We know, we know, we have fallen very behind in our blogging. I guess we have a lot to update you on. I have finished my student teaching here. I was able to do some actual teaching in a variety of classes and got some very interesting questions about life in America such as “is everyone fat”, “why do you like ‘thick’ girls like Paris Hilton”, “do you live on a farm”, “is going to New York City like going into Edinburgh” and “are there palm trees everywhere in America?” It feels so good to be done with my teaching and getting a good start to my job here.
The house is starting to fill up now. Our resident director of academics and his wife have arrived along with both of our faculty members and in just over a week 59 students will arrive to begin their semester in Scotland. It will be very nice to see the house filled and full of life again!
Since our last blog we have had quite a few adventures. Last Friday Drew, Naomi and myself celebrated my last night of student teaching with a night out in the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh. We went to a few different pubs and just had a really great time being carefree. The following evening we went to Rosewell for a traditional Ceilidh (pronounced Kay-lee) dance. Ceilidh is much like square dancing with a little bit of irish jig mixed in. We were by far the youngest people at the dance and felt like the guests of honor. People were offering to buy us drinks, give us rides home and were pulling us out onto the dance floor every time the music began. Drew was very apprehensive about the whole evening but really enjoyed himself once he got dancing. We looked like absolute fools because we had no idea what we were doing and, as most of you already know, we’re terrible dancers to begin with! On Sunday, Drew and I went into Edinburgh and tested out a scavenger hunt that the students will be completing when they arrive. It was fun to revisit some parts of the city that I hadn’t yet been back to.
Drew and I have both been spending a lot of time catching up on our reading. It has been so nice to be able to have some free time to actually be able to sit down and read. I’m including some pictures of our bedroom because I’ve had a few requests to see where we’re living.
Last night we gathered to watch Obama’s inauguration with the others in the house. It was interesting to watch it with the British commentary…the Brits certainly love to place extra emphasis on his middle name! This weekend Drew and I will be traveling to Shannon County, Ireland for a quick weekend getaway…more on that later!
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