5 Weeks Down

So time has been going by very quickly, whether I like it or not. I'm not officially half way through my semester, which seems rather amazing. 10 weeks semester just baffle me, especially when I have almost that much time between the end of classes and when I go home...really, Scotland? Of course I can't really complain. As of now I'm 2/3 of the way through my essays and with reading week coming up this next week I'm sure that I'll be done in no time. Then after that's all said and done it's nothing but going to lectures until the end.

It's interesting how comfortable I've gotten. I still freak out a little about turning in essays to professors who don't know me, for grades that make up 35% of the total, but I know that I can write well and I guess that's all that matters at this point.

Oh and social life seems to be on the upswing. Last night I stayed out until about 4AM partying with some new found American friends. It's rather ironic that I haven't had this much fun yet, considering my wanting to make new Scottish friends and have my interactions with them make up the bulk of my social life. Yet I can't really complain. There seems to be a certain level of comfort that exists between Americans (or between members of any other society). Despite the relative similarity between the US and the UK, there are certain social ques and other things which really make interactions more enjoyable. It's really hard to put a finger on it, but I haven't had that much fun since I've been here. And as such, I feel like I now have something which makes Edinburgh unique. Before this I had been rather lonely, thinking that while it was cool to be in another city it would be just as fun to be back at Bates where everything was familiar. Now, despite my continued love for home, I feel like I have the opportunity to explore what Edinburgh has to offer in a way that I hadn't been able to before. That's definitely something special.

Anyway, that's about it for now. I only have philosophy classes this coming week so the rest of the time will hopefully be put to good use in putting the finishing touches on these essays and going back to doing relatively nothing academically...while I can say that I would be rather bored if this were my academic life on a regular basis, there's something to be said for doing relatively nothing...thesis will come soon enough.