In Edinburgh

Finally, I made it to Edinburgh. I've been here for more than 24 hours and what an adventure it is already.

My flight was delay for more than an hour at the wee hours of Saturday morning so I only got in to Heathrow at 7.30 am. Luckily my connecting flight to Edinburgh was not till 11 am. So I whiled away my time by reading Archeron by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Wow! This is her best book yet. Ok, getting back to the trip, got in to Ediburgh airport at 1 pm (again we were delayed by air traffic). Took a taxi to my hall but realized I had to go to the main reception to get the keys. Sigh, I had to drag all my luggages up the hill and staircases to reception before getting the keys and settling in.

Alhamdulillah, I met this kind lady from Libya and she then showed me the prayer place and directed me to get some crockery from the Chaplaincy. Lucky! Now I've just to get a knife, spetula/ladle, and cutting board. Then, I found out that I'm roomed with four guys! They probably assigned me to the guys' flat instead of girls' flat. Now, I've got to sort this out but not till Tuesday as Monday is their holiday. However, my flatmates are really good (well the three I've met); Edwin from Nigeria, Vincent from France, and Yang from China. So the only awkward thing is the bathroom/toilet arrangements.

Anyway, this morning, managed to chat with my family. Then as I was walking to the reception area, I met this brother named Alami who was very generous. Finishing his PhD, he gave me some stationary, helped me print out the prayer timetable and even gave me directions to various places. On his recommendations, I went out to the city today to scout around for the food places. Found two halal butcher shops near the Central Mosque. Tomorrow, I might go down to Asda to do some more shopping. Alhamdulillah, Allah has helped me a lot. My du'a for the kind people who helped me.

Weather is cold, even though it is still summer here. So far, it has not rained for the two days I've been here. I shudder to think what it's going to be like once winter sets in. Have to get my winter clothings settle soon.

Well, it's nearly time for the break fast. Signing off.