Justine goes to Scotland!

As I said before, I live in a 12 person flat. You may think that sounds scary, but it is definitely not! I love it here! There are always people to hang out with. So my flatmates wanted me to write a “profile” about them. So here’s a few words about each flatmate…

Sam: He is 27 and  from Peterborough, England. He likes to cook, and he cooks really well! I always ask him what he is making for dinner so I can get some ideas of what I should make.

Alistair: He is from Lewis which is an Island in the north. He has a thicker accent than the rest of the flatmates, but I have no problem understanding him. His sister goes to St. Andrews (uni. 45 minutes from here) and she is going to show me around when I visit there for a day!

Liz: She is from right outside London and she is a English Literature major. Whenever I say “basil” she always thinks it is funny, because they say it differently here.

Harry: He is from Northhampton, England and he is very sarcastic. I never know when he is telling the truth, because I always assume he is just joking.

Steph: She is from Forres, Scotland which is very close to Inverness (in the north). She and the other girls are really helpful…one of the first days we all took a trip to the grocery store! And then about a week ago some of us went shopping!

Calum: He is from Alloa, Scotland which is like an hour away from Edinburgh. He just turned 18 and we celebrated his birthday by going out to lunch and having a birthday party that night. It was fun!

Josie: She is from Newcastle, England. I would say that she has the strongest accent out of anyone in this flat. I will admit that I did have trouble understanding some words she said. I can say “Harry Potter” in a Newcastle accent! You would just say “Potter” but do not pronounce the “T”s.

Finlay: He is from London. He played tennis before he came to uni and I think he still plays sometimes here. He loves the movie 500 days of summer. I hear him whistling or singing this one song from that movie all the time.

Sarah: She is from Ayre, Scotland and she lives in the room next to me.  Some people say that she only cooks 4 (I think) different meals for dinner. I do not think that is true, and I am very impressed by what she does cook! Most students back at home would just have microwave dinners, but almost everyone actually cooks meals here!

Peter: He is from Dunfermline, Scotland. He always calls it “Scumfermline.” So his real name is Peter, but everyone calls him by his nickname “Pedro.” I don’t know where that comes from…I don’t even think he knows where that nickname comes from. People just started calling him that a few years ago.

Molly: She is from Dunbar, Scotland which is really close to Edinburgh. We celebrated Burns’ Night together. That is where I had my first bite of Haggis and then we went to a ceilidh  (traditional Scottish dance). It was so much fun! Molly had such a great time that she said she wanted to join the Ceilidh society!

(Left to Right) Molly, Steph, Sam, Sarah, Josie, Harry, Calum, Me, Peter (Pedro)