I just made my blog for my Scotland trip and I didn't want my blog to look sad with no posts so voila, my first post ever on this blog. I leave in a few days and am excited about it, though I hope I don't have to sit next to the kid afraid of flying; I feel like I wouldn't get to sleep on the plane like I normally do.
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Since I have no where else to put it, I guess I'll put day one here. Without further adieu I'll start. I like to tell my days from the start. So this story of my trip to Scotland must start with flying. None of it was as bad as I thought it might be. Evan did fine on the 1st flight, the only one I sat nearest to him on. Irene, the woman I sat next to on the 2nd flight was sweet enough. She was funny because when I first found my sit she was in it, so I sat in the aisle seat. After a few minutes she realized that she had paid for a aisle seat and asked me to switch with her. I didn't really mind so I did. She was traveling to Europe to see her family. Her father was a highlander and that is who she was flying to visit. I explained the purpose of our trip to her and she the first thing she said was that the Scottish people view themselves very independently. We continued to talk of the new Parliament and things of that nature for a little while. I didn't sleep on that plane as much as I would have like but I made it through the following day alright enough. On the 3rd flight I sat next to Jake Hanley, who talked with the polish man sitting next to him attending school in Edinburgh. I love how things connect and appear only at certain times in your life.
After we got to our cute little hotel (the bus ride there wasn't very important, I slept on it) Mara, Katelynd, and I walked around Stonehaven for about 1.5-2 hours. I loved the beach though it was windy and cold. There is something beautiful about the pain it seems to be expressing. I like Stonehaven and it helped me figure out why I don't like Highland River at all. i don't want someone to describe the nature surrounding them and hor it makes them feel, but I want to experience it for myself. I love nature and I understand the pull it has on people.
After dinner the three of us walked back with Ken. I like KenHe's a soft spoken, sweet man. He's the ying to Cartrite's yang (weird but what I thought.) They complement each other. It was interesting to listen to him and talk about Scotland and the "gloominess" of Stonehaven. I didn't see the gloominess the first day, I just thought it was adorable with all the yards so filled with colorful floweers. Minus being up at 6:30 today and only like an hour nap, it was a good day to start the trip with. I hope the following weeks will be somewhat similar in their pleasant nature.
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