Safe in St. Andrews

Well the first half of the day is over. It is 5 pm here and I just got back to my room after about 5 hours of exploring (aka getting lost) in the town. The town of St. Andrews is a lot bigger than I expected. Instead of the academic and university buildings being set apart they are surrounded by "normal" buildings. Trying to find the dorm of a fellow Colgate student took about 30 minutes and the dorm was just right down the road. Six of us went on an exploration adventure today, and I think it was pretty successful. I feel a little more comfortable with the layout of the town, but will definitely need to take one of the walking tours during orientation. The town has lots of restaurants, pubs and coffee shops - so many more than the town of Hamilton that it is slightly overwhelming. Our first meal here was pizza. Not too climactic, but we really needed something to eat.
After losing our way about five different times, we managed to find our professor. She took us to get coffee/hot chocolate, which was really nice. After that we went on a mission to find the things we forgot to pack. During our mission we got side-tracked and ended up exploring the ruins of the cathedral. It was a sunny day (rare, I'm told) and we wanted pictures. The cathedral is very old so not much of it is still standing. The grounds are covered in gravestones and memorial stones. Some were so old that the writing had been eroded off. It was weird looking at graves dedicated in 1819 and thinking that they looked relatively new.
The cathedral sits at the end of town right on the coast. The view was amazing. You can see forever and ever. I'll try to post pictures, or a link to a site with pictures soon.
I am living in New Hall, which is a little bit removed from the center of town. Thankfully, I have a single room and my own bathroom and shower. The room is small, which isn't that big of an issue. The only downside is that the rooms are not exactly sound proof. The guy next to me is playing very loud music (this seems to be a theme haunting me through my college career) and I can hear, and feel, it quite clearly. You can also hear whenever anyone tiptoes past the doors. I'm hoping that there won't be too many parties going on in the hallways because they are small and because space is provided on the first floor. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one. I just want to be able to get a good night's sleep.
I'm flying to Paris tomorrow morning because orientation doesn't start for a few days. Doubt there will be any updates from Paris, since I don't want to bring my computer to a youth hostel. But if you are bored write to me! Or skype. Send me an email or facebook message and I will pass along my address and skype name.