first day!

today, i woke up at 7am for a program induction. we had to be there by 9am, and the campus is about a 20-25 minute bus ride, plus getting to/from the bus stop and waiting for it, so really we left at 8. that meeting was at what is called the Craiglockhart Campus (pictured below)




after that finished, the girls and i took the bus over towards our next meeting, at the Merchiston campus of Edinburgh Napier, and stopped in a cute area called Morningside to kill time and eat. We went to this adorable tea/coffee /cafe, see pictures below!! I had a yummy cappuccino, the place was so cutely decorated too!! fun prints, bright colors, and the ceiling was painted with clouds and butterflies. an interesting thing we learned there (as well as with our lunch later) was that they are very unhappy about the concept of separate checks. trying to pay for a bill between a big group takes SO LONG! especially working out all of the change, which isn't broken down very far, and the cafe ran out of single pounds! It was quite the process.






after that, we had lunch at a great Napalese restaurant, also in Morningside, and just walked around the area.




we then went to a very, very long monotonous meeting where they explained to us how to sign up for classes, and we're also informed about AMAZING benefits on campus these next 2 weeks! including free gym membership, massages, make-up application sessions, and manicures.


Merchiston Campus




View from the lecture hall!

after that, my roommates and i took the bus to this place called Asda, which is essentially (and owned by) Walmart. We got a bunch of the cheap basics (towels, sheets, food, etc)


At Asda. For you Scott! Everything here has your name on it!

After, we took the bus back and got ready for an international student gathering at a local pub called The Golf Tavern. It was so interesting and fun and different to have these events (paid for and sponsored by the school) at local pubs! UNH would be very unhappy. It was so much fun, and we met a lot of people! I tried this drink we were recommended called the Snakebite, also known as Cider & black. It's cider mixed with blackcurrant beer. It was soo yummy, tasted like a jolly rancher!




Finally, we all came back to the flat with friends and hung out for a while longer. Tomorrow we get to sleep in and explore more!

Now I get a night to catch up on sleep! Yay! And tomorrow a much needed purchase of an UMBRELLA! So much rain!

XOXO