deadline approaching!!

OK, last round of pre-arrival paperwork went in the mail to the University of Edinburgh today. I now have my dorm room secured, my classes chosen, my tuition payment plan selected (eeeep!), receptions registered for, new swim team contacted, church found, etc. Once I get there, I still have to open a bank account, get my student ID card, & scope out local features such as groceries, laundromats, & pubs.

I'm leaving for the U.K. on Monday, September 22nd, flying from Philadelphia to London. Here's hoping bomb-wielding terrorists decide to take that day off, hmmm? I'm staying in London for a few days to visit my best friend Brian & his wife Ingrid, as well visiting with my relatives who live near London. Then on Saturday, Sept. 27th, I'm taking the train from King's Cross Station in London to Edinburgh. Orientation classes start Monday Sept. 29th & the term actually begins on Monday October 6th.

I'm extremely excited about finally, finally, finally getting this adventure underway. I've been bending so much of my energy towards making this happen for nearly a year now (it was almost exactly a year ago that I began my application). And now it's almost HERE!!!