In America - a few pictures.

So.. I am here! And this is probably the first time you will have seen my whole blog. Just thought I would send you all some pictures of this and that. I haven't been too great at keep a photo diary of stuff but here is some. :)

New York, from the Airport(which is actually in New Jersey!)

My basement, from the door of my room. The cat litter try is to the right of the waching machine, behind the fridge. This floor is more commonly used however. Toilet is that door on the left. :)

My basement, with my room in that door at the end.

My room. Before it was lived in much. The bed is double. That is my desk on the far right.

My beautiful bike. :)

More of my bike. My backside is not doing too well on it. But it is such a nice bike. :)

My desk and decorations. Thanks for all the cards people. :)

More of my room. That is the laft part. The window looks onto a wall about two feet from it. Btw it does look tidier atm than it does there.

The Quad before people arrived.

When I went bowling with a big group of people from a church called Covenant Fellowship. Mainly Asians. Girl at the front left is in my Badminton class. She invited me.

The Quad - it is acutally around 3 big squares put together. Gets sooo busy between classes. I decided I would sit in the sun and do homework. I didn't last very long.

Me in my room, when it was a bit more made up and MESSY! :) Note the illinois t-shirt and Aberdeen shorts.

So yeah, that is all the decent pictures I have at the moment. Hope that it some help to give you all an idea of where I am. Looking forward to showing it to mum properly. I will try and get more pictures.  Love to all H xx

The Liminal Phase

In first term of first year at the University of Aberdeen, I took a course in Anthropology. It was my worst subject and I couldn't wait until the next term to change it to ANYTHING else. Looking back though it was very interesting. My essay topic was probably the most interesting of that year. I did pretty good in it too! I don't think I can remember the whole question but it was on the liminal phase - that period of transition where you are not yet on that side but are not on this side any more. A very strange concept. But very interesting!

Well, friends who have not yet read this, that is the stage I am at now and it does indeed feel very strange. I have six days left in Dingwall, at home, with the family. I've been up and down and back up again. Why am I doing this to myself? Why would I, voluntarily, ask to be sent to the other side of the world from my family and friends, for a whole year? Well, actually only eight months but we don't need to go into details here. But why, honestly, would I want to do that? And I can't work it out.

Is it to be away from friends and family? I don't think so. I may have wanted that in the past but now, I really wouldn't want to be away from them. I do want to settle sometime.
Am I bored of Aberdeen already, after only one year? This could be some of it maybe. I have a very short attention span and feel that I have been running since I was eight, or maybe since I was born.
Is it for the sake of adventure? Well, I guess that may be partly the reason also. I do love the excitement. :-)

Whatever the reason, I do feel that God has given me his blessing. Everything has gone so smoothly. The visa, the flights, my results, accomodation provided and all the other little bits and pieces. I do pray that this exciting adventure is the will of God and that I put this opportunity to good use.

All that is left to do now is pack! Ooh the joys! I hope God will give me the patience to handle that. And let the next six days not go toooo fast... Please!