I wasn't planning on blogging while I'm over here, but I realized that I've been terrible about staying in touch with some people at home that I love very much and who I want to share my experiences with, so I figured I'd give it a go. There has been too much that has happened since I got here to go into detail about everything I've done, but I thought I'd send along some pictures I've taken to give you some ideas as to what I've been up to.

This is Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano in the heart of Edinburgh. It's also the view from my window.

This was one of the most magical things I'd ever seen. It was during the first month here, and I was still getting adjusted. I was walking back from class and happened to look up at exactly the right time. It was perfect. I took a lot of pictures of this rainbow, but I think this one gives the gist.

In these photos, I'm on top of Arthur's seat. A few friends and I hiked up it one (relatively) sunny afternoon. It's not a long hike at all, and as you saw above, it's literally right behind my dorm, so it made for a good study break. It's hard to tell because of all the fog, but below and behind me in these shots is the whole of downtown Edinburgh. It's pretty cool.

I've been to several castles and cool things like that as well, and I've dozens, even hundreds, of photos of them which you all will probably see sometime in the future.

Recently, the weather's gotten much nicer and I can actually spend afternoons outside without freezing or getting soaked. One particularly nice day, I discovered the walking labyrinth in the center of George Square (George Square is where many of the University's academic buildings are located). I really like walking labyrinths, so I hung out in here and read for much of the afternoon. It was really quite pleasant.

Well, I suppose I should get back to writing my (seemingly innumerable) essays, but I will try to make this a regular habit.

Cheers!