I'm in Scotland for Christmas, and so far I absolutely adore it. I've seen quite a bit of Edinburgh, the capital, while visiting Glasgow the rest of the time. (Paula's family lives in Glasgow, but many of her friends are in Edinburgh.) Yesterday I got my tooth fixed (I had lost a filling) for five pounds. I'm not even an EU citizen. Britain's health care is incredible. Paula let me find my way back to Edinburgh by myself after I got my tooth fixed, and I did! No problem. I love growing up.
The Scottish are seriously the warmest, most congenial people I have ever met. I think that the French I've met have all been wonderful, but it's a sharp contrast with the openness of the Scottish. Lovely people. And the cities are beautiful-- Edinburgh in particular is very open, nicely planned, and full of things to see. I have some videos that I'll have to put up later.
It's snowing in Scotland, and it actually has been snowing everywhere in Europe. Interestingly enough, none of the Europeans seem used to it. Right before I left, Limoges experienced a few inches of snow that left it hilariously paralyzed. No one knew what to do, and my school let out for the second half of the day. Instead of teaching classes, I pretty much played with the kids; my six-year-olds and I made snowmen. Traffic was ridiculous and plane flights were canceled. Paula and I were lucky we made it into the UK!
So much has been happening, and I should be keeping a better journal. Maybe I'll put it on a list of New Year's resolutions. Merry Christmas, anyone who might be reading this, and Happy New Year!
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Scottish people are adorable. I love how I can't understand a word they say.
ReplyDeleteScotland sounds like a nice place to be for the holidays and I'm glad you have good company for Christmas.
I'm working on some resolutions for next year, too. Documenting more day to day experiences is definitely one of them.