Pre-depature

So, I'm officially not packed, have no idea who I'm living with, don't know when my classes are or how many I'm taking...and I leave for Scotland in 1 day.  

My thoughts on packing have so far gone like this: 

       - "I have so much room! Two suitcases? That's going to be way more than I need." 

       - "Yeah mom, I'm totally going to have enough room...who needs more than one pair of jeans?"

       - "Okay so both these shirts are really cute, but they don't go with the same shoes or jeans, looks like I'll be packing a little more than I thought..."

       - "hmm, who would have guessed my toiletries take up a whole suitcase?" 

       - "yeah...two suitcases for four months is definitely not going to be enough... dad how much does shipping cost?"

       -"crap."

So I have had to pack and repack many times and I'm still over that 50 lb per bag limit...sweet.

As far as my rooming situation goes, your guess is as good as mine.  The absolute only thing I know about them is that they are 4 female non-smokers.  Knowing that I checked the box labeled "prefer to live with non-smokers" as well as "same- sex accommodation"  I was kind of assuming as much.   I hope I get to live with some Scottish locals, then I could perhaps pick up the lingo quickly and have a few friends to grab a pint with, but I'm going into this with an open mind...bring on the roomies!

I have no idea about the whole roommate thing, and I also don't have the slightest clue when my classes are.  I know which classes I am registered for, but they don't quite do it the American way.  They basically let you pick your classes and then they send out this really complicated table with a bunch of serial numbers and times and your supposed to be able to figure it out and pick which time slots you want. yeah. right.  I tried to decipher that for 45 minutes until I gave up and decided to ask my advisor about it.  He told me I would figure it out when I get there...super.  

Finally, unlike Americans, Scots take only 2-4 classes a semester...and apparently you can take a half a course (module is what they call them.)  I am currently signed up for 3 classes but my advisor told me that's like taking 15 hours, which I don't need to be.  I would rather travel and "socialize" than really stress over school, so he told me to look into a half course...hmm we'll see about that one.

So all in all, I'm incredibly excited, nervous, anxious, stressed, in denial that I'm actually going to Scotland, and most importantly confused on how I'm supposed to fit my entire life (most of it) into two suitcases.  And yes, I've already used those space saving vacuum bags.