The Place Between Sleep and Awake

I. Am. In. Glasgow. I just keep repeating this mantra to myself because it all seems so surreal. It is 11:45 Glasgow time, which is 6:43 my time, and I havent slept much over the past 24 hours. But I made it :)
The flight over was not too bad. In RDU, a man with a colorful tie (What is it about men with crazy ties in airports with bad news) on delivered to us the bad news that we had a "tire situation" and that our plane could potentially be delayed until 10 pm- which was not looking good for our 730 connection in Newark. Did you know that Continental does not keep spare tires at RDU? Me neither. But 2 hours (and a slight panic attack) later our plane took off to Newark and we made our connecting flight to Glasgow. Watching the sun set over the Manhattan sky was absolutely breath taking, and flying over the North Atlantic with a full moon reflecting onto the water below was so pretty. I kept thinking de la luz de la lluunnnaa (in the light of the moon). From my window seat i also watched the sun rise, which was also quite pretty.

The welcome wagon for international students did not get to the airport until 900, and our plane landed at 7, so four of us from UNC had a few hours to just chill and relax. After lugging around my luggage, I am now in my temporary housing for our orientation week. I am looking forward to being able to completely unpack my suitcases and get everything settled.

Later today, the four Carolina girls are meeting up at Tesco (YAY) to try to get our bearings and buy a few essentials.
I have always said that I wanted to live in a big city, so this will be a big adventure for me, and i cannot be more excited!!

until my next adventure,
xox
Rach

"you know that place between sleep and awake, where you still remember dreaming? That is where I will always love you." Tinkerbell (Hook)