King's Hall Aberdeen

... Edinburgh soon though..

Anyway, day trip to Ellon, which is just half an hour out of town. Yay! Friend from uni lives here so went round, watched movies etc etc. Nothing too interesting, but it was nice to be away from the dorm for a bit! Leaving for holidays in a few weeks so things will finally get just a little more interesting. Until then, back to the books I go..

... everywhere I've ever been, and so peaceful and naturally beautiful. It's almost an honour for me to help them maintain that beauty. And this is my opportunity.

Back to the real world now - a trip of this proportion [usually] needs planning, and money. Hopefully I will soon join the ranks of the employed in order to earn some extra £ aside from my savings, and I will be able to make my dreams for next year into a reality by my own power ...

A month in and no activity? What's going on, Sarah?

WELL.

Moved in OK, Freshers week was a blast, but I just haven't quite gotten to the exploring part yet. Made a trip down to the beach, a few around town.. And it's actually quite nice here. It's cold yes, but it's a fairly quiet city. Not too big but not too isolated.

However uni [the evil *******s] have decided to give ...

... all taken care of the adventuring will begin. I'm starting to think Ill hop over to Dublin for a day or two before I start traveling south because I am dying to taste their Guinness! Ill write as soon as I know, but I think Ill be lounging around Scotland for two weeks while I get my ducks in a line. Obviously there isn't much to log yet but i promise it will get interesting soon!!!!

... most things are labelled in arabic there. I'll let you know if it really helps or just extra deadweight when I get there. I shaved my hair off last night too(with the dodgy aid of the reflective side of a cd-rom) so I could do without hair gel or shampoo. 
 
To be honest I haven't really been excited about the trip till last night when I did a little more research on where I'm going. Now its all come in a rush and I wish I was leaving today instead!

I made it back to Stonehaven today. Amazingly, the sun was out in full force, a complete contrast from yesterday. I walked along the North Sea for a bit, enjoying a Cornish pasty, and then made the roughly three-mile hike up to Dunnottar Castle, also overlooking the sea. The hike was amazing, but largely uneventful. The photos say more than I could hope to.

I leave for the U.S. tomorrow morning around 8:30 a.m ...

... 500 miles (800km)] Yep - summer it is. The paper has pictures of kids frolicking in the sea (they do seem to be gritting their teeth though) and has captions like "It's a scorcher - Children enjoying the hot weather on Tynemouth Beach". (The accompanying story notes that "Temperatures in the North hit 22C yesterday, making it one of the warmest days of the year so far". (I mustn't scoff though - my head is still peeling from the sunburn I got at the garden party last Sunday.)

... system is appalling judging from the WHO guidelines. Children in this country live to face daily battle for food, proper shelters and clothing, and sadly many of them live without proper education. Of course the majority of them can lead relatively good lives but still the degree of suffering we observe in India is something that would break our hearts and send tears down our cheeks. Also in India, the male babies ...

... diverse. Finally London Euston. kit is there at the head of the platform, grinning widely, with jj in a stroller, or boogie as they call it there. We walk on the platform, chb on hius backpack, me and S each holding a handle at either end of the duffel, and S's eastpack on her back. Its great to meet kit after so many years, almost 12 years we figure, the last time being when I was at IIT and kit stayed over at the hostel on campus, listening to Black Sabbath and ...

... was getting carsick. The coach stopped at every possible stop there was that had a place for a bus to be and it was cold. Seemed like it took 10 hours when it was only 4. Needless to say I went right sleep when I got back. Woke up and it was monday. I was supposed to go back to London that evening. I had to go to the bank which was in the city center, so we got up and went on the mission for money. We walked around the city for a bit. Downtown ...