Welcome to Aberdeen!

I'm finally here. After a nine hour flight to Amsterdam and an hour and a half flight to Aberdeen, our group arrived in Scotland, ready to begin our study abroad experience. Student volunteers were waiting for us at the airport so they could shuttle us to the University. Driving there, we listened to 90s British pop and techno while our drivers sang along and made quippy comments, my favorite being, "Lots of people say that Uni looks like Hogwarts, and if you don't know what Hogwarts is, get out of the car now." After checking in, we were given our room keys and showed to our flats. The exterior of Hector-Boece isn't very impressive. One of the K students compared it to a Soviet Russian commune or a prison barrack. However, the actual flat is quite nice. There are six of us living in the flat. All of my flatmates are really nice and welcoming. We've all gotten along well so far. Each of us has our own room (which I find very spacious) and we share two toilets, a bathroom with 3 sinks and a shower, and a kitchen. All of us were pretty hungry so we went to find lunch. We found a nice restaurant but we weren't a very lively group. I have realized that zombies are just people who have really bad jet lag. But we all made it through our meals without unconsciously face planting into our plates.
Another K student, Mara, and I needed supplies like bedding and kitchenware, so we took our first trip on the number 20 bus into the city. We sat by a bunch of girls from Scotland who heard us speaking and asked us where were from because they thought we had cool accents. Coming from someone who has a Scottish accent (which I think is the most amazing accent in the world), I was dumbstruck. Mara and I just laughed because the thought that we sounded cool was ridiculous to us. After shopping, we headed back to our flats. A group of us met up for dinner and walked downtown. We ended up eating in The Abercrombie Pub (any relation to & Fitch?)  where we got fish & chips and a pint. After all, what do expect to eat when you're in Scotland? When we got back, I crashed. Being awake for 26 hours really doesn't suit me.
Today, we had our international students meeting where they gave us an overview of the basics of the University. After heading back to our flats afterwards and just cooling it, Mara, Hannah, and I explored campus. It is so beautiful, I can't believe I'm actually living here for five months. I forgot to bring my camera with me today, but hopefully there will be pictures posted soon. After another trip downtown, Hannah, Allie and I ventured to the grocery store, Lydle, where we stocked up on food and rations. Cooking for myself will be fun, I think. Meatballs on top of leftover spaghetti that my flatmate Caro graciously offered me was dinner for me. Later that night, Caro and I ran into Mara and her flatmate, so we all decided to put our Fresher's wristbands to use and take the uni bus to one of the clubs. Along the way, we met another student, who is actually from Aberdeen, named Nigel. He was quite entertaining and fun to get to know. I've found that everything I've heard about the Scottish is true for the most-part. Everyone is so friendly and so much more outgoing than in the States. There is much less awkward small talk and people seem genuinely interested in you and are willing to start up conversations with perfect strangers. It's made meeting people a lot easier when everyone is so friendly and puts you at ease.
Well, that's all for now. Sorry for so much random and unnecessary detail. I'm sure my posts will become a little more condensed and concise once I've settled down a bit. Till next time!