I Made It!

Well Amy and I flew out from Minneapolis on Wednesday, had an 8hr flight, and made it to Amsterdam on Thursday, we lost a few hours because of the time change (Scotland is 6 hours later than Minneapolis). Had a couple hour layover until the flight to Edinburgh and then boarded onto our next plane.

Scotland was absolutely breath taking! The green rolling hills, just like the ones you see in movies! The friendly people, the sheep and cattle in the fields, the cars driving on the left side of the road...and the right side of the car, it is all so wonderful! No jet lag either, so I'm very thankful for that. We took a taxi to the Dalkeith House, in Dalkeith, Scotland, and wow is it a mansion! I still can't believe we are living in it.

Over 300 years old, and it's still holding up pretty well. It's about 3-4 stories high, with many many rooms, but is now going some construction on the front of the building. After settling in, we did orientation for the first day and next (today), took some tours, got settled in, had some meals (lots of pasta, hope to not gain much while I'm here!), made some friends, and went out to The Blacksmith's Forge, a cute pub in town, to celebrate my friend Emily's 21st birthday! All in all, great start to a great adventure.

Tomorrow our group of 53 students (and about 10 staff/families) will be heading into the larger city of Edinburgh to tour some ancient and famous castles and spend the afternoon enjoying ourselves and soaking up some of many great opportunities! Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers! :)