- I slept in today, as I will most mornings here. except the morning of my scottish parliment tour this friday and the day I leave for nottingham. however, I feel that sleeping in on vacation is always a good way to start the day.
- I know I said no more souveniers, but I made an exception. you guys will totally understand this...I bought a Scottish Kilt today. the guy said that most stores on Royal Mile that they say they are "scottish made" but the wool is made in India...at least 85%of them. however, he said that he guranteed that it was Scottish made, the kilt and the wool. I bought a Kilt(I think it looks pretty good. it is a size 14, but it is not that I am fat, it is that the sizes are different here). I love it!! I am going to wear it for the first time on my first day of junior year at ACU. since we get two first days of schools, my purple skirt will be the second day. I also bought a Scottish shall (I dont know the official name of it), kinda like what Sherlock Holmes wears in pictures of him but longer. I also bought a Scottish blanket...it will be so good for cold nights(since I dont have a boyfriend, need something to keep myself warm lol)and for picnics/hanging out on the lawns at ACU and studying at night in the library...my blanket is packed away in my suitcases, as well as the shall and blanket(all in the same suitcase). my blanket is packed away at the bottom since I figure I dont need it since it is summer. I might in nottingham though. cold and rainy summer nights in england...and my kilt is at the top of that suitcases. I wont wear it until the first day of school but I am paranoid about leaving it at the bottom of my suitcases. my shall I will SO wear, so it is at the top as well. it is cold here, especially so close to the ocean/water bodies but i am planning to wear it a lot. it is a bit warm but summers here are cooler so I can still wear it. I am SO excited! it cost $101 total, but I know it is worth it. scottish kilt, blanket, and shall...made in scotland including the wool! so worth it!
- I went to the story telling centre today and it was so good! the guy I went to hear spend 96 days with some other guys hiking the Atlas mountains in Moroco. the pictures were amazing! there was this one of a like....in the middle of a mountain. you would see plants, flowers glrowing in these baren places. live really does survice, despite its environment. it was good. I bought a ticket(different things obviously)for today, tommorrow, wednesday I am going but they said a ticket was not necessary since it is not held in their theatre so seating is not restricted, thursday and friday. only today and tommorow cost money, about 4 pounds with the student discount(even though i told them that i am not a student here in Scotland they still gave me the discount. so nice. saved me 2 pounds). I am really excited. a whole centre dedicated to storytelling. this month's "theme" is travels,so that is really perfect and exciting. you know,before modern technology and before people could read/write, telling stories was how things were told, passed down. it is a lost art and a skill that is a important to have(a scottish woman, heather, that i met at the Wee World Cafe, told me that tonight when were talking about it. it is true. I want to be good at storytelling and I love telling stories! why do you guys think I talk so much about myself? lol
- I went on a city tour of Edinburgh. only about 30 minutes but it was nice. Queen's Park near the Holywood Palace is...amazing. beautiful. I'll post some pics soon. tommorow problaly. after storytelling center tommorow I am going to maybe grab some snacks and then come back to the hostel and work on that INTS 241 paper, so I will be uploading a bunch of pics at the same time.
- I went to the Wee World Cafe tonight and it was a really good time. I talked to this woman named Heather for a good amount of time about my time here, england, scotland,kilts, guys wearing kilts, the shack,etc. I also talked to this guy named David(he was from england according to his nametag)the size of cities and oxford and it was also a good time. then everyone played this game called "gobbler"(i think that is how you spell it). basically, everyone writes down two letters in separate pieces of paper(or a deck of cards in this case)each letter not the being the same. then we turn them in and each team is given a 16 square grid, and the cards/papers are shufftled and we write down the letters read from left to right in the grid, then we have to find as many words as you can, at least 3 letters, and the letters must connect in some way, so not just straight but must connect somehow. it was fun. my team lost :) then there was this optional bible study with the guy named David. it was good. we ran out of time MUCH too quickly, but we'll pick it up again next week. i must confess that I found him cute. really. his eyes were such an intense blue color that i found it harder than usual(you guys know how i am with looking people, especially guys, in the eye). lol...so i am only human. however, it is so not going anywhere. i have given up on guys. it was a good time. i really liked it. i am sad that i am only going there about 3 times.
- this is not really about today, but I saw this beautiful dress in a kilt store, made of the same patter style and same concept, and it is so beautiful. i want to take a picture of it, but i am afraid to. it is purple plaid and I so want it as my wedding dress. the heck with white! I also saw these fancy dress-up, formal kilts for men, the kind they wear at weddings(most scottish guys wearing formal kilts at their wedding. isnt that hot?), i even saw one like a suit but had a kilt instead of pants and they were all so beautiful! i have decided that the guy i marry is wearing one of those at our wedding. whether he's scottish or not, he is. so if you dont like wearing kilts, dont marry me ok?i have decided that i think it is totally hot and a total turn on for me when a guy wears a kilt. lol...seriously though, so hot and sexy.
Location: Edinburgh,Scotland
