In two weeks I’ll be leaving the cottage-by-the-sea and flying out to Australia.
This is a list. Things I will miss. Things I will not.
This list is likely to be considered superficial. That’s okay. It’s my list.
It’s not earth shattering; it is, however, cathartic.
Things I will miss
- I will miss my church community.
- I will miss the array of fresh seafood (including mussels) available.
- I will miss living two blocks from the north sea.
- I will miss the cottage-by-the-sea.
- The pink sunsets.
- my running path along the fife coast.
- random conversations with scottish taxi drivers and my fellow bus travellers.
- the train ride along the fife coast.
Things I won’t miss
- I will not be disappointed not to look at those brown pebbled buildings everyday. They might be functional, but they are ugly! I like my buildings with some aesthetic charm – the old stone ones in Scotland are lovely though (and i’ll miss those).
- the inability to find a decent cup of coffee.
- the lack of anything resembling customer service.
- the weather.
- being on the opposite side of the world from my family for months at a stretch.
- the university library.
- not being understood or being asked if I’m American at least twice a week (let me see whether i still get this in Australia….)
- the lack of sun.
Things I’ll reminisce about
- Cooking sessions with Katharina (from Tea, Cake, Sandwiches)
- The cravat wearing, monocle doffing, tails wearing undergrads who bring a little bizarity into my St Andrean days.
- swimming in the north sea. A literally once in a lifetime affair.
- Catching trains in Scotland and the beautiful landscape.
- The cottage by the sea.
- The strange, fun, and sheer pretentiousness of the University traditions.
- sharing meals with my St Andrews friends and church family.
- the sea haars rolling in within 30 minutes and not being able to see across the street for the fog.
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