Once more hello to you all, I am somewhat perplexed as to the best way to wrap up my entire experience in one last blog. I am trying to think of what you would be most interested in. You may ask, "Did you enjoy the trip." "Yes and no." "What part did you enjoy?" "Lots of things: seeing the country, getting acquainted with the Scottish/British culture, playing authentic links golf, playing basketball, going out at night, but ...

Hello, Hello, Hello to All, What can I say about this week? Only one thing comes to mind. Last Thursday night, my flatmate George, took Dan, Arthur, and I, along with a few of his Greek friends, to Christos, a restaurant that calls itself "Aberdeen's own little corner of Greece." We grabbed a bus into town, walked a few blocks through streets I wasn't familiar with, and when we arrived at the place, I was somewhat shocked to see that the entrance l...

Hello again. I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving. In commemoration of the holiday, I had a nice, wholesome meal of a turkey sandwich and some fig biscuits. Over here they say biscuits instead of cookies or, in this case, newtons. It's interesting that I never heard one word all day in allusion to Thanksgiving. But why should I when it's chiefly an American celebration? (I think they observe it in Canada too). This week has been a relatively slow one. I cau...

Dear reader, It was has been a long time since my last posting, but be assured that I am quite well. I have been relatively busy at school lately. Last week I had to write an essay on the poetry of Alfred Tennyson, the most popular English poet of the 19th century. He's the man we have to thank for the lines, "Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all." This week I had to lead the seminar in my Greek class, which entailed tr...

I am in such high spirits that I feel as if I must write something. This is the best I have felt in Scotland so far. And it came about for a number of reasons. I hope you've had those days of joy where good-things of all sorts seem to wash up on shore, and blessing upon blessing are heaped on your heart and mind in a grand pile of contentment. My body aches from the labor of the day, but my spirit bows in submission and thanks to the source of all joy. Last nig...