1st year

I have been in Scotland for 1 year now! sometimes it seems much longer than that, and other times it feels like i just arrived yesterday. so much has been packed into this past year that i can't imagine how we did it all....

No i don' t have an accent, people still now that i am from the States, and are always curious as to where i am from where i either reply "all over" or "NY, Florida and Oregon". They can never place the accent and it must be due to my hodge-podge of pronunciations. And to top it off, now i have to learn to pronounce things more Scottish!

I think Scotland is now officially my home. i still have the heart of a gypsy and dream of other vistas and other homes. but for now this is it, and i wouldn't dream of going anywhere new without david by my side. Like i told him today, i could be happy to live in Baghdad or even Texas if we were there together....

work

i began the life of a substitute teacher last week.... all i can say is that it is quite interesting, and different than subbing in the US (not that i ever subbed in the US mind you, but the subs here are more like baby sitters than i remember). Right now this is the perfect job for me: stress-free, low responsibility, flexible, no grading or planning, and good hours. If i can get 2-3 days each week i would be very happy; it would keep me busy and give us some play money!