"It's easier than Rhodes..."

I'm finally at Aberdeen!! All settled in and everything. I went on a three hour shopping trip yesterday. I walked down the main street with a comforter under one arm and a pillow under the next. I took up the whole sidewalk. I bought my pillow for just 25p! (And I don't have lice!.. yet... And hoping I won't).  It's sunny an average of about two hours per day. It's not sunny right now.

This morning i tried Marmite at breakfast. (I think that's how you spell it, but I don't even care to take the time to investigate that.) So they called this "vegetarian" something or other, I don't know. But it tastes like what I would imagine oil, tar, molasses, and salt would taste like. And it looks like it too. I've never been so close to throwing up after eating a food. I tried to wash it down with coffee and it was stronger than the coffee. I've never tasted something like that. I don't know how they get away with even packaging that. I think they must take the oil from packaging machines and put it into the containers. I can't imagine what could taste so horrible naturally. I'm sorry if this is turning anyone's stomach, but just think of mine. So that was my first negative food experience in the UK. Haggis can have NOTHING on that vegetable/oil/grease spread- nothing.

The above quote was given to me by one of the previous study abroaders. So the Scottish/Aberdeen system: classes count for 10-30 credits and the average course load is 60-70 credits.

So today I signed up for two classes.... For all semester. Period. I am taking "Reading Shakespeare" and "Democratization." That's it. And this was advised to me (by a professor).
Before registration, I was hoping to get a three day weekend, but at the moment I have a four day weekend.  I don't know what to do with myself. I'm in shock.

All that said, this may change. I may have to switch the Democratization class out for a different class(es). But that's how it is for now! (Calm down mom and dad, I'm going to graduate... I think.)

Let's see.. What else?

The sun shined for a whole hour today! (60 minutes in a row!) Yeah, that's an exciting event.

I think that's about it for now. I have accomplished some of the scavenger hunt, so I'll be posting that- eventually.