The End

Chirchill once wrote "This is not the end, this is not even the beginning of the end. But perhaps the end of the beginning." I thought of that as I was waiting to board my flight last night (although it is all one day to me right now). I felt excited to be leaving on this trip not because it was a new and strange place, not because the education was supposed to be superb or even at the thought of all the new people I will meet, but instead at the concept that there is still so much left to do. I am one very small trip in one small location in the world. I am looking forward to it all.


However, while I am here and I am going to enjoy here. "With no future to aspire too, you are able to live freely in the here and in the now" and I plan to. in the past 14 hours I have said good bye to my parents, watched Harry Potter and What Happens in Vegas, had an incredibly delectable airplane meal (Chicken Curry with Bread, Cranberry Loaf, and Rice), met incredible people on the plane who gave me some insight as to what to see while I was here (I find it interesting that no Scot can seem to agree with another one on what the best part of their country is), I met the mom of the girl who rented me my tux for high school grad (proves the world is pretty damn small) I have been shuttled through Glasgow and spit out on its extreme west end where I was given three keys and polite "Enjoy." I walked around the NW end of Glasgow, was hit on by a drunk hooker (at noon) that may have been a guy and ate at the most incredible little fresh deli around the corner from my res. So, to the say the least, I am taking it all in. I can only hope that everyday is as packed as this one.

Interesting story about that mom of the girl who rented me the tux. As she put it "she is completing her bucket list." Has dual citizenship so quit her job in Canada, packed one suit case and a large purse and moved to Glasgow Scotland. She has booked accommodation for three days and then -- nothing. She says she always wanted to try it so she figured why not now. She is my Hero for the day.