I finally made it onto the Old Course on Friday, after two and a half months

The Old Course

 of walking by it almost every day.  It was the best experience I’ve had so far, and I don’t think anything else will top it.  It was sunny out, which is somewhat of a rarity over here lately, and although it was a little wet, the course was in great condition. It was the best round of golf I’ve played since I’ve been here, and I know I played better just because I was on the Old Course. It sounds cliché, but the feeling of playing on the Old Course is unexplainable, and for those four hours, I was in a state of complete bliss. It was a humbling experience as well, especially when you think about all the greats who have played there over the past century.  It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and although I’m probably going to play the course a lot more before I leave, I don’t think it will ever be as extraordinary as that first time.

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The title’s pretty lame, but anyways, I finally made it out of Scotland for the first time since I came to St. Andrews. It might have been one of the greatest weeks of my life. I went with a group of guys from Holy Cross, and the five of us spent Saturday through Tuesday in Barcelona and Thursday through Sunday in Rome. Wednesday was a travel day, nothing really too interesting. It was my first experience dealing with international airports, customs, and Ryanair, but overall I would say we were pretty successful in our travels.

 Barcelona was a good time, really relaxing.  We spent all of Monday sightseeing, and actually covered a lot of ground

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Seriously.  My anthropology class went on a field trip the the fisheries museum in Anstruther on Wednesday.  The museum itself was pretty sweet. We got a short history of the last 100 years of the Scottish fishing industry, learned some knot tying and navigation, and heard some stories from a couple guys who have been out on the ocean fishing since the end of WWII.  We ate lunch at the Anstruther fish bar, which has been voted the best fish and chips in the UK for like the last ten years, and since people tell me the worlds best fish and chips are in the UK, I’m going to say I got to eat the best fish and chips in the world.  Im not a fish and chips expert, but I would probably have to agree because after I was done eating, I was in deep fat fried fish heaven for about 2 hours.

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This week was probably the first week since I’ve been in St. Andrews that I realized I missed America.  Going to school in Massachusetts, I think I tend to take for granted some pretty basic stuff that I don’t have here in Scotland.  Although I can follow sports online, it’s not the same as on live TV.  Although the Red Sox tanked it in the playoffs, it would have actually been nice to watch the games.  Not to mention, I’m probably going to miss the entirety of the both the Patriots and the Celtics seasons.  Although Skype has proved invaluable for keeping in touch with my friends from Holy Cross, it’s still not the same as actually hanging out with them.  And of course, I miss my family.  I talk to them more than anyone else, but I easily miss them the most.

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I knew I wouldn’t have too much to write about this week, so instead of boring you with uninteresting stories, I figured it would be a good time to post a few pictures of St. Andrews.  This is really just a glimpse, so hopefully I will be able to get a full album up in the near future.  On another note, I actually spent a few hours at the library this week, and for the first time in three weeks, I went to both of my classes.  Also got in 18 on the New Course - thats five courses down, and two to go.

St. Andrews

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