Hi there,
Hope this post finds you doing fantastic today. Things are good on my end. Just been going to classes and hanging out.. I'm getting a little anxious and wanting to travel. There was a day trip to the Highlands that my accommodation set up that we could pay to go on, but I decided not to do it. Julia and AJ couldn't go so I figured it'd be more fun if we could do it together over a weekend. Thinking of going to the Isle of Skye next weekend or Stirling.. somewhere! I still have to see the sites of Edinburgh. If Sunday is pretty I think I will go to the castle. I have to stop being a room potato and get over my fear of going off by myself!
I was actually kind of glad that I didn't pay for the Highlands trip last night because the Photography Society (PhotoSoc) is going to capture the sunset on Saturday. We are going to the Queensferry and taking pictures of the Forth Railroad Bridges (at sunset). Should be fun! And hopefully I'll learn some new camera techniques and get a mentor at our meeting tomorrow. I'm so excited about the PhotoSoc. I think it will be really fun and beneficial. They do these local photo trips every Saturday, have photo tutorials every Friday, and do a trip outside of Edinburgh during the semester. The people in the society seemed cool too! I hung out with a group of 5 last week at the pub crawl. It was Amira (Malaysia), Chu (China), Lukas (Germany), Maron (Denmark), and Ashleigh (Scotland). We were quite the exotic group! I'm thinking of trying to get a Photography club started when I get back to Stetson.. I think that would be amazing! (If you are reading from Stetson, don't steal my idea! =P)
For those of you in the States reading, you probably are a little thrown off by the term "society". That is what they call organizations here. Sounds fancy, huh?
I think I am mainly going to focus on the PhotoSoc, but I am also planning on going to some classes from the Modern Dance Society. I went to one jazz class last week and really liked it. It was a beginners level so it was really easy (which made me feel good about my skills!). I met a sweet girl from the Highlands during last class that I hope to become better friends with. I was planning on going this week but membership is 15 pounds then classes are 3 pounds after that..but classes without membership are 5 pounds sooo I'm trying to decide if I will go to enough classes to justify the membership... I'll keep you posted.
Then I am probably going to join the Film Society. They show 3 movies a week. I wasn't really aware of them--even though I went into their free showing of Inglorious B*stards--then a classmate was telling me about joining the society and what they do and it got me excited. I mean I've been sitting in my room watching movies most evenings so I might as well enjoy them with other people. Sunday they are showing 'The Artist' so I am going to check it out. There are at least 9 movies that I want to see throughout the rest of the semester. They have a Quiz Night every other week as well that seems fun.
They don't have Greek life here but the societies kind of remind me of Greek life. They do pub crawls and hold themed socials throughout the semester. Plus most of the people that are heavily involved in the societies are close friends. It's pretty much the same concept, just without all the dues, national affiliation and philanthropic stuff.
I think this is a great way to help me meet people and get out of the ole dorm room. I think once I get involved and get used to the cold (if that's possible) I'll have more to do than walk to campus and walk back home. Speaking of walking! I have found some shorter routes to campus and can now make it there in 20 minutes instead of 30; 15 if I walk fast! Wooo.
I guess that's all for now. Next topic will be a surprise...even to me! If you have any questions on anything I've posted about so far or about Edinburgh just leave a comment below and I'll be sure to reply.
Yours,
Alyssa
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