March is here!

Can I just say that I have never been happier to say goodbye to the month of February? The thing about adjustment to homesickness is that until you're into a new month, the current one seems to drag on forever. So when March 1 arrived, there was some major celebrating going on. With the coming of March came more sunshine, and more warmth. Kate and I got back on our daily running schedule much happier that it was warmer and sunny. We ran all the way to the end of the dunes this week, about a 3 mile run there and back. We continue to improve our running skills!

Homework this week has centered mainly on history. My first essay is due March 11, and to make sure I knew what he was looking for, I met with Professor Murdoch on Thursday morning with an outline and my opening paragraph for him to look at. 45 minutes later, I came out with a new prompt, about 10 resources, including several primary ones. I am very glad I went to meet with him in that now I know what he's looking for, and he gave me several good sources, some of which he himself discovered in the Swedish Archives. The downside is that I now am focusing on a whole new question, so all the time I put into research for the past week...means absolutely nothing now. So I now have a week to delve into completely new research (some of which is extremely hard to read because it is in Scots, Swedish, and very elegant scripted English, to the point where you can barely read it) and write up a 3000 word essay...by Thursday! Can't wait...

On a happier note, I have officially moved from my old room to my new one (or should I say my newer room to my older room). Things were getting pretty back with my roommate, so I have now moved from Lumsden Wing, which is more modern, to the Old Wing, so named because it is...old. While I no longer have my own bathroom (my new room is a standard double) I am perfectly content giving it up for some peace and quiet at 1 am. I have had boys in my room till 3 am, drinking parties, family rampages via Skype, with some audacious language thrown in, and guys walking in wondering if we have any alcohol. Oh yes, and my shoes have been insulted. Unforgivable. I now live with Hailey, a very lovely girl from Baylor, who not only is a Christian, but goes to the same church that Kate and I do! She is much more considerate, and is very sweet. We both love quiet while we're studying and want a room to be the place we can crash after having fun out on the town. Needless to say, we are well matched. These past few days have been the most peaceful and productive days I've had in weeks. I don't have to walk to the library all the time to get work done, and I don't have to worry about loud music and drinking greeting me when I come home at night and am ready to fall into bed. Yay!

My golf lessons are still fun, and I continue to see improvement in my swing (though every once in a while I get too confident and send one flying to the right, Dad). The Golf Society is having a cocktail party next week at one of the nice pubs on the Scores, which should be very fun, and Kate can come along!

Well, back to the books. Hopefully tonight will see some fun, and get me away from the desk for a little while. Till next time all. Cheers.