Edinburgh Blog:
So, I’m sitting on the 0656 Virgin train from Edinburgh to Crewe, UK. This ride will be about 3 hours, where I then have 40 minutes to my next transfer to Holyhead. It would be worth it to look at this journey because I did NOT know what I was preparing for when I booked my flight to Scotland. I vowed to plan things day-by-day this time, to test out the non-planner side of me, and so far? It has been so worth it.
I flew into Edinburgh because it was the cheapest flight up to the UK from Basel, and I almost wish I would have booked an extra night. But, because I wanted to take a ferry over to Ireland, which takes about 12 hours all together, I had to “sacrifice” a day. Now, now, I know that I always sound über-excited (note, this is the incorrect use of über, which actually means “over” in german as in the preposition, yet I choose to use it in the figurative sense) in my blogs, usually to make you guys at home thing that I’m always doing swimmingly… but I am actually so, so, so, excited to be in the UK and am kind of glad I saved the best for last. Coming in middle May couldn’t have been a better idea! It is so green, the town here in Schotland (tis the Yerman schpellin’) is adorable, the weather is fun (windy, rainy, sunny, all in one!), and I cannot and will not get over the fact that they speak my language!!!!! Well… to some extent. I’m very much looking forward to the landscapes as I travel down south.
Um.. but why am I traveling around right now?? Welp, guys, I come home in 13 days… that would be UNDER two weeks… so with my program having ended, I’ve chosen to spontaneously travel on to the UK and Ireland: a) because my friend Anders is in Galway and I need to take advantage of this whole free rooming thing, b) when in my life will I ever be able to go to Ireland and Scotland for around 200$? and lastly c) i just straight up wanted to! So yeah, my IES-EU adventures are complete and it actually was very sad. I made some good friends from UPS and a girl from the east coast who I’m sure I’ll see again, but as for the rest of them? We shall see! As people were saying bye, I realized how terrible I am at goodbyes and how great other people are at them, seriously I got two very nice and kind compliments that I had never received before and I was totally taken off guard. Apparently I have a great “ora” and “energy” and am very confident and comfortable in my skin, causing others to be comfortable. I had never really heard that before and I was actually very flattered. Normally, when people compliment me I just brush it off, but with those two, I had to say thank you.
Well off to window-watching, -insert mom’s cute noise- it’s just TOO pretty here and I’m still in the more urban area….
Have fun! I like those compliments to you, too — You do have a golden, warm, sunny aura!
LOVES!!!