Let the Adventure Begin:

Changed planes in Dublin at the crack of dawn - literally and was in Edinburgh and then St. Andrews by 10:30am. Day one is a blur - also literally - as I did everything in my power to stay awake. To that end I did every bit of registration paperwork allowed by incoming students. I unpacked EVERYTHING from my two overweight suitcases (Thank you Jonathan at Aer Lingus for not charging me full price to get them on board!). I even got to the only grocery store in town to stock up on a bit of food for the morning. Note to self - do NOT shop at Tescos after 11am when every student in town seems to be wandering the aisles (especially the alcohol aisle) in search of calories.

Today, day two, was a bit more relaxed. I went to the St. Mary's Divinity School offices. Got the key for my office in Roundel (it's a seperate bldg where all the PhD students do their work), met with my professor and got a tour of the divinity school library - very cool! Built by King James (as in the bible) for his mother Queen Mary. And then there was a class in the afternoon regarding teaching and tutoring here at St. Andrews. I was able to stay awake for about 1/2 of it but had to come home and take a nap.

Went for a walk around dinner time and thought I'd share a few views....

The sun begins to go down on the cathedral and the cliffs beyond.

The cathedral ediface with clouds that seem to have
even more power and majesty than the lone tower.

This one is for Denise who wanted wispy clouds. How'd I do????