Goodness gracious it has a been a really busy first week here. I don't even know where to start. Firstly the keyboard is different so this is quite painful for me.

Arrived here on Wednesday morning. At the airport I met a girl who had done SWAP for a year already and she gave me some pointers and such. Plus I had someone to wait in the airport with. By the time I got from Glasgow to Edinburgh and went to my orientation I have soooo jetlagged so I spent the rest of the day sleeping.

The hostel I'm staying in is pretty nice. Mostly the people here are Canadians or Aussies or Kiwis. I've only met just a few actual people from Scotland. It's funny. I think I'm going to stay here for a while - I booked in a week so I'll be here until at least next Monday. It's great to have so many people around - I've met a ton and am no longer in a hurry to get a flat. Or a job. Ha ha. Most people here are longtimers so it's a nice base.

As far as touristy things, I've done a few. Edinburgh is a really nice city. All the buildings are so nice and old and the cobblestone streets give it such a nice feel. I've never been in a city like this before, I feel like every place has some sort of significant history.

Sorry I'm rambling. We went out today to hike up this hill called 'Arthur's Seat'. I have no idea what the story behind it is but basically it's a huge mountain/hill. It took us an hour of just walking up, sometimes even having to grab a hold of rocks to keep from falling. I am so sore and tired now. But it was good fun and I got some beautiful pictures.

I can't think of anything else significant at the moment. I've been doing way to much drinking (sorry to my mom if she reads this) but it's been good. I figure I'm allowed some sort of a holiday before I worry about finding a job. I'm going to go out tomorrow and do some CV dropping off.

I'm out. Going to veg out in front of the tv before passing out very early tonight.