Safely landed in Edinburgh! The weather is a lot colder than I expected it to be; less like spring and more like early fall... I hope this changes soon. I'm here a day earlier than the program begins and our TA, Michelle graciously offered to let stay with her at the flat that she's renting. While I way staying, there I noticed some changes in the city code: switches to the bathroom are outside the door but there's a a pull chain light switch inside. This is how it is in every restroom throughout the city. Another awesome thing that I found is that every outlet has an on/off switch. This means that you can leave your electronics plugged all the time, just shut off the switch when you know you're not going to be using them. Most people don't know that the outlet is still pulling electricity and wasting power whether or not there's anything in it so the constantly, needlessly consuming. It takes a second to turn off the switches but I bet it makes a huge difference in the demand for new energy plants.
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