one month anniversary

I've officially been here for one month. At times it does seem like I just got here yesterday. At other times, it feels like I've been here forever. I'm not sure yet which one is better.

As it turns out, Edinburgh is a very quaint city. Again I'm not sure yet if I like that. I think I might feel more comfortable in a city that felt more bustling and busy actually. I still have four more months here though I feel like they might go by pretty fast. Classes end on March 27, and after that I have three weeks off for spring holiday. By then it will be mid-April and I'll be in the midst of final-exam-time-craziness, so I imagine those last six weeks will probably be a blur. I'm thinking about potentially coming home earlier than May 30 if my finals are all during the first week of May or something, but we'll see. Since I'm not sure how I'm going to feel by then, I guess I'll give it some more time.

Next week I'd like to sit down with Alissa and Kate and see if we can hammer out where we're traveling for spring break. I was thinking about going places at some point during the first two weeks and leaving that last week for studying. Potential locations include Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, London, and Paris. Oh god would I love to go to Paris. We'll see though. Kate and I have been discussing a possible weekend trip to Amsterdam before spring break, which I think might be nice to look forward to. Also one of my flat mates mentioned he might go to to London too at some point soon which would be amazing.

Sigh, last night I went out to GHQ with Rachel, which is Ryan's friend from his study abroad trip in France. It was definitely fun, though I wish I hadn't gone out. I actually have a 2,000 word essay on the Scottish Reformation due on Monday and I haven't finished the reading for it yet. I imagine I'll just stay in all night and hammer it out. Or at least I'll try. Me + schoolwork ain't the best of friends really.

I really want to check out some new places in the city too. Hopefully I'll be able to once these next few weeks are over with and I don't have to worry about essays and whatnot. Which actually won't be until March 9. Oh well.

Anyway, I should probably get ready for the library.