Goodbye Coach Shoes, Hello Rainboots

I made it to Scotland yesterday and I haven't been able to get on the internet and keep myself from falling comatose at any of the same times. So I left Reno on Friday morning at 6:30 am on a plane that didn't have a working lavatory or working lights...so that was a bit of a conscern.. I left there arriving in San Fran for an hour layover. In San Fran I found a plug to sit on the floor next to and I called home to let them know that I had made it alright. So I left for Newark from San Fran literally flying across the nation!
I lucked out since on that flight I was seated in the aisle next to an empty seat, which was WONDERFUL!!
On such a long flight it would have been torture to be in 1/2 a seat. lol So I made it to Newark and it seemed like INSTANTLY the ghetto came out in some people. lol this lady that was very sweet the whole flight was telling her sister to shove her wedding up her ass.!!! but that was about as ghetto as it got. lol
So I made it to Newark and was boarding very quickly. I had time to skype my mom and sister and that was about it. So by this point I'd only slept for about 15 mins and was getting very grumpy. I boarded the plane and was actually seated next to 2 other girls going to Stirling to study abroad. This was lucky!! lol. And the plane that we got on was SWEET! each seat back had a touch screen TV in it. So we got to choose our onflight entertainment individually. So I watched Transformers, Finding Nemo and a little bit of Big Bang Theory. I also played Sudoku and Hangman.... all fun things. So I got off the plane and into the airport. We went through Immigration and Customs, which were a breeze!! I was under the impression that I was going to pay for a visa once there, Since my progam at home had told me I would have to, it was a nice surprise when I didn't have to. So we got through Immigration and got our baggage, but one girl's bags didn't make it there, so that was sad...but all mine made it!!! lol. hahahha
So we got to customs and it said anything to claim? a yes line and a no way....and we all were like hope not, so we all walked through the no way and there wasn't anyone even there. so we came out on the other side and there was a man standing there with a little Stirling Direct sign, and that's exactly who I needed to see! He was our driver to go to Stirling!! THANK GOD!! lol
So we had to stand around waiting to leave for stirling, which was fine b/c it gave us a few mins to chat. I found out I am the ONLY person here from that group of people REMOTELY from the west coast. the next closest girl is from OHIO....lol
So that was kind of a shock...
We had to lug our luggage through the rain to the bus which was nice...not. lol.
The walk was hard cause we all had the max amount of luggage so walking through the rain was tough. but the bus was great. lol
So we drove the hour or so to Stirling through beautiful country side and green hills but a lot of fog.
So we got to stirling and a Rhiana song came on...hahah
The driver pulled into the University dorms and let us out. but he was so sweet he made sure that everyone got to where they were going before leaving, so that was a good sign of the people. We got to the dorm to get our keys and he was called the "Porter". So the Porter gave me my keys and some sort of directions, although I couldn't make sense of them AT ALL! lol
So I walked around looking for a number 4 and found a stairwell inside of a locked door. I didn't realize that he had given me keys when I got my packet so I stood there for a minute trying to figure out what to do...I was not walking all the way back down to the porter with my luggage looking for some keys, but i wasn't going to leave my luggage!! lol. I found my keys and got in the door and then was looking for the elevator, to find none....lol I had to lug my luggage up 4 flights of itty bitty stairs.....lol. I looked like a total fool...lol
So I finally made it to my floor and the girl below me comes up the stairs asking if I need help, but I was already on my floor....haha
So I made it in the door to find a hallway with lots of other doors. and all I was told was I am in the 2d bedroom....so I hoped the door with a 2 on it was my door..lol. I shove the key in and it worked but I was turning it for a few minutes before it opened. so I pull my luggage in the door and I guess that woke my roommate, cause then she asked if I needed help. I obviously woke her up cause she was in her jammies!! lol 8 o'clock on a sat, so I felt bad. lol
So I started putting stuff away like my clothes and such, I was very lucky that there were hangers in the closet, come to find out not everyone's was like that. so I hung my wet clothes and tried to figure out where to fit my life in this shoebox sized room. lol
So I took a bit to get it together, and tried to keep myself from falling asleep. I walked around the flat seeing what was where. and I found my roommate making cupcakes in the kitchen. so that was kind. Things are very different here, like you have to turn on the plug and the automatic doors open on the left side....lol. very wierd..lol
Well my roommate showed me a little around campus like where the store was and I bought a 1£ pizza. so that was cool. We went back to the flat and I hooked up my internet. I was trying SOO Hard to stay awake and then I got to skype my mom, and she told me it was okay if I went to sleep...lol
So I did...lol
I woke up a couple of times to voices outside or whatever. but I would lift up my shades and see it was dark so I could go back to bed. I woke up this morning and lifted my shades to find faint light but not much. so I thought it was 5 or 6ish, and went back to sleep. Then again I woke and same light, so I decided to get up, and I opened my computer and it was 12!!! ahhh. I only had time to bathe before I had to be at a tour at 1!! lol. So I ran and bathed and then had to run to the cottrell building. which is just over a bridge. it's crazy, there's a river seperating the dorms from the buildings, and there's a cute bridge that you have to walk over!! lol. but it's a HUGE RIVER!!! lol
So I made it on time, I just had wet hair..lol
Well that's it so far, but I'll be writing more tomorrow I hope!!
Lots to tell about!!
Love Molly