Phew! A weight has just been lifted off my shoulders. I had my first big project due this afternoon - a 30 minute solo presentation in my Greek class, on a topic I did not feel apt to present, in front of people much more learned than I on the Bible. But now it's over! I had been preparing and preparing and preparing for days prior to this moment, and, as the time drew closer, I worried more and more that I might forget a train of thought, or stumble over my word...

It has been just over a month since I first arrived in Scotland, and the same is also about how long it feels like I've been here. When I look back on everything that has passed, I think of two exciting weekend trips to a beach and a castle; the first day of classes; the many different people, all unique in their own way, - which is a truism, but made much more vivid being manifested externally as well as internally, that is, having been used to people from the s...

Reader, I apologize for the tardiness of this latest blog. In truth, I do not think I have done much this past week worthy of utterance and to the interest of those of you who read about my short residence here in Scotland. So I have felt some repugnance to sit down once again and relate to you a couple events that have recently occured. What shall I tell you? What would you care to hear? Studying occupies much of my time. During the week, I spend the bulk of t...

I find myself again in the basement computer lab of the central building at Hillhead - a spot not as appealing as my favorite haunt at the Gustavus library, but quiet and comfortable nonetheless. Another week has passed, and my acquaintance with 'The Granite City' is yet continuing to grow. My mind is in a much quieter state since my last post. I am no more disposed to a sudden attack of loneliness, and I do not constantly find myself thinking of home and those I...

Getting Adjusted... As this is my inagural blog posting - of which I hope it to be the first of many - I should say that I look forward to reflecting on my adventures overseas, not only as a means for other people to keep in touch with my life, but as a sort of learning tool that I may keep a clearer record of my experiences with the outside world and its relation to the workings of my inner world. In other words, this blog is a way to keep track of the importan...