2.10 One Month in Scottieland

Today, it`s the second sunny day. Yesterday, it was the first, the first sunny day since I came here. So far, the weather has been nice altough the days with blue sky has been very few. Two, to be exact. Everyone else is already at uni. My next lecture is at Thursday. Now, I`ll have breakfast.
Yesterday I had my first lectures. 11-13 The Institutions and judicial control of the european union and 13-15 politics of labour law. The lecturers were open and friendly. In both subjects there were two lecturers. We started working immediately. The level of english and thinking was high. I managed but I had some difficulties to orally contribute with something valuable. The pace is fast and the discussions at the seminars turns and shifts. It was tough very interesting and different from lecturing in Finland. In the latter lecture I was the only one not scottish.
After the lecture I limped to the mainbuilding and read in the sunshine Naomi Klein. I continued home and made hamburgers with toast, feta and sallad. At 5, me and the spaniards Fernando and Maria started of to the faculty of law for the erasmus cheese&wine. I had to change the date in my clock. At the law library it was sweaty. It was filled with people, about 80 different nationalities. That night I had the opportunity to chat with students from Sweden, Norway, Neatherlands, France, Scottland, Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain and maybe I forgot someone now. I´m sorry dont be offended, please. I spoke with Ms Fletcher, lecturer in EU law, and told her about her good reputation at the uni of Helsinki. I spoke with a scottich boy about Elsa(European law student association). They are trying to set it up here. So I`ll probably be a senior partner from the beginning. From there a good many of the students went to Coopers. The reason was pints for 1 quid. There I discussed with an Australian girl about the conditions of living for Aboriginal(?) people. She told me that they have serious alcohol problems because of unemployment. Therefore, the government has introduce a ban. They are not allowed to buy alcohol. The army was sent over to these communities to enforce it. It sounded absurd in my ears.
Suddenly Fernando said that it was 20:40 I said it was 19:40. Apparently I had set my clock one hour wrong. We rushed to the Queen Margaret union building via Ashton Lane. We arrived late. We made a very smooth entry. Dr Robert Maslen lectured and recited Mervyn Peake and I set my watch. It was beautiful, exact and well prononced words in a certain order. Of course I didn`t understand everything. I just enjoy listening and it`s good training. Afterwards there were discussions but I was quiet. Fernando and me returned home. It had been a rich day.
On Sunday I was home and hanged around. I also studied European union law. In the afternoon we went to Kelvingrove ParK. We played football for 2 hours. There was a egyptian boy. He said: Of course I`m a terrorist, I´m from egypt. In the game I kicked someone very hard. After the game I realized it had been quite a hit. I limped very badly that evening and was a bit worried. Today, it is better. I was tired that night. It is great to play here. Usually there is a game you can join when you go to the park. Fernando and me watched the Shawshank redemption in my room. Marco and Andrea watched in Andrea`s room
On Satudray I went to the Main uni library and read for almost four hours EU-law. After that I visited Lidl and bought fruits I didnt really need. But it was 70% off, all fruits. I walked home with a heavy bag. I made some food and watched "Courage under fire". An unpleasant and stupid film.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday I studied labour law. I read an article of Karl Marx and two more by other authors. It was, eye-opening.
Friday I stayed home and watched Born on the fourth of July. Not good.
Thursday, there was a pubnight at the Primary arranged by the international society. I chatted a lot with a German lad. He was of the opinion that the bar was like a train station. He had just been on a field trip in Africa and he lived on the east side of the wall in Berlin until he was six when it fell. It was ok fun.
Wednesday night I plannedc to stay at home and watch the Downfall, about Hitlers last days. I changed my mind and went with a lot of spaniards to town. We tried to get in a place called Bambu. They said that there was something wrong with our shoes. After a couple bars we ended up in the Firewater. I did some mindbending single dancing and actually someone was clapping hands.