Today is the last day of classes for my first week. So far I've found the courses to be very enjoyable. The work doesn't seem too overwhelming, just a lot of reading to do. The rain has finally eased up, and now the sun stays up for nineteen hours in a day. There are so many animals here; swans, rabbits, squirrels, ducks, and birds that I don't even know the names for, all with little babies. Stirling University is situated in a valley, so on one side the Wallace National Monument watches over the city while on the other side of the horizon is a Munroe, a large mountain. It is amazing how much I'm gaining from outside the classroom.
The people are very friendly. There are about one hundred students from the United States studying here, and most have been very open to getting to know others. Even local Scottish people will stop and talk to you. In the dorm across the quad there were some German students who arrived the same day as us. They were on campus for a different reason than us, and then left this morning. They became good friends with myself and my other flatmates even in this short time, however. We shared meals, went to town, and even spent an afternoon golfing together.
There's so much to gain from here, whether it's learning to cook for yourself and your flatmates, taking a glimpse into the Scottish take on philosophy, being taught new languages from patient Germans, or even just appreciating all the beautiful things that are around you.
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