aMAZEment

Before starting this, I would like to preface it with the fact that Georgetown College and the surrounding area have a very simple layout. They don't have winding roads that crisscross each other and every block they assume a new name...Edinburgh does. I understand and recognize the major streets, but other than that I could be walking in the total opposite direction and not even know. This is where my worry comes in. As everyone knows, I like to get to things early. If I don't get to class with plenty of time to spare I feel disordered and unprepared for the entire class (even if we didn't have any work due). Tomorrow is the first day of class when we get our syllabi and are introduced to the basics and for precisely this reason I am quite nervous about making it to my classes right now. Although, technically I only have one because I am not registered for the other two. I have to register for them tomorrow as well. Luckily they are mostly lower level because as they progress in their majors here the classes become more specific whereas in the US this can happen, but normally not to the point of studying say Leon Batista and his one main work for the entire class. Those sorts do not transfer well. This has been a basic summary of my worries for this coming week.

Right this instant I feel like I am on vacation. It hasn't hit me that tomorrow I am going to class and beginning the whole reason for this adventure. The whole thing is a huge leap into the unknown...everything is different and so intimidating, but exciting. It reminds me of how I have always imagined the descent of a mountain. Not the ascent, because at that point you have a goal in sight. On the descent there is the goal of reaching the bottom, but you no longer have that high that comes from reaching the top. At the same time, you don't know what awaits you on your journey down or even at the bottom.

It is necessary to state that every time I step outside in this city I am amazed. Everything is so utterly beautiful and with that fact it is hard to see that anyone could be unhappy. The weather (temperature wise) is like Kentucky right now...some of the people came from California so it is a struggle for them, but I don't mind (I knew I wasn't going to the Mediterranean).

For those people who would like a little glimpse into my day, I spent the day in orientation then doing some shopping along Princes St. I had to buy a new coat because mine ripped while I was walking back to my dorm last night after a late night coffee. There was scaffolding and a nail sticking out that happened to pull at the perfect spot...go figure. After that I had my first cafeteria experience with my friend emily. Same sort of thing as Georgetown except there were even less options and the food was more bland. Oh well...it is cheaper and easier than doing it myself.

Weird fact: French fries are apparently a breakfast food.

-Peace