Glasgow!

Hi Everybody! So I’ve been in Glasgow for five days now and I’m just now posting my first real entry. I meant to start my blog as soon as I arrived, but things have been so crazy and busy. I arrived in Glasgow on Saturday the 3^rd after a good ten hours of traveling. The plane landed at 7:30 local time, 2:30 on the east coast, so jet lag was in full force. A group of Glasgow University students met all of us international students at the airport and brought us by bus to our new homes for the next few months. I’m living in Murano Student Village in the West End. The dorms are nice, but so different than in the U.S. they seem very institutional and kind of cold at first. However with a little sprucing up and decorations my single is cozy and comfortable!

My room during the unpacking process, with new sheets picked up at Tesco.

Now, with some color and pictures from home it looks a lot better!

The past few days have been full of exploring the West End and taking a couple trips to the city center. Plus, I have international orientation so I finally registered for classes. It's nice having time to adjust before the semester starts, we don't have class until the 19th, but I'm a total nerd who's actually excited for my courses. The credit system is different in Scotland, so a full course load is 60 credits. I'll be taking four courses to make up the 60; Exploring Scottish Culture, History of Art, Fundamentals of Education, and Theology in Education. Exploring Scottish Culture sounds absolutely amazing and I can't wait to learn more about Scottish history and literature!

Besides exploring the city as a whole it has been amazing to finally see the university itself! It was founded in 1451 (crazy!) and is the fourth oldest university in the UK. Only St. Andrews, Cambridge, and Oxford are older. The buildings are not as old as the university itself, but were built in the 1870 when the university outgrew the city center and moved to its current location. Still, they are incredibly beautiful.

Gorgeous views from within the main campus.

I feel like I'm at Hogwarts.

So far though, being here has been a great experience all around. Can't wait to keep documenting my trip and learn more and more about Glasgow!

- Sarah