Hello from St. Andrews

I arrived  in St. Andrews yesterday to find it as promised; charming, chilly and drizzling.  My house at 14 South Street is in the center of a small maze that is the village.  I have a cozy room on the second floor.  It looks out over one of the main streets and across to other pleasantly weathered stone buildings.  The location is really convenient and central, but was less than lovely at 7am when a parade of huge loud trucks drove by carrying bales of hay.

I spent the first day here moving in and trying to shake my jet-lag.  I successfully located the grocery store and hardware store.  My first trip to the store included tea, chocolate digestives and savanna's.  My housemates are lovely, and while the house is somewhat dorm-like, people seem very friendly and communal.  I was surprised to find that I'm the only American in the house so far, three people have yet to move in.

The rainclouds rolled away for a bit yesterday and I took a walk down my street to the old cathedral ruins and to the smaller of the two beaches in St. Andrews. 

So incredible, it doesn't look real, does it?  I didn't go inside, but I can't wait to explore.  And Jeff, here's a lobster boat for you!

Today I walked down to the larger beach with a couple of the people living in my house.  It was gorgeous and stormy and sadly, I didn't bring a camera. The town is really lovely and I promise photos of that, too!

My address here is:  14 SOUTH ST/3 St Andrews, Fife KY16 9QU, Scotland
And my UK cell is:  07583 921687

I hope a blog isn't too impersonal, but it seemed like a good way to share photos and such.  I'll definitely be emailing, too!  Miss you all and hope to hear from you soon.

Hugs,
Sarah