Tick Toc....

I haven't written in here for a wee bit and I thought as I am drinking my tea, I will clue you in on my life. I have realized that I am quite lazy. The last two mornings I meant to get up early and ended up getting up at 10 or later. I just don't really have the motivation to do anything in the morning. I went to the leisure centre down the road to see how much it would cost to work out there and stuff. Well...besides that fact that it is really close, I really liked how in their pamphlet they said they had a climbing wall! I was excited! I went in and they showed me the facilities and lo and behold...no climbing wall. It was lame...I guess at their other affilates, they might have a climbing wall. I ended up not paying the 21 pounds/30 days fee. It was probably for the best...I can get a membership to the sports centre for 22 quid for the semester, but it's so far away I am not sure I'd put it to good use.

I may have mentioned this before, but I joined my flatmates' six-a-side football team. It is definately good to get some exercise in. We've played (and lost) three games, though I only played in two. However, last night I scored one of our 2 goals! It was pretty neat. Also, speaking of exercise...I bought a bike earlier and realize now that it was a poor decision. I rarely use the bicycle and I bought it mainly to get from chemistry to greek quicker. I might get there quicker, but only by a few minutes. Also, those two chemistry courses will be done in two weeks, nullifying the need for the bike. I am going to try to sell it back to the bike shop soon...oh well.

As I mentioned before, my two chemistry courses are finished in two weeks, except for the final exam (a good 2 months later!!!). That worries me quite a bit that the exam, on things that I honestly don't understand well anyway, is two months after the completion of the class. It hurts me to know this is going to count on my GPA.

On brigher notes, I've successfully managed to spend 2 pounds in the past three days (1 pound to play football, and one for some ice cream this afternoon :D ) I am also going to Dublin with my family when the come visit...that will be a neat experience! I am booking the flights tomorrow.

And on the best note ever, Justine comes on Friday!!! I am so excited! We will be in Edinburgh for Friday and Saturday morning/afternoon. It will be so nice to have her here...I miss her!

travel confusions

I am having a hard time trying to figure out travelling and I have this odd feeling that, because it is so expensive and I don't know what to do, I will be in St Andrews a lot... I hope that is not the case. My family wants to go to Ireland when the come visit and I want to go too, we just have to figure out the most cost-efficeient way of getting there. It is hard because for us non-Europeans, the strength of the pound sterling and euro makes it very expensive. So that's only when my family comes...I don't know what I'm going to do when my spring break comes and I have two weeks off. I have a bunch of places I'd like to go, first and foremost being around the country I came here to visit in the first place, Scotland. In Scotland, I want to go to Stirling (which I will do in about a week and a half with Justine), and just more generally, I want to go explore the highlands. My program has a trip planned for two weekends from now to Loch Lomond that I am skipping so Justine and I can go somewhere and they have a trip to the Isle of Skye which I am excited for. Besides Scotland, I want to visit: Dublin, Paris (Molly), London, Rome (the Vatican), Norway (Oslo), and Germany (my roommate!). I don't know if all of these things are within reach with the restraints in place, but I am going to try...

Anyway, I'll let you in on what's been going on around House 32, Albany Park. Thursday, I had classes at the usual time of 2-5 pm, meaning I didn't do a whole lot during the day. After class, I went home and ate some more of that soup I made. I have found this is a fantastic way of saving money! I used maybe half a head of broccoli, some potatoes, and some chicken stock which did not cost me a lot and I ate for almost 4+ meals! My friends and I went to a comedy night which was good, except for the first act. He was horrible! He wasn't funny at all, but I felt bad because nobody laughed at any of his jokes...it was rough. The other acts were good though! After that, we were going to go to a jazz show but we got to the Byre Theatre and there wasn't any jazz going on, and it looked like if there was going to be any, it was going to be solo piano. We opted out of that and decided to go play cards at New Hall. We stopped at Tesco on the way there and I decided that since I am in Scotland and I like scotch whisky, I am going to get some. I bought a 15 yr old Highland Park single malt scotch. It is good...and I will share with you if you come visit! :D I probably shouldn't have because it is more expensive here in Scotland than anywhere else...but it was one thing I was going to do while in Scotland. It was my first time actually purchasing alcohol from a store! I didn't even get carded! :D After cards, I went back to AP and went to bed. A weird thing happened while I was sleeping...I was asleep and must have curled up against the wall and in my dreams, I decided to curl up against the wall (hmm...I was already there...) and ended up smacking my head on the wall. It was odd...

So Friday...I woke up around 8:30 and got ready for class at 9. I didn't have breakfast which was a poor decision because I was very hungry! After my tutorial, I came back to AP and finished off the rest of that soup I made! I then took a 2.5 hr. nap until I woke up and had class at 4. After class, I exchanged the rest of the USD I brought and was sadly disappointed (for the third time) by how my money was more than cut in half...80 dollars and 38 pounds. It is quite sad. Later that night, I met up with my friends and went to David Russell Apartments (the polar opposite of town) and played some more cards. It was fun, but not really as much fun as the night before. After playing cards, we walked back to town, essentally good for me because it's like walking home where we split up and I went with my pals Pat and Katie to the Union bar. We hung out there for a while and just talked and had a pint of Guinness. They drink much faster than me, which is great because I can enjoy mine longer. After that pint, we left and went to the Kinness Fry Bar which is open late. I got some chicken nuggets (which was ok because it wasn't Friday anymore and I could eat meat! FYI...Catholics don't eat meat on Fridays during Lent.) After that, Pat came with Katie and me back to AP and parted ways with them and went to bed.

Today is a cloudy day and I'm out of my soup I made...I am thinking another low cost meal to make is spaghetti...I might try that tonight. The sauce won't be nearly as good as homemade, but it will make due. I gotta find some good things to make for when Justine comes! Only 6 more days!!!!!! I am so excited!!!!!!!

just to mention...

i thought i'd mention some things i've noticed in the last couple days...first off, tobacco products have large labels on them that say things like 'Smoking kills' and things of that nature to get you to not smoke them. i am not sure how effective it is, but i was very surprised when i first saw them! it's a good reminder that smoking is horrible for you.

secondly, i have seen tons of BMW and mercedes-benz cars all over. maybe they aren't as expensive here but they are everywhere! the police cars are BMW's and i've seen coach buses, large semi's and even the UPS trucks were mercedes! it blows my mind...

Let's make wasted trips!

Today I spent a lot of time somehow making trips that ended up not being useful. I started this morning going to St Andrews castle and getting a Historic Scotland membership. With this, I don't have to pay any more to get into any Historic Scotland properties, such as the castle, Stirling Castle, and Edinburgh Castle. After that, I went to Leuchars to the train station there to buy a Young Person's Railcard and my ticket to Edinburgh to pick Justine up next Friday! I got there via a ten minute bus ride and asked the ticket guy for it and I needed a photograph...yeah, I didn't bring one...there goes 6 dollars down the drain for the bus ticket...well ok, not a big deal. I got back to St Andrews and went to the University Travel people at the Union to get my International Student Identity Card which gives you discounts on stuff. I walked in and everything was good until she said...'do you have a photograph?'...ugh..no! However, I didn't need to make another trip to Leuchars because I could get my railcard there also, so I had to walk back to Albany Park and get two photographs...so the other thing on my list today was to finish registering with a doctor (as a student, you get free health care but you need to register). I ate a little at home and walked to the Health Center on the other side of town. When I got there, the lady said they didn't have my forms, (which was fine, they weren't hard to fill out) so I filled out new ones when another lady came and found them after I had finished the new ones. The lady then proceeds to tell me that I really didn't need to register unless I needed health care...a long walk and a big waste of time.

After that pleasantry, I went back to the Union and got my ISIC and railcard and also bought my ticket to Edinburgh there...much more convienient than going to Leuchars! I then stopped at Tesco and got some food to make at home and found my way back there. I made some broccoli soup tonight! Dad, you'd be proud:D

Mission: Procrastinate

Ok...so I'm not really procrastinating by writing in this blog...hmm. yeah. anyway! I thought I'd share with you my weekend to Penrith/Shap in England! First off, it was amazing! We left St Andrews at 5:30 and I was soo hungry. I was looking around to find something meatless (it was Friday in Lent) and I ended up at a Chinese restaurant, I figured I'd just get rice. I ended up ordering sweet and sour chicken without even realizing that chicken is meat! I was disappointed with my spending and not being able to eat it. I took it with me to the bus and was thinking of what to do with it and my friend suggested just waiting until midnight to eat it, so that's what I did!

So we get to Penrith at around 9:20 pm and our host-mother, Judith is there to pick 4 of us students up. Along with me were two girls, Sarah and Mary, and a guy, Matt. We got back to her house and we sat and talked, waiting for her two children to get home and their two friends for supper. We ended up eating supper at around 11 and was there til after midnight! It was fantastic! I went to bed in a room with a double bed and single bed and I let Matt have the double (which had a heated blanket as well...the house was freezing cold!). It was still a good sleep...

The next morning we boarded a bus to Keswick which is in the heart of the lake district in England. We (the students, the family didn't come with) stepped off the bus and immediately had no idea where to go, and neither did anyone we asked until I asked a taxi driver. We had to wait a little while but eventually we ate lunch with some other students from our program there in Keswick and then walked to the lake in town. It was a gorgeous lake. After the lake, we went back to the bus station and headed back to Penrith where we were picked up and taken back to the house. Judith gave us a tour of her land (she has lots of it...sheep, horses, chickens...amazing.) and it was so beautiful. Afterwards, we watched the Manchester United vs. Arsenal football match with everyone. It was fun! Judith's kids (who were older than us) took us to the local pub and we played dominoes. We came back and ate a delicious dinner and afterwards, all the guys (minus me...) went back to Penrith and went to a club. I stayed home and played cards since the guys weren't going to get back until 1:30 and we needed to be up at 7:30 and as you've read before, I am not really into the club scene. It was fun playing cards and we gave Judith our gifts and she liked them a lot! Then it was bedtime...

We woke up and went to Penrith to catch the bus back to St Andrews and pretty much slept the whole way back. It was a good weekend!

Phew, my fingers are getting tired from all that typing...I hope you all had a good weekend as well!

First Week: Done.

Well it's done for the most part...I still have one lecture to go to at 4 but I wanted to write this before I leave this weekend for my homestay! I will be going to (or around...) Shap, England and staying with a family there for the weekend. I think I will recap the last two days!

Thursday...I had the usual classes from 2-5 but before that, I stopped in at New Hall and met up with my buddy Calen. We played some foosball and some Scottish dudes came and played with us! We played a little tournament and they beat us the first game, we won the second, and then we were tied with the next goal wins and!...they scored. oh well! It was fun to play! I might have to stop there every so often and do it again. I had my classes and they went fine...I rode my bike today and was only minimally late for Greek. Hurray! After class, I went to Tesco to buy myself some dinner and other food related products and let me tell you, do not go to Tesco around 5 pm. It was insane! I'd never seen so many people in such a little place before! I got my food and came back and ate it...This is the most food I'd probably eaten on a single day since I've been here! (At St. Andrews...I ate more in Edinburgh when they gave us food :D) Calen's girlfriend came up here for Valentine's Day from Edinburgh where she is studying abroad and he wanted to introduce his new friends to her. So, we went to the Victoria Cafe and hung out there for awhile until I left because I had a Skype date with my Justine! We hadn't been able to talk much lately and it was wonderful to get to talk to her for an extended period of time! I then went to bed.

Today. I got up at 8 (which was really hard...) and went to my Greek tutorial, which is a smaller portion of the lecture students having a seperate class. I promptly came back afterwards and took a 3 hour nap. It felt so good. I was going to take some pictures today but it's not very sunny...which seems to be a trend here in Scotland. I am definately bringing my camera along on my trip though! I leave today at 5:30 pm and should get to Shap around 9:30ish...I hope it's fun!

Have a good weekend!
Cheers!

What to do on a day of no class??

Well...the first thing I did was go back to sleep for awhile. I woke up at the crack of noon and got my day going. I wanted to take pictures today for Justine so I got dressed and got my camera and set out. I first walked out to the East Sands and took some pictures of the North Sea at low tide. It really goes down a lot! After that, I decided to intentionally take a way I've never gone, just to see where it would take me. I ended up going through a park and alongside Kinnness Burn, a stream that runs through town. I eveutually got to somewhere I knew and headed towards the St. Andrews Botanic Garden. I love gardens so why not visit an 18 acre garden? It wasn't in bloom but it was still very beautiful! I plan go visit there often! After going through the garden, I went back to town and stopped at the bus station to grab some information about getting around. I made my way back to Albany Park and visited the East Sands Leisure Center to see how much it would cost to go workout there. We'll see if that goes through :) I'd definately do it, and it is so close to Albany Park, why not? Later tonight I was going to have a cup of tea with my friends so I rode my bike to the David Russell Apartments (the total opposite side of town...) and promptly realized I had forgotten my mobile and had no way of contacting them. I was supposed to meet them in the lobby so I waited, awkwardly, there for them. They didn't show so I went back to AP where I looked at my phone and I had a text saying to meet them somewhere else...oh well! More time to sleep I guess :D

I studied a little today, and tomorrow I'll do quite a bit more. Hopefully (yes, hopefully...) I will get up at a more decent time and get my arse over to Purdie (the chem building) to study.

I have yet to find the miniature golf place near the Old Course...I might have to search more soon.

Cheers!

Another busy day

I managed to kind of wake up when I wanted to today...the alarm did go off at 9ish but i decided to sleep until 10. I woke up and walked to the bike shop. The bloke there told me he was going to Dundee to get some more bikes and to come back later. After that, I walked to the chemistry building and sat in the chemistry library and did some studying. I then decided, knowing I still had about an hour and a half until class, to go get coffee. I went to (and this is the name I couldn't remember last time!) BeanScene. I sat there and read the Scottish newspaper until a couple of my friends came in. I sat with them for about 5 minutes and had to go to class. I went to classes and I even ended up getting to my Greek class before they started! After class, I went back to the bike shop and picked up my bike, lights, and lock for 110 quid. I was not excited. I had to go and buy a crappy bike when I have a good bike at home and will be purchasing a very good bike when I get back...I also bought a St. Andrews sweatshirt today to try and kinda fit in more (wearing my Ripon sweatshirts are bound to set me apart...) for 30 pounds...things are expensive..

So I got my bike and went back to my flat. I talked to my parents via Skype and I was even able to see them! I ate a salad with a piece of cheese for dinner and a nutri-grain bar. It was grand. I think if I were at Ripon, I'd be eating double what I eat here.

At 9, I met up with my friends at the Raisin since most of us don't have class tomorrow. When we were all there, my friends from New Hall, Calen, Adam, and Asher, had already been drinking. Their hall put on a 'get to know each other' thing and gave out free alcohol. That amazes me...the university gave their students free alcohol! Insane...

They ended up going home early...probably for the best. The rest of us headed to the free bop tonight. I was there for approximately 5-10 minutes before I decided it definately wasn't for me. I felt so awkward being there but at least now I know what it is...it's pretty much just like a dance in high school...lots of dancing and strobe lights. I think I would have felt better with Justine there. I don't like being at things like that without her. Justine, I love you!

So here I am...back at home! I also got invited to eat Chinese with the guys I live with! and to play football! I might just take them up on it! And what a lucky day...on my way home (alone...) I found 20p! It's like finding 4 dimes at home! Sweet!

First Day of Classes

Hi ya! Today was the first day of classes. The day started off with me setting my alarm for 9:15 pm and waking up at 11:30ish instead of my planned time. I got up, showered, and signed in with the RA office like I was supposed to last week. After that, I walked to North Hauge and got there a half an hour early. After sitting around, I went to Main Group Chemistry and then Physical Organic Chemistry which was in the same lecture hall. The last class got out at around 4:00 which is when my next class, New Testament Greek, started. I ended up being about 15 minutes late. I think from now on I will sit near the back of the lecture hall and scoot out a little early so I can make it semi on time to my divinity course. I've been working on homework since then and will probably hit the hay a little early tonight. I am tired!...and I'm not quite sure why...

Happy Weekend!

My first weekend at St. Andrews was a good one I must say. I got up a tad bit late...more like afternoon, and got going. I went into town and got some kitchen supplies and some freshly squeezed juice. It was simply amazing. They were a tad low on oranges, so I got mostly orange juice with a little apple as well. Delicious. I met another flatmate today, Alex I think. He's an Asian guy with a British accent! Simply stunning! :D He was very nice and likes videogames; I won't have trouble with him, plus he said I could come play! I had dinner tonight at The Raisin as I got a voucher for a free burger and chips last time I was there. It was really good and I was able to hang out with people and get to know them. I've found that it will be quite difficult to make friends unless you go out. It's what everyone does here. Tonight someone told me that the culture here is to work really hard at academia from 9-5 and then quit; the night is for partying. Now, I am not used to that kind of stuff and usually study late so we'll see how that goes. I have also found it is the culture here to drive small cars and drive them very fast down narrow roads with no regard for pedestrians. You need to look right, left, then right once more. It's sometimes hard to remember and I look the wrong way sometimes...it's damn unsafe.

After the Raisin, we found a new pub we hadn't been at which is good...I don't want to keep going to the same ones over and over. First we tried one but it was full and then we went to The Vic. It was pretty neat...kind of weird dancing going on but maybe that's common at pubs, and bars too I guess...I'm not quite down with stuff like that yet. We then headed to the Union and just hung out there until my friends (who don't live anywhere close to me...) headed back and I came with because I thought I might be able to see their rooms and stuff...so we got there and I couldn't get in the building because I don't live there....dang! I had just walked a long ways for nothing and had a good half hour walk ahead of me back to Gatty (Albany Park). Good thing St. Andrews isn't too big.

I'm going to church tomorrow and its at 11 so I've got plenty of time in the morn. The Catholic church is on the Scores all the way down so I'll need to plan accordingly to get there on time. Afterwards, I'm gonna try my debit card at Starbucks as thats what my dad plans to drink while he is here and I don't want them to get here witn no use of a debit card!

Time to talk to my darling Justine! I am excited! :D Goodnight!

Walking hurts!

Today was matriculation and of course, my chosen modules somehow had to conflict. Quantum mechanics conflicted with my Greek class I wanted to take. Eventually, I opted out of QM and took main group chemistry instead. I can wait to take QM with the new Ripon prof. So I started off my day with some coffee at a place called Beansomething...I can't think of the name and the only name coming to mind is Beansnappers, which is not what it is. It was really good! I walked around some more and eventually matriculated, got my ID card and made an appt. to see my advisor later in the day to fix my classes. I went down to the Scores and walked along the Old Course for a little with my friends Calen and Katie. We walked back and there is a path across the 18th hole of the Old Course and you are supposed to not get hit. There were some golfers relatively close but it didn't look like they were shooting so I decided to go...well I almost got hit with the ball. The ball was within 10 feet of me and I didn't even see it until it landed. It was a close one... I then bought some school supplies (it is very hard to find college ruled paper! I opted for plain...) and headed off for my meeting. Once I got to the chem building I had some time to burn so I decided to walk around the building. Well...I got lost quite quickly and had to be directed the way out; I obviously looked lost. It's loads easier now! :) I wanted to try a path I found on the map which seemed to be a faster way to Albany Park. It was a neat little footpath with awesome houses on both sides. It was very beautiful. I would probably stay away from there at night though...

I decided instead of going back to Albany Park, I would find my other divinity class. I walked past it once but I found it. It is a gorgeous courtyard called St. Mary's College. After that, I wanted to find the Catholic Church and I did, and proceeded to walk past the Castle ruins and along the shore past the Cathedral ruins and cemetary. I finally arrived back in Albany Park.

I met another flatmate today. He was much nicer to me and gave me hope for the others. I think he told me the other two I haven't met are also Asian (as he is). I also found out I need to buy some dishes tomorrow...just a plate, a bowl, and a cup should do. I guess a fork and spoon and knife would also be good.

Tonight I am going to the weekly BOP. I really don't know what I am in for but it sounds interesting. I guess it's like a disco...or some kind of dance they have every Friday. I'll keep you posted.

Here are the links to my pictures thus far!

http://ripon.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2011445&l=02d23&id=113800369
http://ripon.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2011431&l=8d469&id=113800369

Different feelings...

Today was a better day than yesterday. Yesterday I was feeling a little apprehensive about how things were going to go with my housing. I live in Albany Park, which is on the southeast side of town and about 15 minutes from town and worse, about 30 min. from the chem building. Also, I had only met one flatmate...and I can't remember his name. I woke up later today just because I could and set out for town alone. I took the scenic route as my house is right on the North Sea (a huge plus!). I walked along the sands and came up on town around the castle ruins and the cemetary. It really is a beautiful sight! I walked around town up North Street and came to the clock tower where Patrick Hamilton was executed. There is a PH in the stone on the ground which is said to bring very very bad luck (aka...you fail your degree...) to those who step on them. I thought one needed to walk through the clock tower arch before seeing the stones when all of a sudden there were there! I didn't step on them (thank God...) and managed to maneuver around them. However, according to legend, when PH died, he left his face etched in the stone of the clock tower. I looked for the face and it is there! I will take a picture of it soon and post it. I made my way around some more and found the chem building but did not go inside since I do not have my matriculation card yet (my ID card pretty much). I came back to the town centre and found where my parents will be staying when they come to visit. It looks like a nice place from the outside and a very convenient point as it's in the middle of town. I found the student union and was looking at St. Andrews stuff to buy...things are expensive here. A tartan scarf was about 20 quid (pounds), or about $40. I opted out of that one for the time being. I met up with friends to go to some orientation stuff which was pretty blah until the last part. It was a social gathering with members of the departments on campus and free wine. It was awesome! I met a dude from the chem dept. and he who I was amazingly. He seemed very nice and I am excited for classes. After that, I came to my house for a little while and met another member of the flat. He didn't impress me at all... he did not give me a good vibe and was not very friendly...oh well. Maybe the others will be more friendly. I purchased some groceries too earlier in the day as I am self-catered and must prepare my own food. I have a feeling like I won't be eating nearly as much as I do at Ripon. I opted for pub food and got a chicken sandwich with chips for dinner and headed to the Union pub where some of my pals were and had a dram of whisky with them. It was a good day after all :) I headed back to my flat and talked to Justine for about an hour which made the day even better. I even got to talk to my mom on the phone. Tomorrow I matriculate and will probably explore more. I am definately putting the miles on my feet :) I'll be a professional walker by the time I come back to the States.

So much in so little time!

Greetings from Scotland! Right now, I am in St. Andrews in my house at 32 Albany Park, but I shall recap the recent days journeys....
On Feb. 2nd, my family and I drove down to Milwaukee to stay with my grandpa before I boarded my plane to Newark, NJ. This way, I wouldn't need to get up very early the next morning and could instead take my time and eat breakfast and spend time with my family. The next day, my family and I went to Ponderosa for Sunday brunch before departing to General Mitchell Airport. Once we got to the airport, we checked in my luggage and was pleasantly surprised when they allowed my family to go through security and see me off at the gate! It was very nice! So when the time came, my mom cried as I went on the plane and I could see them when I began taking off. It was a sad moment but it felt good to be doing something significant like this. I hadn't been on a plane since I was a wee laddie but the plane was not bad at all.

We arrived to Newark about 45 minutes early, which I could have done without as I already had about 4 hours to wait until my next flight. I was also very confused with where I was supposed to be. I finally figured out that I needed to take the monorail to a different terminal to get to Virgin Atlantic's hub. I met up with other Butler University students who were traveling with me to London and we waited and waited and waited...finally we were able to board our huge plane and get off to London. We were treated very well on the plane and were able to watch movies and play games on screens in our seats. I wanted to watch a movie that Justine and I like to watch but for some reason they didn't have any...I decided to watch the recent Die Hard movie. We got a nice meal and complimentary wine. It was nice...

So we land in London and go through customs which wasn't hard at all and board another plane to land in Edinburgh, Scotland. All in all, I had to go through security 3 times...it was a pain in the butt. Once landed in Edinburgh, we got our luggage and were transported to the Apex International Hotel where we were to have orientation.

I will write more about orientation later and about St. Andrews too. Right now I am so very tired...Cheers!

Sooner than you think!

I am leaving tomorrow afternoon to go to Milwaukee (Hartford, actually...) to stay with my grandfather before I depart Sunday for Scotland. It will make it a much more enjoyable trip to the airport as I won't have to wake up at 4 AM and can instead get a hearty breakfast with my family. I'm realizing I have a lot of stuff...but I think it will fit. I realize I should leave room for stuff I am going to get while I am there...but the things I've packed seem to be things I will need...

I am ready to get going and start doing something...I am getting bored of sitting around the house all day. It is hard to get outside and do a lot of things when it is very very cold! Plus, there is nobody here to really do anything with. I am ready for some classwork! I am (hopefully...) taking a relatively easy semester compared to the last. I signed up for Quantum Mechanics, Physical Organic Chemistry, a course called Mini Chemistry Project...and a course in which I study basic Greek and then read a book out of the New Testament. I am quite excited, I am ready for some chemistry!

I will probably post again once I am in St. Andrews...Wish me luck!