My first full day and a half in Scotland

So I'm not going to lie. I am definitely homesick. Once I arrived, I definitely cried because this is so unfamiliar and it's strange. I talked to my parents and Trey some so that was nice. The sun set around 4 or so, but it didn't get dark until around 5. My light didn't come on until around 3, which is really annoying. I contacted Stacey, a girl who studied in Clemson last semester. I asked her what was fun to do and so she said that there was a cinema and pubs and stuff. I asked her where all that stuff was, so she decided to catch a ride to Hillhead and met me here. We walked down to the pub, The Bobbin and it was slammed packed with students who had just finished exams and stuff. So we had to wait to get a seat. I ordered Fish and Chips they were good. I wasn't that hungry. And Stacey paid for my meal and my sprite, which definitely tasted weird as well. After that we found a mini tesco store and I got a couple of apples, juice (which I have to add water too because it's so concentrated here) and then cotton balls all for 2.87 pounds, woo! We walked to her apartment because she wanted to get me a couple of glasses to drink out of. We tried to find bus 20 to take me back to Hillhead but we could never find it, but I did get to see the campus at night which was pretty. We ended up walking down to the city centre and she told me how to get back to Hillhead. I got lost because I made the wrong turn. If I had paid attention to the signs I would have gotten back. I had a minor freak out so I called Dad and he calmed me down and I finally got on the right track. It definitely is freezing cold. But I got back to my room and I talked to Lindsey some, it was nice to talk to her and hear about how she aced that anatomy exam :) Then I took a shower because I was all sweaty and needed to calm down. Once I got back from that I talked to my parents some more on skype, which really helped because they make me laugh. I skyped with Trey when I finished with my parents and we talked until I went to bed around 1. I didn't have any bed sheets last night.... so I luckily had my blanket and then I had makeshift pillows with towels and a fluffy jacket of mine. I woke up around 8:30 am to the construction workers who are doing the bathrooms. I really hope they get done soon so that I don't have to walk downstairs and junk to get my shower and use the bathroom. I fell asleep and woke up again at 10 and got ready for my day. I talked to mom and dad and trey some on skype and around 12 Grace and i went to see if our bedsheets had arrived, and they hadn't.. so we decided to catch bus 20 and head to the main campus. It was difficult figuring out how much to pay and such so I paid 1.50 (10 pences) more than needed but oh well for both Grace and I. We got off at the uni at The Hub, the student center. And they have 2 food courts, one with subway and one with more of a mealplan type food. We walked into the AUSA office and talked to one of the guys about Refresher's Week and got a pamphlet. He was really nice and funny. We went upstairs and got a map and talked to a girl about how to get around the campus and such. We then went exploring. We found the meeting area for tomorrow mornings meeting and the place where we have registration, a chapel, several more dorms, and other buildings from the campus. I have way more pictures on facebook. We went to the pub for lunch. I had a hamburger and chips with a Fosters beer... not my favorite thing ever but oh well. After that, we went to Tescos because Grace wanted to buy some things and I got a few snacks, Dr. Pepper, doritos and special k snack bites. We tried to figure out where a bus 20 stop was but it was very confusing. And the snow wasn't helping. So we went back to The Hub and talked to that guy from AUSA who gave us directions on how to walk back or take a bus. I didn't want to take a bus because I didn't want to spend anymore money. So we took the walk through Seaton Park. It was a way shorter walk than from last night, but they suggest people to not walk through the park at night. That's probably the way I'll walk to classes and such throughout the day. We checked back in with the post office and we didn't have our uni-box yet... so I came back to the room. One of the girls on my flat is moving out... so she gave me her duvet and a pillow and wall art. So maybe I can buy some pins and hang up the pictures that I have and make this place a little more homey. I should be getting my bedding soon, they said after 6. I don't know what's going on tonight... but hopefully something so I don't just sit here all night.