Update ;)

It has been a long time since I last blogged about my life! I guess I have just been trying more and more to actually live my life. It is so easy for me to get caught up on facebook or online or in a book that I forget that there is a world to be discovered. And hiding behind a computer screen isn't always the most healthy thing to do. However, I welcome emails if anyone wants information between posts, however, I reserve the right to not email you back until Christmas... or maybe the new year? :) My communication skills have seriously been lacking lately.

Anyway, last time I updated, I was still living in Canada, but since then I spent three months back in Minnesota preparing to go to Scotland for Uni. I lived in a house with two wonderful girls and a grand total of 5 cats... the girls were great, the cats, not so much. I can officially say that I am not a cat person, and I don't think that I want to live with cats ever again... yes, I am traumatized! Though to be fair, the cats were added slowly over the three months and were at times very cute! In Minnesota, I got the chance to see my mom, a lot of old friends and enjoy probably my last summer before I have to be a grown up and get a real job. :)



Edinburgh Castle

From Minnesota, I moved myself and as much stuff as I could carry to Scotland. And it has been an adventure. I am now going to University to get my Masters degree, something that I have always wanted since probably my first year of undergrad actually, but I never really thought that I would. And I never thought that I would be going to Scotland to get it. It is a joy to be immersed in "my field" as I put it, of anthropology, sociology, and poli sci, but it is also really hard. The grading system here is just a bit different, but I am finding that my abilities are not lacking and that I just need to trust the goods that God gave me. It can also be hard to make new friends and settle in with a new group of flat mates, I have 11 flat mates from 6 different countries... we're pretty cool. I have been finding time to get around and look around the city and the surrounding area a bit, and I think I am falling in love with Scotland. It really is a lovely place (pictured)

Glasgow Cathedral

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