At Home in the UK

I can't say that I had an uneventful trip. Oh wait, yes I can. Especially compared to the last time I flew into Glasgow (or was supposed to fly into Glasgow). I left Wichita, had about an hour flight to Memphis, and immediately had to run down to my gate to leave for Amsterdam, while calling Verizon to cancel my service because I was moving out of the service area.

On the flight to Amsterdam, I sat next to a very nice lady from Naples. She had been in San Diego, and we had fun talking a lot of the flight. I'm not actually sure how long the flight was. Long enough that I got some sleep, watched Star Trek and 17 Again, talked to Valentina for awhile, read some, etc. Amsterdam was a four-ish hour layover of boredom. There was no point in leaving the airport, and the way they have their airport set up, there's hardly anywhere to sit. You have to pass through metal detectors and put your things through an x-ray machine to get into your gate, where they have plenty of seating for the awaiting flight. But you can only get into the gate about ten or fifteen minutes before you board. Outside the gate for the Glasgow flight, they seriously only had about ten or so seats. So lame. But the flight to Glasgow only took about an hour. I loved finally being done with the trip. Or at least the flying part of it.

Due to some interesting circumstances, I had very little money to get up to Stirling. My ATM card doesn't seem to work over here, which means I can't access the money I have in my bank account. I do have some cash, so I'm not destitute, but I ended up paying for my train ticket in US dollars. My land lady said the flat was only about a five minute walk from the train station in Stirling, so I decided to go ahead and walk. Bad choice. I was carrying prob about 100 pounds or more of luggage, and I got a little lost, plus a lot of it was up a steep hill. We'll just say I'll be going my taxi next time.

I like my landlady. She's very nice and has two puppies that are adorable, if not a little bit misbehaved. But they're very sweet. I have a microwave, fridge, and water dispenser in my room, so it's like a mini-flat. It's really nice and it'll be great for studying and being up those long nights.

I did get some money, thanks to my wonderful parents, so I went down to Tesco for some groceries this morning. And of course, because I'm in Scotland, I stocked up on Irn Bru:

And had some Mueller's Corner Yogurt for a snack:
This was my second one for the day . . . . I had a strawberry one earlier. Mom, this is stuff I'll have to introduce you to when you get over here.

I've spent most of my day today on my computer, walking around Stirling, napping (I'm still exhausted from the trip here). Tomorrow I plan on applying for some jobs, maybe head up to the Uni and walk around a bit.

And that post was mostly for my mother. She was bugging me about telling her what went on, so there you go. :)