October 1-2, 5-13: Surprise Parties, Sparklers, and Picnics on the Beach

St Andrews is home to many street performers...

And golf championships...

Not gonna lie... I was looking for Hugh Grant.

And autumnal rainy days...

From which I take refuge by the fire in the bookshop...

I love that they serve tea and seat you by the fire to read.

Stealing away time to read Harper Lee's newest book

It's kind of nice how you pick up friends along the way...

Surprise party for my roommate. She was so happy and so surprised!

Operation BDP (BirthDay Party) friends.

Sparklers on the beach

It was definitely one of the best nights I've had here with these great people!

Ann! Love this girl!

My plant is named Frederick :)

Just digging up potatoes on this cutie's birthday :)

We're going to cook our potatoes for dinner some night soon!

Birthday picnic :)

Scones and bubbly (cider) on the beach.

Dinner at Nando's.

My sweet, thoughtful roommate got me this CD just because she heard me mention that I liked this movie. What a gem! The music is my favorite, as is Weizhen!

Getting ready for our hall picture... some of us more fully clothed than others.

We certainly have personality here in John Burnet Hall!

Discussing Tolstoy with a friend at one of the top 10 Fish and Chips places in the UK

Coloring and Scones hall event... this is my kind of place.

And I wouldn't have it any other way.

Casual ocean view out the library window.

Lovely town.

Hamish McHamish the cat... it doesn't get much more Scottish than that! He was a cat that lived in St Andrews, and he gained international fame when the book "Hamish McHamish of St Andrews: The Cool Cat About Town" was published. How funny!

Seminar out in St Mary's Quad on a warm, lovely day.

So thankful for everyone's support while I've been over here. I feel so loved. I really appreciate this time that I can just live quietly in God's presence. Looking forward to an exciting next couple of days - hearing a talk by the director of Amelie, taking a field trip to the highlands, and participating in the world's biggest foam fight. Be sure to check back for exciting updates very soon :)

He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

          -Psalm 46:10

This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength...

          -Isaiah 30:15