Classes Begin

So it has been a couple of days since you last heard from me and they have been filled with adventure and new experiences. Sunday was the last day of orientation, but Patti was not feeling too well. Due to that we had three hours to ourselves in the middle of the day. Some of us took this opportunity to further explore the property. Our walk took as to the edge of the land across multiple rivers/creeks and up a 45 degree riverbank that was mostly mud. Needless to say we were a little dirty by the time we got back, but had a blast in the fresh air.
Monday was the first day of classes for everyone in the program. Mine started bright and early at 8:00! Introduction the Emerging Disease seems like it will a very interesting class and only has six people in it. The smallest class I have ever been in. The required Scotland class also looks to be fun. We are all packed into a classroom and the Scottish professor Gerry is a very entertaining person. At the back of our syllabus there was a letter from the Queen stating that the US is now a colony and we need to add the "u" back into all of the words like colour and flavour and there is no longer any football because it is a pansy sport.
After experiencing all new things today was even more amazing. I woke up this morning for breakfast and when I can back to my room there were four peacocks walking up the driveway to the palace. It was amazing! Just think to see peacocks walking around without any fence between them and you. Here is a picture of the four of them. (One of them is named Charlie)

 And here is a picture out of one of my bedroom windows that I took the other day and thought you would enjoy.