UPDATE!

Ok, so it's been over a month since I last updated my blog (according to Tanya and my blog). I really haven't had much to update about other than we have been sitting in on cattle lectures since classes began. We finished our last cattle lecture on Thursday and will be starting lectures on pigs, sheep and exotics for the next 4 weeks. The exam is in about 6 weeks, yikes! My birthday was on October 22nd and I did not go out for it. Instead, I sat in my room and watched some movies and got on Skype for a total of about 3 hours between, Kristen, Kristin, mom, grandma and grandpa. I went down to Starbuck's for 5 hours yesterday to study so that I could get out of my typical study environment (which is my room). Studying in my room constantly becomes very monotonous and boring so I have decided to take up studying at Starbuck's on the weekends. I was very productive yesterday and managed to get a lot of the notes converted into flash cards to study from.

I purchased my airline tickets to come back on December 15th -January 15th, so I will have a month in AZ to enjoy the nice weather and get some quality desert hiking in! My feet have missed the dry desert hiking and they were exposed to some harsh Scottish weather during those 4 days of hiking in the highlands. Hiking shoes made for Arizona = NOT good for hiking in the Scottish highlands.

Note: Arizona hiking shoes have breathable holes on the sides, which makes it easier for water to flow into the shoes...end result = wet feet for the remainder of the hike.

Well, there was my quick update. I have new pictures that I took down by the castle here and I will upload them as soon as possible. Hope everyone is doing well. Miss you all!