friends. The pub was called O'briens, and Irish pub. After the introductions Nay and bumped into another South African at the bar. Such a small world because I haven't met anyone from South Africa since I have been abroad. After the pub we went to Dragos and La Nuit, some local places in Toledo.</div>
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The next day was exploration day in Toledo. Christina made us some breakfast, and in Spain, they eat olive oil with bread, and you heard me correctly because none of their dishes are made without olive oil! Nay was my personal tour guide who showed me the library: </div>
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The city streets who are all this narrow and old looking. Apparently Toledo is one of the oldest places in the world and the true capital of Spain. I think. </div>
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We went to the Catedral del Toledo and found a back entrance without having to pay. </div>
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As we continued to explore some places, we found a staircase that was extremely narrow and something out of the Lord of the Rings,which led us to the top in an encaged square: </div>
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While we were at top there was no openings except some holes in the walls, but even with those there were wires put in to keep pigeons out. We spotted one pigeon inside and had no idea how it had gotten in there. Determined to set it free I finally grabbed it after bouldering some walls, and taking out wires. When the pigeon got out we followed it and saw that other pigeons were waiting for it's return and as if a couple hadn't seen each-other for a while they embraced each-other with their beaks and bodies. We kept walking around and enjoying the sun. Toledo is pretty hilly so we got to the top of one and saw this beautiful view. We sat and just embraced the moment: </div>
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After we walked around Toledo it was time for Lunch. So everything in Spain is done way later than expected. Lunch is from 1-4, dinner is normally around 8 or 9 and then people don't go out until 1 or 2 in the morning. We had lunch with Christina, Pepe, their son and daughter in law, and their grandchildren Pablo and Sarah. Pablo is quite popular on Instagram, Nay and I still can't figure out how. After lunch we met up with Emily Collins: A Cali girl who goes to San Diego. Most of my time was spent with Nay and her. She is quite the character but really nice and on point with her comebacks. Quite the sassy one. The three of us walked by the river side exploring what sites Toledo had to offer us: </div>
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After a massive dinner, a PDN was needed. Post dinner nap. Nay and I woke up to meet up with the gang again at a tavern called Livingston. It was an African Tavern where I found St. Johns College:</div>
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For those of you who don't speak spanish. The guy asked me where I was from and then when I told him South Africa he said you can't be because you aren't black. (Really) After Nay and Emily returned we were enjoying the Churros with Chocolate when the guy returned and ask the girls where I was from. After repeating my answer the guy said that I have to be from England because the background of South Africa is not white. Very interesting way to start off the day. Before lunch Nay and I grabbed some rays in my ENO hammock:</div>
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We hammocked in el parque de Mozarabe. Lunch was packed as always with some delicious food: Lentejas con verduras y croquetas de jamon. I also tried some spanish fruit called Chirimoya which tasted a lot like a Leechie. The rest of the afternoon Nay and I took a bus to Madrid to meet up with Sarah Johnson, Emma Burns and Lauren Ulrich. We saw the palace, the cathedral and a park that is easily bigger than Central Park in New York. I had my first tapas at the market. One thing I realized is that Madrid had so many people in it that even on the streets it was hard to move: </div>
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After the short trip to Madrid, Nay and I spent the next day along the river side, watching people lead climb, and enjoying the blue skies in Toledo: </div>
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Easily one of my favorite dishes prepared by Christina was the Tortilla Authentica. Made with eggs, and potatoes this was hands down the best thing I have eaten in the last four months. We went to Emily's house to get some homework done and studied for our finals. This was the view from her balcony: </div>
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We went for a walk with Pepe at night while he was trying to show us the best place to view the sunrise. We didn't wake up because I have been too sick this past week. Nay had her finals on Monday so I went to Madrid for the day to meet up with Sarah: </div>
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A very hipster coffee shop called The Bicycle Cafe. During this time I learned a great deal about Sarah and her story. I didn't really know much about her but I am so thankful that she shared with such detail. She is truly such a nice girl who made me realize just how much I value listening to someone. Also she is 4' 11 which makes her such a funsized person, genuinely so happy to have spent the day with her, getting to know her more. We explored Madrid's parks and restaurants. We ended up just going to the market instead because there were no spaces in the restaurants: </div>
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The night was spent back in Toledo with Nay watching a movie. The morning after we went to a market with Emily and Nay before my departure back to Scotland. This is a picture of the kitchen and Christina. The table had a heater underneath it, so awesome: </div>
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So Naomi Forman: She's a Vegan. She is short. She is a hippie. She is almost fluent in Spanish. She is friends with the only two South African's at DU. Those are just the basic facts about her and what I knew before actually staying with her for five days. One thing I knew before however was that she is very accepting. What I mean by this is she is always open to hearing things and accepting them for what they are. One of the nicest girls to be around because she makes you feel welcomed. She is always willing to listen, and willing to try new things, except food. Such a blessing to be around honestly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before I got my flight back to Scotland I had lunch with my flat mate Brooke Edelson, just one of the three beautiful people I will be living with shortly! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rest of the week I am just busy working on my final essay and while u procrastinated a little bit I found it well worth it. I read this amazing book and it flipped my head upside down! Seriously read it if you want some awesome perspective change:</div>
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The week started off with me saying goodbye to Maryke and then immediately going to the climbing center where I met up with Jacob, Michael and Jasmyn. This blog is going to involve a lot of people being mentioned because let's face it, my time abroad in Scotland is running up a lot quicker than expected. </div>
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First off I would like to mention Jacob Malaluan: To sum up Jacob I would probably refer to one of his quotes this week: "I don't understand how people live here?" This was referring to how cold it is here and something to note about him is that he is from California and this is his first time out of the country and into a place where the sun is almost never out. One of my best friends I have come to find here in Scotland, he is always such a wise person who is willing to talk about everything. He has been there for me when I needed someone to just vent to and his endearing faith truly is an inspiration to me. If it isn't his smile that cheers you up it is probably his one liner comments about the cold that gets you. So thankful to have met him. </div>
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Tuesday came along and because it is approaching finals week I have been working my butt off in the library and that is what I have been doing almost everyday. </div>
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In order from left to right: Gregor, Laurence, Raddi, Ethan (the 14 year old in front wearing blue), Ciara, Dan, Johanna and myself. </div>
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So now that we've already covered Dan and Raddi, Gregor and Laurence are going to be my next two victims. Gregor for some reason has such a simple name but whenever his name comes up I think of Gordon, who is another guy on the tennis team. Sorry mate. Gregor is such a nice guy who I haven't really hung out with a whole lot but always has a firm greeting of enthusiasm to see you which is a great quality to have. Next we have Laurence, who is quiet with his words, but he seems so knowledgable with his words and his one liners that he seems to slip in whenever seems fitting. Also side note, he doesn't really look much like a tennis player, but he has consistency on the courts! Seeing him mess up is normally just a sigh from him and then back to the end of the line which just adds to his awesome character. I'll save Ciara and Jo for later down the blog because they appear again. Oh boy...where do I even start with Ethan? Perhaps with Banter, banter and more banter. Have you ever thought of a stereotypical UK guy? For some reason he is exactly what I think of when I think UK. Pale, short hair, some freckles, skinny, short, he doesn't seem to have bad teeth so he escaped the stereotype there. The only other thing about him is that he doesn't have a London accent, but a thick Glaswegian accent. Rarely, infact never have I seen him in a dull state of mind. He always has a good laugh and some smart comment that he brings to the plate. His tennis technique would probably be a representation of his personality. Squak - a squirrel on crack. Constantly he is moving at such a quick pace, sometimes it's hard to keep up with his body movements. His laugh never fails to amuse me and others. A genuine guy who is always great to have around, especially when you need someone to pick on. I would easily say that his boy like features makes him an easy target for everyone, but he is a great sport about everything. </div>
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Friday came along with a sunny day and some cornbread thanks to the McNellys, along with Bible study and some great talks during our time together in Sydney and Harper's room: </div>
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Saturday was spent in the library after some breakfast with Katie Williams, a California/Colorado girl stuck in a London girl's body. Most of our conversation was talking about hammocking and slack linning among traveling and other languages. Great way to start my Saturday. At night I had my first Ceilidh, which for those who don't know, is a Scottish version of line dancing. The entire GUT team hosted it and it was such a blast just trying to figure out the dances, watching so many guys wear kilts and just great chats: </div>
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In the middle we have Johanna: A german girl who I can't give enough justice to in this blog. Since day one she has picked up on every joke I have said and played along with every comment we have made up. Smart, witty, german what more can a guy ask for? Honestly she has become such a great friend of mine here and she has truly just embraced me into the team here making things so worth it. If we aren't joking about getting married we are probably talking about Dan and what a riot he is. Sorry dan, not really. Jo and I's "date" will presume once I return from madrid, we decided to get fancy for it and...well I won't spoil to much and save it for the next blog. On the end we have Momma Evans, Mum, or I guess Leila Evans. She probably takes the most beating from me, because well it's easy. I first started calling her mum after a post on facebook and ever since then if there was any situation where I could turn it against her , I did. She gives me as much grief back so it evens out kinda. Oh and no one talks to themselves more on the courts than this one. She is so much fun and easy to get along with because of her spunky attitude. Love ya momma. </div>
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In the middle we have Ciara. She reminds me of a Teletubby in such a great way! Up until this past Celtic game I had no idea how animated she is. I think at one point she went on for a good 5 minutes doing the same tune and not even worrying about speaking words. She's also one of the only people I know that can rock a carpet as a scarf and still look good. I know that I've said this about a lot of people but she always has a smile on her face, and a great one at that. To some up she is the sweetheart of the team. </div>
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Okay where are we now? Sunday - Church library and a lovely chat with Jacob! Here are some pictures on the way to church and inside the church itself: (It's always sunny on sundays here) </div>
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I think for the past six weekends now I have been going to this amazing church called Re:Hope, and before service they have some donuts, croissants and other things. For the past 6 weeks I have gone up multiple times and gotten a CUSTARD filled donut, hoping I would finally get jelly filled one. For the first time in 6 weeks I can finally say that after defeat and the loss of hope the dire times are in the past because not only did I get my first JELLY filled donut, but I got 3. Don't judge. </div>
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Now I have truly started to follow my feet and walk on the path that God has set for me and I am running to His open arms. I truly am so thankful that He has turned my life around again and blessed me with such an amazing community here in Scotland, a loving family back home and such great experiences abroad. This week I am going to Madrid to visit my amiga Naomi.<br>
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This little notebook of mine really helps me with my french because I can write down a few phrases as the frenchies are talking. The crepes were unbelievable with a variety of ham and cheese to sugar and chocolate powder. </div>
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Another thing I would have to mention was that this week was another dry week in Glasgow which made for some pretty amazing artwork in the sky: </div>
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This is the view from my room, and being woken up to this light coming into my window is such a blessing.<br />
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On wednesday I went to go see the intimidation game with the french girls and I was not disappointed. I highly recommend watching this film about the history of cracking the Enigma machine during a time of war around the world. After the film when I left the french house I saw a cute cat walking towards me and while on the one hand it jumped onto my lap and continued to be really cute and cuddly, the rest of the story didn't turn out so great. I got clawed in the face after she jumped up onto a garbage bin. I didn't have it in me to just walk away and leave our relationship like that however so I went back and we made up by her allowing me to pet her one more time: </div>
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On thursday I had my regular lesson with Chris the bagpipe instructor followed by lunch with Sydney Cason. Syd was an interesting character to pin point in the beginning of the semester because she told me she was studying neuroscience yet she can sing opera. If it isn't her laugh it is her amazing enthusiasm to do everything and anything. She really is a gem to have around, especially because she always has a smile on her face. We ended up going back to the piping center before our lecture and both did a solid number with researching for our final papers. </div>
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After our lecture a handful of us decided to have a wine and cheese night because who doesn't like wine and cheese? If not that then a chance to procrastinate more, perhaps? The night was a great success:</div>
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Saturday couldn't have come any sooner because that meant that my cousin Maryke would arrive from London! Being reunited with my cousin really brought a special warmth in my heart. It amazes me how even after 3 years of not seeing her nothing seems to have changed. We spent the entire saturday going to the cathedral, the necropolis, and the modern art museum with Martin, Claire and Lise. We saw a wedding while at the cathedral:</div>
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Before we headed back out to the city center for night time we had some tea and cake at the french house where some of us passed out for an afternoon nap and others just played guitar. At night we attempted to go see Mockinjay, however after failing due to it all being sold out we ended up watching Interstellar. Now I have two words to sum up this movie: MIND BLOWN. Truly an incredible film that toys with your emotions, mind, beliefs, and perception of things. One of our fellow companions really wanted to watch interstellar the whole week yet couldn't make it every time. Brandon wasn't there this night but we tried to include him the best we could: </div>
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Sunday was pure joy from the beginning till the end. We went to church and Maryke came with, also Calvin's family joined us. Every sunday so far it has been sunny during church service and it just really creates a sense of aw while learning about the Lord's word. This particular service had a baptism and right before she was submerged into the water she said a few words. For a person so young she spoke of words far past my vocabulary, with such passion and love it had most of the community in church: </div>
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After the incredibly powerful service we went to campus to show the McNellys and Maryke around: </div>
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Because a bunch of us will be traveling this weekend, not myself, we decided to do thanksgiving a week early. We ended up squeezing about 25-27 people into our tiny kitchen. The food stacked up against the counters and after the great feast it felt as though we had to roll everyone out of the kitchen:</div>
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Familiar friends, people we haven't really known for that long, families we just met and families reuniting from afar; france, argentina, canada, south africa, united states, texas and brazil. So many different people with so many different stories all coming together for thansgiving, for some it was their first. </div>
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I am thankful for God blessing me with this amazing opportunity of coming over to a new country, meeting these amazing friends, having a loving family, and just for the amazing love He has given me throughout my life. </div>
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Today was spent going geocaching with Maryke and placing a verse from the book of Psalm in each one we found. Following the exploration we took a lunch break in the botanical gardens in my hammock with some leftover turkey sandwiches from last night. After we went for a tour through the city chambers in the heart of Glasgow: </div>
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I am so incredibly happy and although I am overwhelmed with how much work I have to do before my finals this week has been one of favorite weeks thusfar in Scotland. God is so incredibly loving and thoughtful. All glory be to Him forever. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-60613950875660423122014-11-18T03:59:00.002-08:002014-11-19T01:08:31.814-08:00A bit of a misunderstandingThis week was probably the week where I got the most frustrated with being in a different place. The culture is different and sometimes the people don't always understand you. As I go through my updates of activities I will try and explain more. The week didn't start off with the best situation having Liverpool lose to Chelsea 2-1 in what might have been a better game if the ref understood the game. Needless to say Calvin and I were still supporting our team in our colours:<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBbImxl7TbH1I5xDKIPckwaieDBZdGnMJH-vHuB0L5mUuQjoWPYBa99gu9jMbMYfCoUlvL1CrKMVq8Ms5rjNWHUgQLd1CL8sVC19SPp6YXQ2FpCqFtae7XWsf62J-tvM44ASl0ZeIbS3w/s640/blogger-image-88134824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBbImxl7TbH1I5xDKIPckwaieDBZdGnMJH-vHuB0L5mUuQjoWPYBa99gu9jMbMYfCoUlvL1CrKMVq8Ms5rjNWHUgQLd1CL8sVC19SPp6YXQ2FpCqFtae7XWsf62J-tvM44ASl0ZeIbS3w/s640/blogger-image-88134824.jpg"></a></div>
Noelle my flat mate who is such a blessing to have around with her continuous joy had a friend come visit her and a couple of us went to the Crafty Pig and the Bookclub. Two pubs that have great food and a casual environment:<br>
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My filming continued throughout this week and while I try to explore some newer areas I couldn't help but to stop and take a picture:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMpHp2oLgZDsuDZSxkoM3sxhOtSVPbFu6e-tGhpEdG-lbM3rUzu8N7uhBGHWkcLEweA7y0teXbn_bqpFv4szIPLDdBZsEGfFC6vjUWVwpstLbhS9bCSIMB4MozWA7Ug2pritBZuzsMtHS/s640/blogger-image-648190193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMpHp2oLgZDsuDZSxkoM3sxhOtSVPbFu6e-tGhpEdG-lbM3rUzu8N7uhBGHWkcLEweA7y0teXbn_bqpFv4szIPLDdBZsEGfFC6vjUWVwpstLbhS9bCSIMB4MozWA7Ug2pritBZuzsMtHS/s640/blogger-image-648190193.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8q6PHzc-Gss-TWfvY-VlL_dBXoTKtRrNAdZVcXBVbjq7VmjhlOOY6Tkm9S91Hs3QyKaw_5vcgVprelKUdBrWXGMjQUXxRHMbUjUhKYKlBnCKFB5XVvfH-_AKFKIyQaemQLGPWKP21_LFX/s640/blogger-image--503902207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8q6PHzc-Gss-TWfvY-VlL_dBXoTKtRrNAdZVcXBVbjq7VmjhlOOY6Tkm9S91Hs3QyKaw_5vcgVprelKUdBrWXGMjQUXxRHMbUjUhKYKlBnCKFB5XVvfH-_AKFKIyQaemQLGPWKP21_LFX/s640/blogger-image--503902207.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqyA17N_K1NqsMWgnxyNLXsZpD7NhhtHoOX_H3DN02nJlFkFxHNy6GuSSsKzUDtCiNNyt9eg2l3X40JOHDblu-NCnudBzRt0NU_yDqRb_Z8ifFR7vu9dRXhTvR22LQ4TCqU-SGrzyoa3p/s640/blogger-image-610177165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqyA17N_K1NqsMWgnxyNLXsZpD7NhhtHoOX_H3DN02nJlFkFxHNy6GuSSsKzUDtCiNNyt9eg2l3X40JOHDblu-NCnudBzRt0NU_yDqRb_Z8ifFR7vu9dRXhTvR22LQ4TCqU-SGrzyoa3p/s640/blogger-image-610177165.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK58Zuwmw97tNbv21O6-qc06jy0XDEhyTvS77fVEE7KINbOP3HSa43eb0W7CWCW3T5lxUhK4wlO1gVBljngpY4aHJM07CSeHjyEYRHTIi_9co-2lrAspnMIkUIUjiUCKuAA2clc6SV06d/s640/blogger-image--146552820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK58Zuwmw97tNbv21O6-qc06jy0XDEhyTvS77fVEE7KINbOP3HSa43eb0W7CWCW3T5lxUhK4wlO1gVBljngpY4aHJM07CSeHjyEYRHTIi_9co-2lrAspnMIkUIUjiUCKuAA2clc6SV06d/s640/blogger-image--146552820.jpg"></a></div>
The weather this week panned out to be awesome with almost no rain and some sunshine, which meant one thing: Me. Myself. and my Hammock:</div><div>
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My french friends Martin, Claire and Lise once again outdone themselves with cooking myself, emma and Chris dinner. A traditional french dish called Crozets. I also learnt a new french sentence: comment ete ta journee? Yes my spelling is really poor but I understand it this way. They have a crack at my french because it is so horrible but I somehow am learning something.<br>
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I think because this is close to the end of the semester we all needed a little break from cooking and pizza was a must:</div><div>
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I don't have any exams for my finals but I do have three research papers. Now being in a different country things aren't the same as back in the States including the way we do research. Here we have to actually go into a library and find primary sources so I spent four hours in the Mitchell Library digging through archives and found my research for one of my papers:<br>
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While I was in the City Center I met up with a bunch of people in order to watch a Christmas parade, that turned out to be 6 reindeer pulling Santa in a sleigh. The gang went to a dinner place that had cheap but really good food which is where the frustration and misunderstanding part of my week comes in to play. The dinner was pretty great because I got myself some steak and egg. The whole gan was surrounding a half booth kind of table in the corner and I was on the outside next to a little table. There was a narrow gap for the person at the small table and myself to get out and I thought I was being polite. I was putting on my coat and just talking to the group while standing when the gentleman behind me started raising his voice and that is when I turned around to see what the commotion was. Apparently he was yelling at me, I still don't know what for, but he seemed very angry. I was confused so I asked him what I did wrong and he really had one of the thickest scottish accents ever. I am pretty good with understanding people here but for the life of me I swear he wasn't talking english. He continued to rant while I asked to speak slower so that I can understand, when the only words I could make out was "you're a prick, sit down boy". Obviously hearing this wasn't the best thing especially when I didn't know what I did wrong. He continued to say the same things over and over and then he stepped closer and got in my face, which at this point I could smell the alcohol on him. I tried to handle the situation as calmly as possible and told him that he doesn't know me and that he might have had too much to drink. After being shaken up I left telling him to have a better night. So that was the first incident, then I biked home and on my way home there were three guys walking next to eachother on the pavement when I politely said "heads up". The one guy started chasing me after I had passed them and I just kept pedaling because once again I didn't think I did anything wrong. I suddenly felt as if I was the one who did something wrong because this was two incidents in the same night. Moral of the story is there are different cultures and you have to be careful with your actions and words because someone might interpret it differently.<br>
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My friend Emma Dell who lived on my floor freshman year came to visit me this weekend and together we did some touristy things in Glasgow such as going to the Cathedral, walking down Buchanan Street, seeing the Necropolis, visiting the University of Glasgow, and seeing the Hunterian Museum in our Uni:<br>
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I notice that I save bible study and church always for the end of my blogs, and I think mostly it is because I want to leave off thinking about that the most. So this week bible study was short because many people weren't able to make it, but we still got to hear an amazing story from Mickael our french friend. He truly does not fail to amaze me with his constant enthusiasm and happiness no matter what the situation is. I am so thankful to have met him because an individual like this really makes a person's day 10 times better. Church was well needed like every week and ReHope genuinely makes it so awesome to be here and share our faith in a loving community. Not to mention free donuts, croissants and coffee.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-41511302637645032182014-11-08T04:06:00.001-08:002014-11-08T04:06:44.756-08:00J'aime le fromage et de la confiture<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have to be honest. I was so stubborn to think that homesickness won't be a thing for me but now in week 8 of school here I definitely can say that it has hit me hard. I'm pretty sure I face timed my family more that 5 times this week. But I don't want to be sad in my blog so we will just jump right into this week's activities. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Monday night was a flat dinner night with Samantha being such a good cook and all, it's hard not to be excited for it. We had some wings and some tacos. Monday wing and taco night? Can that be a thing? <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcZP6MFBsJMIJgGL4XkxQShO6rKYp3j9hXHNHRx9KuDaGBC7teEJJE8Ey6ygBfsv-LSc9ymh89pIQ_TwBtdukOymlc6Q4yJNmVfeJsEfeiD0AAvvbOd66eszFa9CGVJSsEc3uOlOD4SCL/s640/blogger-image-1976083286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcZP6MFBsJMIJgGL4XkxQShO6rKYp3j9hXHNHRx9KuDaGBC7teEJJE8Ey6ygBfsv-LSc9ymh89pIQ_TwBtdukOymlc6Q4yJNmVfeJsEfeiD0AAvvbOd66eszFa9CGVJSsEc3uOlOD4SCL/s640/blogger-image-1976083286.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have to say that this week doesn't involve so much tennis. Most of that is due to the absolute rubbish hits I've been having this week. It feels as though I am right back at the beginning not knowing how to hold a raquet. But in all honesty I think I just hit a rough patch this week and my mind wasn't there. Nevertheless I have my weekly introduction of a member and this week it is my doubles partner in crime Eleni Pastellidou: I know what a boss name to begin with, but nothing compared to how this girl hits a ball. This Greek girl has a forehand that will put hairs on any guy's chest. Probably the speed of my serve. She is one of the sweetest but just like me she can get very competitive. Playing against eachother is fun because she keeps me on my toes and if I don't get a rediculous return shot I am usually fetching a forehand smash down the line. I also know how to greet someone in Greek now thanks to her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTBtjIv7ceITlQg7cN4upHoUmjYHbVZQyagMZ2yF9OMiesLVdJCkJm8EaRP6YvxPPfFHZ152xOBo4Pm9HtCuHbJNQK1BvRnhkb9tsfnhvPeH0eRRTfQ-fcQhp3UwYzM4tZRAiVLotDmFo/s640/blogger-image--539310038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTBtjIv7ceITlQg7cN4upHoUmjYHbVZQyagMZ2yF9OMiesLVdJCkJm8EaRP6YvxPPfFHZ152xOBo4Pm9HtCuHbJNQK1BvRnhkb9tsfnhvPeH0eRRTfQ-fcQhp3UwYzM4tZRAiVLotDmFo/s640/blogger-image--539310038.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now being homesick didn't get me down all the way because it sparked my enthusiasm to go out filming again and luckily enough this week the rain stayed away and the sun came out to play. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LNJNM9wBOwpn0whGJiUtFEc_joV3zBH0BuyWaSRELYTxPzNRI_RXxJCNv7Fkzv0ProouVqHyKF-MpbJ0CffYQDkrvYHLIjDW84fAfbzBj_ZElVI7qYKltKnjaeFowRA2MTk4L_crVdcR/s640/blogger-image--894516790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LNJNM9wBOwpn0whGJiUtFEc_joV3zBH0BuyWaSRELYTxPzNRI_RXxJCNv7Fkzv0ProouVqHyKF-MpbJ0CffYQDkrvYHLIjDW84fAfbzBj_ZElVI7qYKltKnjaeFowRA2MTk4L_crVdcR/s640/blogger-image--894516790.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQQu5qfndFQg60WC2YcrUMvodqncXmpCPFpR4gp_NIY1_Jp0jDp4kH8eXN7qgyjEuhaNwZKm-awKalPKG8Ofq0QuqXrnITzX1nEiJZFFx0owMXkcTvKA2t9M722ewCw-PhudSNdNmhFnV/s640/blogger-image-1765565601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQQu5qfndFQg60WC2YcrUMvodqncXmpCPFpR4gp_NIY1_Jp0jDp4kH8eXN7qgyjEuhaNwZKm-awKalPKG8Ofq0QuqXrnITzX1nEiJZFFx0owMXkcTvKA2t9M722ewCw-PhudSNdNmhFnV/s640/blogger-image-1765565601.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As I am sure you've noticed my title for this week was in french. That's because this week is dedicated to my two amazing French friends Lise and Claire. I bumped into Claire the other day and being so generous she invited me to dinner at their place. If they aren't making fun of me they are usually trying to teach me french. They cooked me dinner and I don't really know where to begin to say that these two are the sweetest girls I have ever met. Everything about them just pours out generosity. From inviting me, to giving me food, to asking about my week, and just being so precise with their words not to come off as mean really just is a small bit of how awesome they are. Having broken English and studying in it while being in a different country by themselves is something I value because just thinking about that makes it seem difficult. This was Claire's creation for the night. The saying I learnt this week was: I like muffins with cheese and jam. Now anybody who knows me will know that this isn't weird because jam and cheese is my delicacy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLiKYQdBifK3wErbnWbmah2LB80MydxqIH_n16Era4Tx5kR7mgkY9j-KTArYcy6bBf3F1-LeohllvXjUhj9P8ack_z_5Fm8YqovqusDGHgEtWbgxLyxQWzPWzU4dzIWAy4e3f-V8Xh0Ny/s640/blogger-image--2071534984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLiKYQdBifK3wErbnWbmah2LB80MydxqIH_n16Era4Tx5kR7mgkY9j-KTArYcy6bBf3F1-LeohllvXjUhj9P8ack_z_5Fm8YqovqusDGHgEtWbgxLyxQWzPWzU4dzIWAy4e3f-V8Xh0Ny/s640/blogger-image--2071534984.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now that the sun is out I took advantage of it and hammocked. Yes it was cold but I layered up. The funny thing about this was that the man who was cutting the grass stopped and asked me what I was doing. The conversation went something like this: "I'm hammocking", "why? What is it? Do you just lay down?" I guess he had never seen one before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qz2p-LROBAEMIClwzOQK3E5Mft0L_nSvc-lT2IFKXPUWm1rwNSXd4Ui8MpL_177aU5edXJWraNzioqZKBXS1ugiaBDEIwPS7h_D9SWwkdEoporDDBY46aNDgcAE-tOT37WlMVcnP1e1-/s640/blogger-image--879361764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qz2p-LROBAEMIClwzOQK3E5Mft0L_nSvc-lT2IFKXPUWm1rwNSXd4Ui8MpL_177aU5edXJWraNzioqZKBXS1ugiaBDEIwPS7h_D9SWwkdEoporDDBY46aNDgcAE-tOT37WlMVcnP1e1-/s640/blogger-image--879361764.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN223SISZnYOWQYAtdfmvT55fJFTpzDjZgR3fx0D-0ae_no14v9QASp0bMrae9OGww_xyYU99RHA4JICKOqrqwUcV4bvi2_BTqIiuIIK-j7qUdeF2eB3JgNSB3WYblf9EKXxiWwJMYruW/s640/blogger-image-107322185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN223SISZnYOWQYAtdfmvT55fJFTpzDjZgR3fx0D-0ae_no14v9QASp0bMrae9OGww_xyYU99RHA4JICKOqrqwUcV4bvi2_BTqIiuIIK-j7qUdeF2eB3JgNSB3WYblf9EKXxiWwJMYruW/s640/blogger-image-107322185.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Remember, remember the 5th of November? Ever heard of Guy Fawkes day? Yea a lot of people studying abroad here didn't. Luckily for me we had it in South Africa. A group of us went to go see the fireworks on the Glasgow Green.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqHYX488YOWSHIHcP0bxsffzrnrp_I48NLRKu3KoL-GI6twhzqkmjc8Hqzw_AzJ1MlUYN7XBb1worXiU9k1-88OdDHf1dICA3pey54WHbiapioeysDKOi8kToBblqIsw8xndCve85s4Nw/s640/blogger-image--1772963089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqHYX488YOWSHIHcP0bxsffzrnrp_I48NLRKu3KoL-GI6twhzqkmjc8Hqzw_AzJ1MlUYN7XBb1worXiU9k1-88OdDHf1dICA3pey54WHbiapioeysDKOi8kToBblqIsw8xndCve85s4Nw/s640/blogger-image--1772963089.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was a carnival happening and we all (except Calvin because he's a scardy cat) went on this really upside down, sideways spinning ride before watching the fireworks show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnqh-Zi3EqLRi4rsZWbAaOVQA_iSSMBeTB7TDV1FPNbaVkZEFAW5urYaV5_hD3HP_cCsLv0MnxOYd_YxiGSuRiqMtLSRfgar-Q43V5NPfvSd-CqF5M0bLM5iI6yi6Ztzyp0rR8Q72PDeS/s640/blogger-image--125537380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnqh-Zi3EqLRi4rsZWbAaOVQA_iSSMBeTB7TDV1FPNbaVkZEFAW5urYaV5_hD3HP_cCsLv0MnxOYd_YxiGSuRiqMtLSRfgar-Q43V5NPfvSd-CqF5M0bLM5iI6yi6Ztzyp0rR8Q72PDeS/s640/blogger-image--125537380.jpg"></a>Here are the goons I went went with. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxOsLsVt1HuaLsjvp7-ATBA3B6pAVD04EEHzgHl_YAXKcYXdF6yJQBr0btNe71-6sQ81hIb3cB6cZZTdA8qkdi7jf2vnEwBia6tCT7-6tkNZtE7130KSvyS7ajYMYzaDKkcglHdKxNMPQ/s640/blogger-image--243901272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxOsLsVt1HuaLsjvp7-ATBA3B6pAVD04EEHzgHl_YAXKcYXdF6yJQBr0btNe71-6sQ81hIb3cB6cZZTdA8qkdi7jf2vnEwBia6tCT7-6tkNZtE7130KSvyS7ajYMYzaDKkcglHdKxNMPQ/s640/blogger-image--243901272.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bible study was pushed a day earlier here because most of the people were going to Amsterdam this weekend. We made a group dinner and cooked before having our bible study where Sydney shared her story. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8OoIhhCqLdLJvPmXw4V5yAV6TVBysNez6t8pz-ptaxI8VDaepN90c95Mk9z20S0b_Ce72RDENV_-eyjaHRvLa6Bebzot5Zuso6cIF8eRw9qVfNIVa-pmNrSKXSsDLa1YBlww_l8xExvW/s640/blogger-image--1664896687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8OoIhhCqLdLJvPmXw4V5yAV6TVBysNez6t8pz-ptaxI8VDaepN90c95Mk9z20S0b_Ce72RDENV_-eyjaHRvLa6Bebzot5Zuso6cIF8eRw9qVfNIVa-pmNrSKXSsDLa1YBlww_l8xExvW/s640/blogger-image--1664896687.jpg"></a></div>One of my friends I met here who lives on the border between England and Scotland I want to say turned 20 and I ended up going over to her flat to meet some of her friends and we all celebrated her birthday. She studied in Syracuse for a year and it was good to talk about how different it is here and how different it was for her being there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFvrqjJi-Qdl5Lr4Woq4pohOa0ElefWF1PM4y-i39QzYD10SFNAUY1Hhndsa6gpmSWI8lqGvhTANoF1Jo0mRt034TnJQWd-AkIMifKAa3136uDGbBsSzUpVUC-44tp5o4w38BDBgUDnmq/s640/blogger-image--808800514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFvrqjJi-Qdl5Lr4Woq4pohOa0ElefWF1PM4y-i39QzYD10SFNAUY1Hhndsa6gpmSWI8lqGvhTANoF1Jo0mRt034TnJQWd-AkIMifKAa3136uDGbBsSzUpVUC-44tp5o4w38BDBgUDnmq/s640/blogger-image--808800514.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Friday came along and after tennis I went to the climbing gym with these weirdos and my forearms kill!! It was so much fun and definitely going to try and go weekly! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRhXauPpmZMrO3c2trTYoQ5g6BebZir5sGKH80cjPME1rhKY9unX16uGcP6bGMF8TmDRRDSFmLlAhG9tQeR6PtcQ_eGV-p8-P5ElCyMxJhNlTfA_bi9373-hSkC5kOr14toshKREOUXJl/s640/blogger-image--1465049996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRhXauPpmZMrO3c2trTYoQ5g6BebZir5sGKH80cjPME1rhKY9unX16uGcP6bGMF8TmDRRDSFmLlAhG9tQeR6PtcQ_eGV-p8-P5ElCyMxJhNlTfA_bi9373-hSkC5kOr14toshKREOUXJl/s640/blogger-image--1465049996.jpg"></a></div></div>Now just taking it easy and doing some work while watching the game (Liverpool v Chelsea) with mr. McNally. Up the Reds! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-53715790575531421342014-11-02T07:56:00.000-08:002014-11-02T16:57:27.820-08:00Halloween and all the shananigans<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ucq1XKqYIMG2zGBY0UNMl_9itLIyuDCbIwcljXOYTAJg4p6xVCO55ZTDRSt4bp0RVboVMK8zR-gMbtjaYBmnxw2aiIc_ynEPY827d3CYz0P2ucHksQna8yiqPpryZG64-ChtrGXK8eUE/s640/blogger-image-159618384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ucq1XKqYIMG2zGBY0UNMl_9itLIyuDCbIwcljXOYTAJg4p6xVCO55ZTDRSt4bp0RVboVMK8zR-gMbtjaYBmnxw2aiIc_ynEPY827d3CYz0P2ucHksQna8yiqPpryZG64-ChtrGXK8eUE/s640/blogger-image-159618384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKa_SxSa5xi7_ijnjQ3xiFD52kgBYx2FLaZMMxbfltBCOMH0xmc8mXlmpuyKpiki-BgxRxqNP8cFLP1s9W0ytYiunEif7gwwxYtEZkw6hnpP2_1lW-YHm9Y0IRrxSqqr2znPkmmzcv_Qm/s640/blogger-image-1608780145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKa_SxSa5xi7_ijnjQ3xiFD52kgBYx2FLaZMMxbfltBCOMH0xmc8mXlmpuyKpiki-BgxRxqNP8cFLP1s9W0ytYiunEif7gwwxYtEZkw6hnpP2_1lW-YHm9Y0IRrxSqqr2znPkmmzcv_Qm/s640/blogger-image-1608780145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>It's Halloween week which means prepare for a great costume and lots of candy right? Well not so much in both aspects. The week started off with..you guessed it: Tennis practice. I definetly have to say that getting to practice 6 times a week is helping me improve with not only my skills but my confidence to a new sport I am in love with. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We haven't been practicing at our regular Dowanhill courts but instead at Kelvingrove courts which are conveniently located next to the Art Museum: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTHRJn-xpmnEfK4CjIcXH3aiZhCC3xTb4DcHsqaFwHaWe5oKp01s5scgdfjGSuxIw692m9CaDGIonWwxHy1mXRDgdVih-RPUst1FhslBNo6IVzqmc4LRGJTKvfmG8O6mTJCpz-C9Xb2t_/s640/blogger-image-1806131302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTHRJn-xpmnEfK4CjIcXH3aiZhCC3xTb4DcHsqaFwHaWe5oKp01s5scgdfjGSuxIw692m9CaDGIonWwxHy1mXRDgdVih-RPUst1FhslBNo6IVzqmc4LRGJTKvfmG8O6mTJCpz-C9Xb2t_/s640/blogger-image-1806131302.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There are a great deal of benefits that come with not having that much class, such as exploring places I haven't been before (or places I have been). Rule number 27: enjoy the little things :</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKa_SxSa5xi7_ijnjQ3xiFD52kgBYx2FLaZMMxbfltBCOMH0xmc8mXlmpuyKpiki-BgxRxqNP8cFLP1s9W0ytYiunEif7gwwxYtEZkw6hnpP2_1lW-YHm9Y0IRrxSqqr2znPkmmzcv_Qm/s640/blogger-image-1608780145.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmM3K-cew_1Jhq4BE6fUgQ4MfH32f7QIcPpcof5_5nMDn5U123CWPPnB_pf833ZUGR6v1nSmel3rsZU62-iHkltQA08xiRT4taauGpByF-ElyRcmQbWh8pAYQSul14r8I9ERfJeIa9qCl/s640/blogger-image--311981990.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Above is Ashton Lane, which I am sure I have mentioned before in my blog. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On a side note this past summer I have really grown fond of cheese, and having French friends really come in handy. This is some french cheese I had the other day and if you get past the absolute revolting stench you will experience a very very delicious tasting piece of cheese.</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBnOVTCFZ7aPoUD_ul8nr6-FNL4vGKuHDURVghllFEo9jWhk_qv8FC2g5UhLmmF1t9KOaQ25UX7hjH1s6-uniNvUC_aj4kJEeXLjsJByZ5ZlWfXZpQ0tXlyZSG5DTqungWQNJCs6kMlw3/s640/blogger-image-2025085875.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Okay enough of the cheese. Now back to tennis and other things. I had to eventual take a picture of the courts we practice at, however the weather isn't always on the photographer's side here in Glasgow. Luckily enough we had a sunny day (1st one in a long time). </div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLdZf-VTUqWfQBm4jUl-QJVTJ23motGEhOZhDg2As1uutBshiZu4PFZLTSRbckhzCPzDXVjA5pQkhlKWBouom3Hi2OnIINNW7poanwx1-bGff1VLOAXWtAv_fwzjU7r_hKJ71KFXfsM-6/s640/blogger-image-324907812.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wednesday night we had a social for tennis and the theme was zombie tennis so everyone got their face paint out and put on their terrifying faces. This is Jack and I sometime during the night. It would be Jack and Jacques however due to my nickname aka Shark it doesn't quite have that nice ring to it. Nevertheless I would now consider him my tennis partner because out of everyone Jack and I hit the most together. Also watching his reactions when he messes up is quite hilarious.</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjto0QAU5jjvRe0qxAXaagG9y1q0TxbQFyfrHZ5NFxxQD-xmQipdzaRmLhsvx2E-9pNvebrVq8Jtw9KJCy_WaId9JnV8eAX0MzrS2CHs2lmRPRgGhNmjRCnsZ1EhlGWVfWuFM6yHzAvlwl1/s640/blogger-image--1990052076.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Radi and Franco, two other tennis amigos I have come across. Radi being a pretty important figure for Glasgow Uni Tennis gives him some authority, but not too much because he still knows how to socialize as much as everyone else, and even more. Franco just happens to be one of the nicest people on the team and an underrated comedian because for this night he didn't really have an outfit so instead he decided to just put some blood on himself and go as "the black guy who always dies first in movies". He's a riot. </div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-8Df5o2pZMwvwpaOYHXMrmjZFEqULqSX6It5OblK79viYtZH1WM_ReqdO22YLE28p1GWI5U2953NAkEU4dZojwfk5oHQJIuuKo6LOagfptSA3zJqMUCpwDHg_r0FhxwV8F8TZwlqWS0R/s640/blogger-image-1852417141.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The night consisted of going to 5 different flats and then ending up at club Viper. It was one heck of a night. Also once the team found out I could do a standing backflip David Cox really has made it his mission to have me do one at every social. But it's all good fun and just good #banter </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Also due to special request I have to tell you guys about a guy named Daniel Bob Timmins. Ahh where to start. I guess I would say thanks to him for messing up my name the first time we met, because thanks to him I have a nickname on the team. I'll try and keep this short (kinda like Dan). He's probably going to have a word with me after this but no worries he's harmless. Depending on what time it is during the day Dan can be 4 different people. 1. The guy who you never want to introduce to your parents, but one heck of a person you HAVE to introduce to your friends. 2. The guy you don't want to mess with. He might be short and well short, but he has a side you don't want to see. 3. The life of the party. He can take any situation and completely make everyone feel comfortable. 4. The one liner guy: someone who can make you feel really stupid by throwing out some logic that he either pulled out of his .... Or actual facts. To summarize: Dan is awesome and I really appreciate him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Friday night consisted of almost everyone going to ED SHEERAN! It was Halloween so we weren't going to miss out on dressing up. Calvin, Sydney, Harper and I went as the crew from Frozen. The girls really nailed their outfits as for myself.. Well let's just say I could have done more . Calvin just had to be himself because I think his spirit animal might actually be a rain deer:</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3g-kEzg8IOl-Sl3WS645OTu-LuZmtxBtmMNhty-3yKQ3YJf8CJlrVP2_TRV_VWcu4l2xWML0TntKSfJT3MdKa56PAfkhLL4v2HS8xsjon_cak53xmXWhtWCnEEOuXRaA43nauGj5KYx1i/s640/blogger-image--933425874.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ed played at the SSE HYDRO:</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGWde0BYd6TAcqyq-VIvdlrS90K9ywTCslH0ntBVM__9sUK0yCZK7WDqJAEzZqVwjljy2eY9-pjzh9-OxuMDGM5IA4MCmlbEmO2DpzDMuxPvZsHeLmh8tchqyVmF8viHfXo20faoaLF1H/s640/blogger-image-1012465324.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmscW2kbZiTKD85K8qp_wZ5Faz4Fd3VnnRNfdYUaCtimEMJavrWGpbJ6NvHcug26p_totoZyfaFa5yjUblWwvfXfxa_TEKwsIdr31arh0KjU4D7GWGIGd9ZNBgRGzangMCjgR6lEzj2Pm/s640/blogger-image-16548481.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had nosebleed seats but it didn't stop any of the amazing quality from reaching us. He came out dressed up as Austin powers and to put it simple, he is one talented guy who knows how to perform! Coming back after the night we were all hungry and got ourselves the famous Scooby snack from Maggie's food truck. For some it was their first! Oh by the way the guy wearing the american flag and hat is Michael. He is french and truly one of the happiest people I have met. A true joy to be around. The night didn't end well when he and I both got egged by someone driving by thinking throwing eggs at people on Halloween was a good idea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSURWdjd6cLNK3NCkq1Cc8LcjLjQ70r62pRYYmYMY_O6C09SO_m0F_WNUfHyxwRt5j1efsLOAY31PeoRtKoRB1MrCcyg523uOSVn7j3ripP1kZhvx-jPT_sCF9Q0YJOm9cVsSboG1SHFSy/s640/blogger-image-778044781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSURWdjd6cLNK3NCkq1Cc8LcjLjQ70r62pRYYmYMY_O6C09SO_m0F_WNUfHyxwRt5j1efsLOAY31PeoRtKoRB1MrCcyg523uOSVn7j3ripP1kZhvx-jPT_sCF9Q0YJOm9cVsSboG1SHFSy/s640/blogger-image-778044781.jpg"></a></div>Last night we had our team dinner and got all fancy for it. Bow tie is the way to go. Just saying. </div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIiqObT_FUg8GOcc6rse9y9WAvJX7t20gvDsJy6we08_FF2TqIHcz1T7cFWVxLkjsCGdn8F-sI7XqQSfFp1Q2deSGM12n_R8mlYQNyTs1ffCEF54vQv8rJ80Ll2ndePjOzrQWkZbyu7e8/s640/blogger-image--291499517.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Coopers bar really had some great gourmet burger that hit the spot! </div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcSUHbvdQ_nzJ17eZVPOX38iFZCCn1EoKofOWxlpjRsI693Ndtj0lBJCLOfRa2rtCIX8wUWzaC5Xt4KP4R3nD15OdrQ5cvq9rubUY7GW_kRr2Wiokvz80NP6Ylu0C-yYw7ZwLmFI0FM3a/s640/blogger-image-254901759.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My kit also came in:</div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ucq1XKqYIMG2zGBY0UNMl_9itLIyuDCbIwcljXOYTAJg4p6xVCO55ZTDRSt4bp0RVboVMK8zR-gMbtjaYBmnxw2aiIc_ynEPY827d3CYz0P2ucHksQna8yiqPpryZG64-ChtrGXK8eUE/s640/blogger-image-159618384.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After dinner we went back to a flat for some "events" that really didn't make me feel good the next day but nonetheless it was a time for "team bonding".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bible study and Church this week was really what I needed because I needed a pick me up and being around a great group of friends who are willing to learn more makes everything so much better ! This was the second week at the same church and I do believe I found my church here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As always no complaints here in Glasgow other than the weather, however this week there was some homesickness that persisted between Calvin and I. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-43359686228476681152014-10-25T04:10:00.001-07:002014-10-25T04:16:10.621-07:00Tennis, tennis and more tennis:This week has been nothing but tennis. Hence the title Duh! Started off my Sunday with an hour of swimming followed by a four mile run to the indoor tennis facility; had four hour practice and then jogged back another four miles. That seems like a lot and it was. A good 6 hour training session. This wasn't the end tho because it was only one day of working out. Monday came along and I had 5 hours of tennis and an hour of swimming combined. A little about school because I have failed to mention it thusfar. I had reading week this past week and that means that j don't have class but I have independent reading I have to do. I also have an essay due this Monday which should be good to go soon enough. Fingers crossed. On Wednesday we had some team coaching for free or apart of the membership and it consisted of different quick movement drills. You know there's a saying here in Glasgow: If the ground isn't flooded we play... Atleast that is what I have come to terms with. Rain, wind and cold weather doesn't bother us. We will have practice haha. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijlaaIdEcQtNNAzZwDVzzpxiVNkn8_b33S1r0gr5C_vod74gOwoe26dQ5CB1KkO91TzBLPgU4MkzviMhG_nv98L6fOKM8hbxWieYVCIErGNxdrQl9eTRSz_Tdio5XkoDAExjeRHI1SgtK/s640/blogger-image-919853284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijlaaIdEcQtNNAzZwDVzzpxiVNkn8_b33S1r0gr5C_vod74gOwoe26dQ5CB1KkO91TzBLPgU4MkzviMhG_nv98L6fOKM8hbxWieYVCIErGNxdrQl9eTRSz_Tdio5XkoDAExjeRHI1SgtK/s640/blogger-image-919853284.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This week was relatively relaxing with some movie nights and pumpkin cookies. The night after tennis Sydney and Harper found me biking and then invited me to dinner. 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Friday I went for an hour and then decided to go to the gym because it has been a while. Following the gym a hearty meal was cooked by the famous chef mr. Gerber. Today and tomorrow I have tennis and just finishing up on essay. Our bible study this week went so well because we had a handful of new people show up! Not to mention the wicked awesome snacks! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My prayers still go out to Robby as he is very hurt but seems to be stable. 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This week me mum decided to come and visit me from London and I really hope that she had as much fun as I did because this was an unbelievable week! (Eventhough everyweek abroad is unbelievable)</div>
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As you guys know I have failed to blog each and everyday so these pictures and events are just the highlights of the week. On Monday me mum and I came back from London to Glasgow by train. It was about a four hour train ride on the high speed trains but the signals got messed up so it took five hours. No complaints because both me mum and I fell asleep the whole way. When we arrived in Glasgow we were both pretty tired and so we called it an early night. The next day we were contemplating going to Edinburgh but the weather wasn't really favorable and we rather spent the day browsing the grounds of my Uni and showing my mum the local area such as Byres Road, the City Center and some of the local shops. </div>
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This was an Australian restaurant called WalkAbout and what you are looking at is kangaroo steak. It reminded me of OutbackSteakhouse however it was a lot better. I also showed me mum The National Piping Center and had some sticky toffee pudding with her. If you ever come to the UK, have some STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING </div>
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Wednesday and Thursday was a complete packed day for myself because they are the only two days which I have class. That didn't stop my mother from exploring...She ended up taking a bus tour to the Highlands, GlenCoe, Loch Ness and another Loch that I am not familiar with. She had an absolute blast. After all my classes I had a social with the GUT (Glasgow University Tennis). A pub quiz in the famous Viper. Okay Viper isn't famous, it's a dive bar/club kinda the same as The Border in Denver. I honestly can say that I never have a dull moment with this team because they are all so friendly and genuine that most of the time when we aren't bashing eachother for fun we are coming up with ways to hang around eachother because the atmosphere between us are just awesome. </div>
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Friday came along quickly and Diego, Jarod and Nic came to visit for the weekend. If you don't know who Diego is by now then you don't really know me. Throughout the weekend we went to some local areas such as ASHTON LANE which has a bunch of different restaurants such as Tomboys which just opened. They had a deal of 241 burritos and student discounts. Before we ended up at Tomboys, we went to Lebowski's. Yes you heard correct, the Big Lebowski. This restaurant was on Argyle street and had some of the best burger and chips combination I have had, not to mention the creamy liquor or "White Russians" as they call them. Afterwards we went to a brewery where we tried four different beers just to say that we are diverse. </div>
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Saturday was our big day. This is the story of how I found my ancestry. Okay first of all let's just start by talking about what I did. My mum, Diego, Jarod, Nic, Emily Barney, and Calvin decided to come with me to Edinburgh for the day. I had already been but the last time I didn't go into the castle because it is 16 quid and I wanted to go in with family. Diego, Jarod and Nic didn't end up going in but the rest of us did. We explored the war rooms, the upper viewing deck and some of the inside rooms of the actual Edinburgh Castle. </div>
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This was a cemetery for the dogs of all the fallen warriors. How adorable is that??</div>
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This is the main quad where the war memorial was and the crown jewels, the key to Edinburgh and other things such as the birthplace of the kings. The memorial was also the place where I saw my ancestry. So when my father decides to tell me something normally I have to tendency to dose off but still somehow listen. This time I was really happy that I listened. My father told me that we have some ancestry from either Ireland or Whales. Well turns out that he was incorrect because it turns out that we are from Scottish heritage. While I was looking through the names of the war veterans during the commonwealth era me mum pointed out a name. Now it was in the South African/Scottish list of people who fought. The name we came across was J.M. Paddock. My father told me about his great grandfather who was paddock. If you put the puzzle pieces together I was looking at my own flesh and blood, here in Edinburgh. This gave me goosbumps and I am so incredibly happy to have shared this with me mum. </div>
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This truly made my day in Edinburgh, but it was even better than I expected because I had some of my best friends with me and a family member. </div>
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On sunday Diego and Jarod went to a Distillery up in the Highlands, while Nic and I went to the Art Museum by Kelvingrove Park right next to campus. We saw some interesting art displays and some awesome views of my campus. </div>
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Overall I have been so fortunate to have had me mum with me and it made me miss the rest of my family a ton! I can't wait to get back to the states and see them again. Sunday morning before she left we had some crepes and I can truly say that I loved every moment of this week. Dankie Baie mamma lief jou en die res van die familie! </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-83367066922718418032014-10-11T12:22:00.004-07:002014-10-11T12:22:59.597-07:00Weekly update 1:<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This past week has been nothing but fantastic to say the least. Partially because I knew that today I would be going to London to see me mum, me cousin and Diego! </span><br />
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On Monday the sun was out and I was pretty set on just practicing my piping skills and starting to read music so I found a spot next to the main campus to strap up and so on I went playing my pipe in my hammock. You can believe me when I say everyone's head was turning because a) I was in a hammock in Scotland and B) I was trying to play my practice Chantar. The sun also made it so nice to play tennis in. Four hours long of practicing! </div>
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Tuesday and Wednesday was a bit of a rainy day but I did manage to see the sun peek through a couple of times. I have been starting to use the Glaswegian vocabulary and found myself saying I a lot more than usual.<br />
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As per usual the flat two floors beneath me had a family dinner and this time I cooked and my lasagna didn't disappoint .<br />
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On thursday we didn't want to go to a club or anything so we decided to try a rock joint and it was an awesome atmosphere. On Friday I had meself tennis again and right after I went to. Bible study group that Calvin and I started this week with a handful of people here. Hopefully the group will grow as the days go on but for now this was incredible to share the Word with fellow students and have a community in faith. Afterwards we went back to my flat and we all watched 'good will huntng' one of my favorite films and those of yous who haven't seen it will have an eye opening experience when you do because Calvin, Katie and Alex were in aw after it was done.<br />
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This weekend I am in London and it is so amazing seeing my cousin and mother but the best part would be that my brother suprised my cousin and I!! </div>
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This is my brother and Cousin at the London eye which we went on! It is amazing how even after about 3 or 4 years of not seeing our cousin nothing has changed because we still wrestles almost every other minute! </div>
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On top of the London Eye we could see almost all of London I would say: </div>
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How come every time you come around my London London Bridge keeps going down??<br />
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This is the front gate of Buckingham palace and even though they didn't have the regular guards with the hats they did have some men in uniform marching back and forth. </div>
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This statue was right infront of the Palace and the gold statue really was amazing because the sun reflected so much on it.<br />
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After walking around the whole day with my backpack a nap in the sun was well deserved.<br />
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A wee village next to the main park! This reminded me of a hobbit's house.<br />
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"Big Ben" looking pretty awesome in the sun!<br />
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I took some panoramas of the city while I was on the Eye or on the bridge.<br />
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The aquarium next to the Eye.<br />
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Mum, Maryke and I<br />
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Honestly I can't begin to explain how amazing today was with my family starting off with some tears and ending in tears of laughing too hard because my brother's pants ripped. Truly it is so incredible to have them here and experience such an amazing city together. Even if distance might seem a problem at the time, it doesn't stop us from being complete goofs around each other! The train trip to London only took 4 hours from Glasgow and it was well worth it! </div>
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Loch Lomond was first up:</div>
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Here is a list of places we went: (The order is backwards)<br />
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font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">◆ Eilean Donan Castle</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">◆ Portree</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">◆ Broadford</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">◆ Kyleakin</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">◆ Kyle of Lochalsh </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">◆ Fort William</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">◆ Loch Lomond</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">✄-------------------------</span><wbr style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"></wbr><span class="word_break" style="background-color: white; 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font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">✷ Old Man of Storr [movie location for Prometheus] </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">✷ Kilt Rock</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; 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We arrived around about 16h00 at Isle of Skye after a pretty great day of traveling and stopping at different places. We weren't just quite done with exploring because the entire group ended up going to a small castle next to where we were staying. Calvin was very enthusiastic and decided to climb this rope to the edge of the boat...it didn't end all that well for him.<br />
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Glencoe was one of my favorite stops because we were in a valley and just surrounded by these amazing mountains that had long grass on them and stretched on for what seemed till the end of the horizon. </div>
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Lealt Falls: One of the highest natural waterfalls that fall into the ocean. Another thing about having a stereotypical view of what Scotland would be like really was just this. Sharp edges and a bunch of waterfalls next to green hills. Not to mention how many sheep I saw on this trip. The wind by the coast was pretty hectic but it didn't take away from the breathtaking view that was offered. </div>
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Our final stop of the trip was at Old Man of Storr: This was by far my favorite place because we had about an hour to explore and then come back to the bus. The thing about that hour was that this wasn't a casual walking path, it was a mountain that a handful of us ran up. It took us about 30 minutes to get to the top and when we arrived we finally saw where the movie Prometheus was filmed. Occasionally I would glance back and enjoy the view below us and through the clouds the sun shined with a glorious golden glow. It amazed me that sheep made it up here because we were literally in a cloud. The winds were reaching up to 60kmph and it started raining right at the top. I will definitely return to this place in the near future for a camping trip and another exploration trip. We sprinted down the mountain because we had about 20 minutes to get to the bus or take another bus. My knees hurt and sitting on a bus for about 6 hours back really wasn't conducive to the situation but I have zero complaints about this trip other than the fact that I wished it to be longer. If you ever come to Scotland I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you visit Isle of Skye. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-40138841066430767952014-10-06T16:27:00.000-07:002014-10-06T16:27:02.474-07:00A new beginning <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So... How do I put this. I haven't blogged in a very long time. I decided to rather just do weekly updates instead. So this post will be a lot and maybe I will split it up we will see how far I get. Currently I am sitting on a bus returning from one of the best weekends of my trip thusfar. I will get back to it for now let's see if I can recap what has happened in the last two weeks or so. </span><br />
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I don't know if you guys have seen some pictures of my campus but this is another view I took after I got lost in the park next to our campus. The statue is on top of the hill and the castle in the back is the University of Glasgow main campus. Absolutely beautiful to think I am studying here. </div>
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Shopping has been such an interesting event here and buying my own groceries each week but a TESCO EXTRA is a massive Target that we found close to where I am staying and it has about everything I need. They also call an escalator a travelator which is funny I thought.<br />
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I switched accommodations because I didn't like living in Cairncross, however Murano has treated me so much better already in the past two weeks of living here. I have been meeting a great group of people and we even had some family dinners including Taco Tuesdays.<br />
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There are botanical gardens right next to our campus and they stretch for about 5km on both directions of campus. This shot above is just one of the many beautiful spots along the garden side. The people here don't have leashes for their dogs because every one of them are so well trained! </div>
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I have seen my campus before but everytime I end up in a new location it just blows my mind how beautiful this place is. </div>
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Where I live is called Murano Student Village and there is a bridge that connects to the main street and one morning I went for a run to see the sunrise and when it rains a lot you tend to appreciate the sun a lot more especially with this much colour and contrast. </div>
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I have recently joined a tennis team here at the school and everyone on the team are so humble and friendly! We have about four practices a week and not to mention free coaching which is unbelievable. We also have a great indoor facility with about 13 tennis courts. </div>
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When I said that the sun is really appreciated here I was not exaggerating. I took my hammock out for the first time and several people took pictures of me in it and asked if they could take a picture with me because to them it seemed like a foreign object. Not a lot of Glaswegians hammock I guess. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-81430962136898242042014-09-20T05:19:00.001-07:002014-09-20T05:19:13.746-07:00Day Twelve:Second day of freshers week and after a sweaty night of dancing I had to just go to the gym and relax in the steam room they have here. There is an app here called "student recommend" and it gives students so many deals including eating free meals at different restaurants:<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-raj8gatkpvY/VB1wv-80HcI/AAAAAAAAAcU/sfeydZuKz6Y/s640/blogger-image-1387051497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-raj8gatkpvY/VB1wv-80HcI/AAAAAAAAAcU/sfeydZuKz6Y/s640/blogger-image-1387051497.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This meal was so good and I paid approximately £0 for it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today was Chris' 21st birthday and afcourse we wanted to make it a good one so Cooper and I took him to this place to get the above food. It was on us, eventhough it was free. We met up with a couple of people and then took him to Jinty McGintys and we enjoyed one awesome night of Alex the local artist here who can sing just about any song! The pub scene is a lot better than the club scene here because of the live music! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-2561804771426287472014-09-19T04:02:00.001-07:002014-09-19T04:02:38.597-07:00Day Eleven:Today I picked up our freshers passes and then got underway with the activities. I cannot begin to explain how many coupons, flyers and random stuff I got. It was as if I was good and everyone campaigning were seaguls on the beach! We went to the beer bar in the GUU and did a quiz about general knowledge, sports and other topics. The only thing is. We don't know much about Scottish knowledge! It was quite funny hearing the actual answers versus ours. The night started our first big event by going to a concert held by Twin Atlantic who were pretty good to be honest! If I could post videos on this blog I would have so much more to show.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WEvb7M2dzHI/VBwNTO1tPpI/AAAAAAAAAcE/VkUjocg-8zc/s640/blogger-image-2069684275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WEvb7M2dzHI/VBwNTO1tPpI/AAAAAAAAAcE/VkUjocg-8zc/s640/blogger-image-2069684275.jpg"></a></div>When they were done we waited an hour and a half just to see HODOR. Now if you're like me who don't watch Game of Thrones. You will also have no idea who he is. But he is an actor who plays a big role in the series and apparently a DJ as a side job. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-46955298045621755022014-09-19T03:55:00.001-07:002014-09-19T03:55:20.727-07:00Day Ten:I am beginning to think that my days aren't exactly matching up with my blog but I will nevertheless continue. I think today was pretty much just a relaxing day and freshers week has begun which means all the freshman have now moved in and to be quite honest it is very hard seeing someone who is 18 move into the same place as you when you are 21. Yikes! It is a Sunday so everyone just took it easy before the big week begins! There is a huge debate going on because of the referendum and so we decided to go to our debate chamber in one of the student unions. It was packed!! And the speakers truly sounded like braveheart when they started saying they want "freedom". It was interesting seeing college students care so much about something that could be a historical moment for their country: <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sJ-cU5GQjLI/VBwLlgJtYpI/AAAAAAAAAb4/5pxcypfVLaU/s640/blogger-image--1651290046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sJ-cU5GQjLI/VBwLlgJtYpI/AAAAAAAAAb4/5pxcypfVLaU/s640/blogger-image--1651290046.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-4145440450914662682014-09-19T03:46:00.001-07:002014-09-19T03:46:44.072-07:00Day Nine:<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Brandon called me about half 10 and told me that we are going to the coast. I am all for spontaneous events such as these but I was still really tired. We were a group of 8 and took a train to a place called Lags. As we were going through the countryside it really started to resemble the Scotland that everyone thinks of. Sheep. Sheep. Green hills. And more sheep. When we got to Lags we decided to have some fish and chips and I thought it was good but everyone else seemed to not like it. Here are a couple of pictures of the coast line and where we walked around: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-DuMa78dSS9w/VBwJixQ1KqI/AAAAAAAAAbc/kujdiWlDc-4/s640/blogger-image-1820253926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-DuMa78dSS9w/VBwJixQ1KqI/AAAAAAAAAbc/kujdiWlDc-4/s640/blogger-image-1820253926.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FzPl1RFxIvY/VBwJeM2eNNI/AAAAAAAAAak/wwNwWIyi7jA/s640/blogger-image-1667800906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FzPl1RFxIvY/VBwJeM2eNNI/AAAAAAAAAak/wwNwWIyi7jA/s640/blogger-image-1667800906.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PCSSMXL1X2k/VBwJji1EJCI/AAAAAAAAAbk/aIb4X-7pWWk/s640/blogger-image--1783153079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PCSSMXL1X2k/VBwJji1EJCI/AAAAAAAAAbk/aIb4X-7pWWk/s640/blogger-image--1783153079.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Near the middle of this long walkway we saw a massive church built in 1892. The lady inside the church was so friendly and helped us your the church and gave us some information about it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UfgH7s7o_WA/VBwJdlfgDDI/AAAAAAAAAac/_ZjBuF-Y2NE/s640/blogger-image-1887294561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UfgH7s7o_WA/VBwJdlfgDDI/AAAAAAAAAac/_ZjBuF-Y2NE/s640/blogger-image-1887294561.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kLRy_xrNrnM/VBwJhUVhoWI/AAAAAAAAAbM/5wwuxKpVhbU/s640/blogger-image--1175338435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kLRy_xrNrnM/VBwJhUVhoWI/AAAAAAAAAbM/5wwuxKpVhbU/s640/blogger-image--1175338435.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_-cpT0bNz6E/VBwJfUEGZuI/AAAAAAAAAa0/Kwq8dLaI7N4/s640/blogger-image--1524298356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_-cpT0bNz6E/VBwJfUEGZuI/AAAAAAAAAa0/Kwq8dLaI7N4/s640/blogger-image--1524298356.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aJCiv3PWA6M/VBwJgGg5uVI/AAAAAAAAAa8/zbcUnBwaTic/s640/blogger-image--1339101021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aJCiv3PWA6M/VBwJgGg5uVI/AAAAAAAAAa8/zbcUnBwaTic/s640/blogger-image--1339101021.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iHfqXKfYp6U/VBwJiARoLOI/AAAAAAAAAbU/zFPFWMjC7uU/s640/blogger-image--81300355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iHfqXKfYp6U/VBwJiARoLOI/AAAAAAAAAbU/zFPFWMjC7uU/s640/blogger-image--81300355.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These stained glass windows are so vibrant and clear and they say that this church has never been revamped or touched. It's amazing how new it still looks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kXGF5GtSgWM/VBwJke5_VBI/AAAAAAAAAbs/ZnSzX_a1XJw/s640/blogger-image-574814295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kXGF5GtSgWM/VBwJke5_VBI/AAAAAAAAAbs/ZnSzX_a1XJw/s640/blogger-image-574814295.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another awesome thing about Scotland is their double cone ice cream. Pure genius. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-os9PajCmqjQ/VBwJe5K_rjI/AAAAAAAAAas/RcNOwhMGfrY/s640/blogger-image--1766637539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-os9PajCmqjQ/VBwJe5K_rjI/AAAAAAAAAas/RcNOwhMGfrY/s640/blogger-image--1766637539.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PHuHM5aphRY/VBwJg3NOJ2I/AAAAAAAAAbA/sNRADJf9STg/s640/blogger-image--688636957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PHuHM5aphRY/VBwJg3NOJ2I/AAAAAAAAAbA/sNRADJf9STg/s640/blogger-image--688636957.jpg"></a></div></div>We were all just enjoying the little sun we get and passed out on the lawn while watching a group of 30 wee laddies play football. We also came to the conclusion that no matter where you are kids will be kids and do stupid things. </div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-305664561907288832014-09-16T18:20:00.001-07:002014-09-16T18:20:56.455-07:00Day Eight:I had to wake up early to get on a bus to Loch Lomond. The school here has a partner program with a local tour group and so I met my tour guide Gary and off we went. It was an hour and a half to the first stop and Gary told us some stories about famous myths of the lake which I quite enjoyed. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dwk5vNOuSy4/VBjh7LH5GGI/AAAAAAAAAZw/emCjkFhbAQY/s640/blogger-image--409701838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dwk5vNOuSy4/VBjh7LH5GGI/AAAAAAAAAZw/emCjkFhbAQY/s640/blogger-image--409701838.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-p646NN3BFn4/VBjh8_xtDfI/AAAAAAAAAaA/ST-OAkpuY5Q/s640/blogger-image-331146302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-p646NN3BFn4/VBjh8_xtDfI/AAAAAAAAAaA/ST-OAkpuY5Q/s640/blogger-image-331146302.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jvg_lJHDQqs/VBjh3-Hua7I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/MKaxbdjhuYY/s640/blogger-image-211097361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jvg_lJHDQqs/VBjh3-Hua7I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/MKaxbdjhuYY/s640/blogger-image-211097361.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MnwN77TaRig/VBjh3ERimxI/AAAAAAAAAZI/lIgGYS-8Lg0/s640/blogger-image--1527982708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MnwN77TaRig/VBjh3ERimxI/AAAAAAAAAZI/lIgGYS-8Lg0/s640/blogger-image--1527982708.jpg"></a></div>Our second stop for the day was another branch of the Loch:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MNNc3X6gebA/VBjh4nbN0SI/AAAAAAAAAZU/KycmOmkijtI/s640/blogger-image-334155116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MNNc3X6gebA/VBjh4nbN0SI/AAAAAAAAAZU/KycmOmkijtI/s640/blogger-image-334155116.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-x8NsxvEK09o/VBjh6JCRbKI/AAAAAAAAAZg/zaSE0_YWIuE/s640/blogger-image-1551393951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-x8NsxvEK09o/VBjh6JCRbKI/AAAAAAAAAZg/zaSE0_YWIuE/s640/blogger-image-1551393951.jpg"></a></div>When we got to our third and final stop, Gary told us a 2nd story about Selkies. They are seals that turn into human and then back into seals. Amazing what people can come up with. Our last stop was Luss and it was a wee village where we witnessed a wedding and just enjoyed the views: </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6HngiE0nW1Y/VBjh9oco-vI/AAAAAAAAAaI/JbaELO15eB0/s640/blogger-image--1752075626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6HngiE0nW1Y/VBjh9oco-vI/AAAAAAAAAaI/JbaELO15eB0/s640/blogger-image--1752075626.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YXeXjxh8t0o/VBjh71EZytI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/bxwOmjpuQsc/s640/blogger-image-1818623162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YXeXjxh8t0o/VBjh71EZytI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/bxwOmjpuQsc/s640/blogger-image-1818623162.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qzqg30LSvXA/VBjh6oiaImI/AAAAAAAAAZo/4jTKAuOXxYs/s640/blogger-image-532111815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qzqg30LSvXA/VBjh6oiaImI/AAAAAAAAAZo/4jTKAuOXxYs/s640/blogger-image-532111815.jpg"></a></div>I slept every opportunity I got while I was on the bus and the day trip was very successful because it really showed me a bit about the countryside of Scotland. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-33351854135690018692014-09-12T11:29:00.001-07:002014-09-14T16:54:08.424-07:00Day Seven:Today was just a relaxing day where the sun seemed to have graced our lives with such beauty. Scotland hasn't given us rain yet! Knock on wood. Connor and I ended up just relaxing in the sun at he botanical gardens and falling asleep. Mid afternoon naps are something that needs to be more common. <div><br></div><div>I don't necessarily have any pictures for the day because there wasn't much going on. I ended up going to the gym and after that I had a bus your where it took us around downtown and some of the outskirts of glasgow. I saw some interesting modern art buildings and got an espresso which absolutely was the worst thing I've ever had. </div><div><br></div><div>Mattie seems to have caught a cold and I now have it too. I did however try haggis which is a speciality here in glasgow: </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1Mya0X9etuY/VBYqm8ggEaI/AAAAAAAAAYw/VK-vWlo-7G0/s640/blogger-image--36023742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1Mya0X9etuY/VBYqm8ggEaI/AAAAAAAAAYw/VK-vWlo-7G0/s640/blogger-image--36023742.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div>But other than that it was just a sunny afternoon: </div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bdEshsJP2fs/VBYqnXHH2LI/AAAAAAAAAY4/pd4bSeSFPZo/s640/blogger-image-1983815807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bdEshsJP2fs/VBYqnXHH2LI/AAAAAAAAAY4/pd4bSeSFPZo/s640/blogger-image-1983815807.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-74385398084296660022014-09-11T13:36:00.001-07:002014-09-11T13:36:15.592-07:00Day Six:Most of the international orientation is over but I have to be honest registration here isn't all that easy. We have to get individual signatures from each professor if you want to enroll into the class. Today we had a meeting with the Pipes professor and it looks to me like I will be learning bagpipes this quarter! The weather here has been great with sunshine everyday, which is going to make it harder when it just pours down rain constantly. So far I've seen many cats and foxes around the campus and a lot of people out and about. They don't believe in shorts however because even on a hot day like today people are just rolling up their pants. I went to the botanical garden again which seems to be the place everyone goes to take an afternoon nap whenever the sun is out. I got some ice cream that had FLAKE in it which was so good. For those who don't know what flake is, it's a thin straw like chocolate here in the UK. <div><br></div><div>At night I got invited to a pizza party with three French people who were so nice! The group got bigger as the night progressed and we ended up at Jinty's McGintys which is a local bar with love music! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hp9DV2NCBTY/VBIHu_vaPxI/AAAAAAAAAYY/B_DnPG8XVNI/s640/blogger-image-875865694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hp9DV2NCBTY/VBIHu_vaPxI/AAAAAAAAAYY/B_DnPG8XVNI/s640/blogger-image-875865694.jpg"></a></div>There was also an interesting band that was playing there soon so I might go see them:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xfjeZ7skydw/VBIHvfyzflI/AAAAAAAAAYc/JyuIGSf4xF0/s640/blogger-image--1565458298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xfjeZ7skydw/VBIHvfyzflI/AAAAAAAAAYc/JyuIGSf4xF0/s640/blogger-image--1565458298.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-40616444339549623792014-09-09T16:56:00.001-07:002014-09-09T16:56:14.919-07:00Day Five:Woke up to my alarm and had absolutely no idea where I was! Thought I was in a hostel in Europe backpacking again but rembered that I was in Glasgow and I had about 10 minutes to hike up the hill to our second day of orientation. This day basicaly didn't have much going on other than a morning information service that was 3 hours long! We did hear some bagpipes tho because a guy came in and played some for us. But honestly the best part of the 3 hours was that they played a YouTube video. And not just anyone. They played the 11 Scottish Elevator video which I've constantly been showing everyone and my family way before I was coming to Scotland. <div><br></div><div>I walked back and talked to a guy about croquet that they played on the commonwealth bowling grounds: </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tp5VgtgbhSo/VA-TnVSDskI/AAAAAAAAAYE/n2W0lES5Mak/s640/blogger-image-1567844570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tp5VgtgbhSo/VA-TnVSDskI/AAAAAAAAAYE/n2W0lES5Mak/s640/blogger-image-1567844570.jpg"></a></div>I didn't take a lot of pictures today and I should have because right after this I saw a guy training his 3 dogs. And they were so obedient that a crowd of people started to form and wath this guy train his dogs. </div><div><br></div><div>I met up with Emily, Mattes, Sydney and Harper and grabbed lunch at Ketchup; a local place where you can buy 2 burgers for the prices of one, and oh my gosh were they good! </div><div><br></div><div>The people here are really friendly and willing to help! Before dinner I stopped by a bike station and ended up getting a cheap bike which will come in handy to get around: </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5NREa6IufJA/VA-TmrU7lVI/AAAAAAAAAYA/FhGmvbIfVbg/s640/blogger-image-1888673136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5NREa6IufJA/VA-TmrU7lVI/AAAAAAAAAYA/FhGmvbIfVbg/s640/blogger-image-1888673136.jpg"></a></div>The night turned into a Hilarious event. We went to a comedy club and the people were so forward with their jokes that we didn't really know what to do. Laugh or just be quiet. Also they had very thick Glaswegian ascent which didn't help the situation. We met a couple of German girls and they came with us. They didn't think the people were funny. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-84746237987280056472014-09-09T16:33:00.001-07:002014-09-09T16:33:25.357-07:00Day Four:First day of orientation this should be fun. Time to meet more international students. We had to grab our ID's and student cards and then proceeded with the day events which was what I would call a Succesful Univentful Day, or SUD... Yes I just made that up. But basically we got some packets with events that will be happening the rest of the week and then in the middle of the day we got a walking your of our new Uni. We saw some of our fellow international students' halls and I'm sorry but what exactly am I suppose to do with this door? The handle is at my knee cap:<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dBXUzlUpYDs/VA-OQdEPpCI/AAAAAAAAAXk/F4mbxwkhP1M/s640/blogger-image-375127062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dBXUzlUpYDs/VA-OQdEPpCI/AAAAAAAAAXk/F4mbxwkhP1M/s640/blogger-image-375127062.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rule number 27: enjoy the little things. There are 3 social events during the week and mine was tonight so we went to a Scottish Ceilidh - pronounced "Keili" which basicaly swing dancing. It was a great way to meet people and the funny thing I noticed about it was that they handed out a free glass or wine or a beer to everyone when you first walk in. Way different that at DU. Then again everyone here is older than 18.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Currently we have a group chat on Viber and some of the people we have met are awesome! American, German, Canadian, French and Netherlands: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_apoXRbx_1E/VA-NapH4gFI/AAAAAAAAAXY/XRp82BreFA8/s640/blogger-image-1886887380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_apoXRbx_1E/VA-NapH4gFI/AAAAAAAAAXY/XRp82BreFA8/s640/blogger-image-1886887380.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MdyLVAXhY00/VA-OPgZBNhI/AAAAAAAAAXg/S4A__YOb8ao/s640/blogger-image--1749740438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MdyLVAXhY00/VA-OPgZBNhI/AAAAAAAAAXg/S4A__YOb8ao/s640/blogger-image--1749740438.jpg"></a></div>Syd and Noelle: Indiana </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TZ8foTFcAK4/VA-OQoXZdWI/AAAAAAAAAXs/ogzOyXTGSCc/s640/blogger-image--890155922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TZ8foTFcAK4/VA-OQoXZdWI/AAAAAAAAAXs/ogzOyXTGSCc/s640/blogger-image--890155922.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Calvin - aka djmcnallypraize: Texas but goes to DU </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then all went out for the night and it was fun hearing everyone's story from different parts of the world! </div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-35632530736840128042014-09-08T04:09:00.001-07:002014-09-08T04:09:05.227-07:00Day Three:Last day before orientation starts, so it was nice sleeping in. The weather here has been great and no rain so far. I went to the gym to see if I could get my membership card but the lady let me in regardless. It felt so good being back! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ynJZczMSFWQ/VA2ORuNzTUI/AAAAAAAAAW4/ba28_QBDWOk/s640/blogger-image-383200592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ynJZczMSFWQ/VA2ORuNzTUI/AAAAAAAAAW4/ba28_QBDWOk/s640/blogger-image-383200592.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the gym made myself some lunch and then went looking for a phone store but got distracted when I ran into Calvin and a group of girls from Indiana we met the previous day. We got a beer and watched Tom and Jerry! Afterwards we went to the botanical garden and decided to just camp out: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2N6C_wGTMzE/VA2OOIxDkxI/AAAAAAAAAWY/qBdzzO7qx5A/s640/blogger-image-1940305101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2N6C_wGTMzE/VA2OOIxDkxI/AAAAAAAAAWY/qBdzzO7qx5A/s640/blogger-image-1940305101.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bSbfnxAN6Tk/VA2OSmeaCXI/AAAAAAAAAXA/iwP3sBmv8wk/s640/blogger-image--635732543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bSbfnxAN6Tk/VA2OSmeaCXI/AAAAAAAAAXA/iwP3sBmv8wk/s640/blogger-image--635732543.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hv6gCTbB5HQ/VA2OQuTuSsI/AAAAAAAAAWw/QyeRexP0NFs/s640/blogger-image--1344045562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hv6gCTbB5HQ/VA2OQuTuSsI/AAAAAAAAAWw/QyeRexP0NFs/s640/blogger-image--1344045562.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-evX4tsD0l1U/VA2OO9vRozI/AAAAAAAAAWg/_Ip9xpqeCwc/s640/blogger-image-521020832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-evX4tsD0l1U/VA2OO9vRozI/AAAAAAAAAWg/_Ip9xpqeCwc/s640/blogger-image-521020832.jpg"></a></div>Got some pasta and eggs cooked for me by the girls and then we went to Colper's bar to watch the football! Germany vs Scotland! The atmosphere was unreal:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-flKNlkjtUFE/VA2OPhlp7HI/AAAAAAAAAWo/Bd-NcydbQXs/s640/blogger-image-54337983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-flKNlkjtUFE/VA2OPhlp7HI/AAAAAAAAAWo/Bd-NcydbQXs/s640/blogger-image-54337983.jpg"></a></div>When we got done with a sad 2-1 loss for Scotland a bunch of DU students went to a bar with live music and it was so amazing: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3um9Y5QANws/VA2OTYlYVLI/AAAAAAAAAXI/Yhm1SAbZ7S4/s640/blogger-image-638658191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3um9Y5QANws/VA2OTYlYVLI/AAAAAAAAAXI/Yhm1SAbZ7S4/s640/blogger-image-638658191.jpg"></a></div>I'm sure we will be spending a lot of time at this bar! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-17404274370701739692014-09-06T16:17:00.001-07:002014-09-06T16:17:15.337-07:00Day Two:<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">S<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">o seeing that only the international students move in during this time the dorms seem rather empty. Not to mention my dorm is more confusing than Jmac! And the heat is turned up all the way! I went to get myself groceries and some pots and pans. When I walked into the store I immediately noticed all the candy I use to eat back home in South Africa and afcourse with all great things something has to come and ruin it: </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WAtRIXUaIpg/VAuVaZchqfI/AAAAAAAAAVM/92AeUp9TfAQ/s640/blogger-image--1222872941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WAtRIXUaIpg/VAuVaZchqfI/AAAAAAAAAVM/92AeUp9TfAQ/s640/blogger-image--1222872941.jpg"></a></div>For those of you who don't know what this is, I am so happy for you. This paste you put on toast and crackers has haunted me my whole life and I absolutely dispize it! </div><div><br></div><div>When I got all my stuff settled I had some breakfast, showered and then went walking around the area to get aquanted. The only thing about these showers is that you have turn a nob, then a lever and then push a button. Wayyyy to confusing for people waking up and still being tired. </div><div><br></div><div>Calvin, Brandon and I went to scout out the Uni. We weren't dissapointed: </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ULN4Bjn3u34/VAuV-Z4Hk2I/AAAAAAAAAWI/wdYo-Uz0Rms/s640/blogger-image--1303287157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ULN4Bjn3u34/VAuV-Z4Hk2I/AAAAAAAAAWI/wdYo-Uz0Rms/s640/blogger-image--1303287157.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HsA41ewA-uM/VAuVa8JttdI/AAAAAAAAAVU/Ciwk3ItYpQo/s640/blogger-image--585159560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HsA41ewA-uM/VAuVa8JttdI/AAAAAAAAAVU/Ciwk3ItYpQo/s640/blogger-image--585159560.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PWpjKDhgWFA/VAuVbcTCVLI/AAAAAAAAAVc/qD0MrP_BwX4/s640/blogger-image-1311387665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PWpjKDhgWFA/VAuVbcTCVLI/AAAAAAAAAVc/qD0MrP_BwX4/s640/blogger-image-1311387665.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-frzojI9Dc4c/VAuVbw_yEOI/AAAAAAAAAVk/GLzg_W_uPnE/s640/blogger-image-893733894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-frzojI9Dc4c/VAuVbw_yEOI/AAAAAAAAAVk/GLzg_W_uPnE/s640/blogger-image-893733894.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-C2iJrdK2joQ/VAuV9jEwJCI/AAAAAAAAAWA/ySQbOj_qD7o/s640/blogger-image-1014928723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-C2iJrdK2joQ/VAuV9jEwJCI/AAAAAAAAAWA/ySQbOj_qD7o/s640/blogger-image-1014928723.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ILTrlsUe1z0/VAuVZsWNrNI/AAAAAAAAAVI/AtrdWFaPn4s/s640/blogger-image-884959582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ILTrlsUe1z0/VAuVZsWNrNI/AAAAAAAAAVI/AtrdWFaPn4s/s640/blogger-image-884959582.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Wou2Vu-aJ74/VAuV9CGVYpI/AAAAAAAAAV4/Yrp-g-BgeuY/s640/blogger-image--952898629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Wou2Vu-aJ74/VAuV9CGVYpI/AAAAAAAAAV4/Yrp-g-BgeuY/s640/blogger-image--952898629.jpg"></a></div>Yes you saw correctly that our library is skyscraper. The uni really gives me a sense of DU, however these buildings weren't built to look like they were from the 1800's they actual are that old, if not older. </div><div><br></div><div>A couple of things I've learnt so far is that we will be walking A LOT! Some dorms are 30 minutes away from campus, and mine is 45 minutes away from that dorm. And it's not all flat road, there are mini hills too! No complaints a little extra workout never hurt anybody! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-44454406303869333692014-09-05T17:08:00.001-07:002014-09-05T17:08:53.025-07:00Day One:So today marks the first day of actually being in Glasgow, Scotland. The flight in wasn't bad from Germany and met some nice people on the plane. I can't really begin to explain how different the accent is here! When you hear two Scotts conversing I don't have a clue what they are saying. When they talk directly to me however, it gets easier to understand. It's just going to take time getting use too it. Brandon and I got off the plane and waited for our luggage for quite some while and while I went to the lu I noticed a genius invention: <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2_110nZm52g/VApQkaFEyqI/AAAAAAAAAU4/FiGw4Rjpl-g/s640/blogger-image--2034842335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2_110nZm52g/VApQkaFEyqI/AAAAAAAAAU4/FiGw4Rjpl-g/s640/blogger-image--2034842335.jpg"></a></div>So this is a 3 in one hand washer. If you place your hand infront of it, water comes out; place your hand a little further under it and soap comes out; and then the genius part is when you seperate your hands air dries them for ya from the sides! </div><div><br></div><div>Now I am sure there are going to be a lot of different things I will pick up as I proceed in my days, but today the thing that stood out okay was the word "yous". Now to put it in retrorespect, this is the same as saying you guys, or more than one person. For example: What are yous doing later? </div><div><br></div><div>This is going to be fun! </div><div><br></div><div>I caught a glimpse of the main campus as I was walking by: </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6iUfKYQSeok/VApQjpIBl4I/AAAAAAAAAUw/WuZgCpA-TrA/s640/blogger-image--1004635046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6iUfKYQSeok/VApQjpIBl4I/AAAAAAAAAUw/WuZgCpA-TrA/s640/blogger-image--1004635046.jpg"></a></div>My living situation right now is a single room with two beds because my roomate hasn't arrived yet. Feels like I'm a freshman all over again. I also realized that the £ has so many coins, and not a lot of small bills. Pretty tired from two days of travel so I'll see ya later beautiful world! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574729186285065464.post-21289704519252384022014-09-03T14:17:00.001-07:002014-09-03T14:18:50.052-07:00Day Nine:Today was officially our last day of our Europe trip. Tomorrow we are just going to be on the train from 8am till 9:30pm from Venice to Kaserslautern. We all leave for Scotland the day after tomorrow. <div><br></div><div>After a freezing, and I mean freezing night of trying to sleep we put on our jeans and jackets and when we finally got outside we realized it was boiling hot. Venice you are weird I'll tell ya that much. We went to breakfast where apparently I traveled half way around the world just to get rid of the mosquitos in Chicago to have this happen: </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8T0ko7mZTiU/VAeFZCGwygI/AAAAAAAAATQ/ezMYpVhELOo/s640/blogger-image--528076831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8T0ko7mZTiU/VAeFZCGwygI/AAAAAAAAATQ/ezMYpVhELOo/s640/blogger-image--528076831.jpg"></a></div>We decided to your Venice seeing that it is an island and we can walk just about anywhere. We saw a couple of churches but unfortunately I was wearing a tank too and we all were wearing shorts so we couldn't go in them. We did manage to sneak some pictures however: </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MdAES4VecJ0/VAeEw4FNy2I/AAAAAAAAASY/Y1LeKmn28ic/s640/blogger-image--1453520021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MdAES4VecJ0/VAeEw4FNy2I/AAAAAAAAASY/Y1LeKmn28ic/s640/blogger-image--1453520021.jpg"></a></div>Other than this church we basically just looked at them from the outside and catching the most common pictures of Venice: </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--layE_djqow/VAeFIA--4lI/AAAAAAAAASg/L7xsCgHmUWU/s640/blogger-image--956466357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--layE_djqow/VAeFIA--4lI/AAAAAAAAASg/L7xsCgHmUWU/s640/blogger-image--956466357.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4FF87ZqKncM/VAeFabb_GlI/AAAAAAAAATY/gVqQG1HW0ZQ/s640/blogger-image-107158789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4FF87ZqKncM/VAeFabb_GlI/AAAAAAAAATY/gVqQG1HW0ZQ/s640/blogger-image-107158789.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i584l3fAoK4/VAeFPckoo8I/AAAAAAAAATA/vXffx_2Cmlw/s640/blogger-image--901887788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i584l3fAoK4/VAeFPckoo8I/AAAAAAAAATA/vXffx_2Cmlw/s640/blogger-image--901887788.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vxc1r6TtQ88/VAeEuaUa8qI/AAAAAAAAASQ/5d19Sp15B38/s640/blogger-image--547051387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vxc1r6TtQ88/VAeEuaUa8qI/AAAAAAAAASQ/5d19Sp15B38/s640/blogger-image--547051387.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kZqp0TcDthQ/VAeFcXDmjgI/AAAAAAAAATg/P17tH0_VtSc/s640/blogger-image--364174516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kZqp0TcDthQ/VAeFcXDmjgI/AAAAAAAAATg/P17tH0_VtSc/s640/blogger-image--364174516.jpg"></a></div><br></div>This last picture is something I've seen before many places around Europe where a couple will take a lock and lock it around a bridge and throw the key away representing their love for one another to never go away:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R_Vd85_jZxc/VAeFYIFHQ6I/AAAAAAAAATI/2tC0gUcRKlo/s640/blogger-image--1080794077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R_Vd85_jZxc/VAeFYIFHQ6I/AAAAAAAAATI/2tC0gUcRKlo/s640/blogger-image--1080794077.jpg"></a></div>Our view from our hotel window wasn't too bad, besides the fact that every canal in Venice looked like this one:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i3lzi7wemSc/VAeFKumzVII/AAAAAAAAASo/r8QzAHf_r_E/s640/blogger-image-1509211097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i3lzi7wemSc/VAeFKumzVII/AAAAAAAAASo/r8QzAHf_r_E/s640/blogger-image-1509211097.jpg"></a></div>We got really tired and decided to take a mid afternoon nap and why not next to a place that looked like this:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M19IYhDWt7g/VAeFNoe2CEI/AAAAAAAAAS4/3at6025E_Gs/s640/blogger-image-150686358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M19IYhDWt7g/VAeFNoe2CEI/AAAAAAAAAS4/3at6025E_Gs/s640/blogger-image-150686358.jpg"></a></div>We figured that it would be our last night of our trip so we decided to spend a little extra on dinner. We were NOT dissapointed at all! Plus we had gelato after but when in Italy, have some spaghetti: </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LK_Xc5Cz1xY/VAeFL15xGaI/AAAAAAAAASw/vgybfqI6X7A/s640/blogger-image-755493806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LK_Xc5Cz1xY/VAeFL15xGaI/AAAAAAAAASw/vgybfqI6X7A/s640/blogger-image-755493806.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gZ3SI6ydixU/VAeFdwOeOyI/AAAAAAAAATo/Ar8JEtjuQZM/s640/blogger-image-469775424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gZ3SI6ydixU/VAeFdwOeOyI/AAAAAAAAATo/Ar8JEtjuQZM/s640/blogger-image-469775424.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>All and all this trip has been amazing and we are so incredibly blessed to have had this opportunity. The guys I have been with, Alex, Brandon and Calvin are incredible! I am so thankful for meeting them. We thank you God for everything you have done and for keeping us safe! Next stop on my list is University of Glasgow, Scotland! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051897261717521497noreply@blogger.com0