Good-bye Scotland

It’s over. My time at Edinburgh has come to a close. On January 5 when I said good-bye to my dad, I thought these past months would seem as if they would never end. Instead, with each passing day I grew to love Edinburgh a little bit more. Now, as I leave, I feel as if I am leaving the place that has become my second home. Tears stream down my face and I can’t seem to stem the flow now that I am in my room on the ferry. Part of me wants to go on deck and watch Britain as I drift farther and farther away, but the other part of me realizes that that would just be putting salt on the wound. I almost feel like it is worse now than when I was leaving home because it will be some time before I will ever see Edinburgh again. I knew when I left home how much time would pass before I came back, that can’t be said for Scotland. I don’t really want to write about what I have been up to, but there are some things that I want to remember. 

As term came to a close I spent my time trying to gather up as many memories as I possibly could. Leesha, Jenny, and I all headed out to St. Andrews for the day before Jenny and I had our exams. The town is absolutely beautiful and incredibly picturesque. From the tower of the abbey you can look out and see the either the sea or the coast. We saw all of the necessary things of course, such as the abbey and the castle. In the castle went into one of the tunnels that they had open to the public. It was tiny, close, and smelled strange, but neat none the less. We also found the original Bibi’s and of course got something. The day was perfect and seemed to be going off without a hitch. However, since it was us we did have a minor catastrophe. When we went to go get a train it appeared that there weren’t any to Edinburgh. Luckily, we jumped on the train that was heading to London Kings X and found our way back.

St. Andrews was the only real adventure we had, but we made multiple trips to Bruntsfield (our favorite neighborhood where we are each going to own a house one day) and various other areas around Edinburgh. I taught them all about Kentucky cooking and we had a Smosh night/stuff your face night. 

I truly am going to miss Edinburgh so much. I hear the ship’s engines gearing up...it won’t be too long before I leave British waters and say good-bye to the place that has been my home for 5 months. That’s all for now. My tears are abating somewhat and now I need a distraction.