Life in Stirling

So last I'd written I had been in Stirling for only a day, and really awake for not much of it. So I've been on campus since Saturday and now it's Tuesday night, technically Wednesday Morning. I've been on campus for a few days and starting to find a rhythm for my life here at Stirling. So since I've last written lots of things have happened. I went on the tour of the campus and met two very nice girls, Allie and Amanda, and after the tour we had orientation, which was scheduled for an hour but really only took 15 mins. Then we had to go to a different room, but the same people were in charge of it to get our ID cards. So that was easy peezy, just had to tell them my name and they gave me my ID card. Which I like here better than at UNR, because at home they take a picture of you, after it's been the windyest day of the year and you rushed in to beat the line, but you didn't beat the line so you look all haggard from waiting in line!! But here you get to submit your photo ahead of time, so needless to say I'm not too ashamed to show anyone my school ID from here!! lol So we got our IDs and then we decided to go to the mall since there were tons of things we still didn't have yet. Like I needed to get a phone and FOOD!!! So we jumped on the bus and took it to the mall. The local mall is called "Thistles Mall." and I found that kind of funny. It didnt' really look like much from the outside, but once you got inside it was a bustling busy place on a Sunday Morning!! So we went to a store called Poundland, which is the equivalent of our dollarstore, and I've never seen a more magical place!! They had EVERYTHING for a pound. like spaghetti noodles, bachelorette party things, cooking utensils, household decorations, laundry detergent. Things that I didn't think you could get for a pound, for a pound!!! which keep in mind a pound is a dollar and a half. So that was amazing!!!! So we checked out and went on looking for other things, and then wandered around the mall for a bit. It was so weird hearing our artists playing on the radio. I guess I assumed that other countries had their own celebrities and their own music, and such. But it is becoming more and more apparent that we are a global culture, and everyone else participates with us. So that has been an adjustment. So we were leaving the mall, and walked by a phones 4 u store and I didn't think that I had enough for a phone considering I had either 10 pounds or my debit card. So I walked in and got the actual phone for like 4 pounds and then I had to put minutes on it for 10 pounds, so they took my debit card, but it was cool, I got to pick my provider and the phone separate. So with that done and a silly phone number I was set. They don't chunk their numbers here so my phone number isn't like 775-450-7057, it's 07806727053 so it's really hard to remember!!
So I got my phone and we headed back to campus. So by the time we got back it was like 6 or so, and there wasn't much open. So we went to the MacRoberts Centre which is an independent theatre on campus that has a pub and a theatre and a cinema, so we went in there and had burgers and fries, which is exactly what the doctor ordered!! lol. So lots has happened since I've been here, and even more so since then. This is all still Sunday. I didn't take many pictures these couple of days, but I have taken more since then!!
Love,
Molly