First Couple Days

Captains Log: Its currently 5:10PM and am utilizing free time in my room before dinner.

After a long day of traveling we finally arrived in Glasgow. We exchanged some currency and hopped onto the bus for a seemingly an extremely long two and a half hour bus ride to Alnwick. We unloaded our stuff into our rooms and went straight to dinner. Dinner wasnt good. Chili and rice. The best part was the brownie =^]. After dinner we went on a short tour around the town. It literally starts from right outside the castle. We have been constantly reminded to make sure we look left first before crossing the road (due to the fact they drive on the opposite side of the road then the states). After a long time of being talked to back at the castle we were let go for the rest of the evening. Most people went to bed, but several of us were itching to see what a Saturday night was like in Alnwick. We went to the Hairy Lemon, Oscars, and The Squash Club. We tried to ask the locals what was good, and it was recommended that we try a 'skittles'...so that was ou first drink. It was delicious. We then proceeded to try an Alnwick Bull (Anlwick rum and Redbull)...it was decent. We left one place and headed to a "younger crowd bar". We tried some fruity drink that wasnt good, and the place seemed a little dead so we followed some people we met on the streets to the Squash Club. I then tried a Stongbrew....and to my surprise it was really good. (its like a cider beer kind of) Met some local gals and learned a couple words such as "minging" "muckle" and "barry"

We were up early for breakfast and then had a tour of the town again by some older gentlemen. The town is setup like how you feel england would look. very homey, rustic, and full of character. We have had a lot of talking to with our orientation stuff. Many visitors were at the castle today and there were several childrens activities such as dressing up like a princess or a knight, archery, and a falconing show. we have been in and outside all day. and mostly just getting last minute info about classes, the castle, and other sorts. We have dinner in a couple minutes and Im hoping its a lot better than lunch today and dinner last night. (we had lamb stew and potatoes for lunch...lamb stew tasted like chili...more so lamb chunks in the same sauce as the chili was which equals...NOT GOOD!) Tonight more students want to experience night life, and then tomorrow is more orientation stuff with the town and going to get last minute things we may need. Im Trying to write every day to every two days. Plenty of pictures to come!