And it begins

Three of us rode to Glasgow to pick up the spring WIS students. It was full of excitement, rain and heavy luggage.

The Friday sessions went great. The students seem up beat and very positive about this experience; their collective outgoing characteristics are going to be a delight to work with. The students recieved their room assignments, made their way through their first lunch, heard some house rules/logistics, and were off to explore, sleep or whatever.

A few of us ventured down to Sam's to mix and be social; tough for us to do, I know. The locals of course were very excited to see 40 and 50 new young faces, and let's not forget how excited the pub's owner was!! ;) It was a fun night.

Today is filled with estate tours, house tours, and policy orientation. I aided Tim's session on orientation with a cultural norms game (of course, always a game!). The "Pandyas" and the "Cholas" mixed and learned a little bit about cross-cultural perceptions and experiences.

The excitment is thick in the air.