Slacker.....

I am a blogging procrastinator.  So sorry!!  I guess it just means I'm having a great time :)

The last day of Ireland we all took a trip to the Guinness Factory.  It was really cool to see the entire process and get a guided tour.  I also ran into someone completely random- my best friend Krista's boyfriend, Jason.  He lives in Tucson!  I was walking down the stairs and there he was.  Small world!

Scotland is beautiful.  The view from my window is the best out of the three places I've stayed at, and the town is small and quaint.  We're in Edinbourgh (pronounced Ed-in-borro) and we're staying at Pollock Hall University.  The people are very different than Ireland- I can't decide if they're more uptight or just very real.  I feel like I get scolded a lot y the locals lol  But like everywhere else... I'm learning a lot.

We hiked Arthur's Seat which is the mountain right behind campus.  Hiking will never be the same after that.  I can't even say how green it was- and even though I took a lot of pictures, none of them will turn out as vibrant as it really is. 
A few days later our group went to Edinbourgh Castle.  It's at the top of a hill so you really get to see the city with the best view.  The Scottish jewels are there as well as other random royal artifacts. 

Almost every pub here has live music, and I found a pub called "Bank Bar" that might be my favorite.  There's a guy that plays on thursday's that is really good, and he sings mostly American songs from the 90's on.  We also went to a bar called Frankenstein's and it is designed to look like Frankenstein's laboratory.  All the good shopping and pubs are on a street called the Royal Mile, and it's all cobblestone roads. 

I had my Happiness Installation Project this past tuesday, and after that our group was supposed to do a scavenger hunt around Scotland, but it was pouring rain.  So instead our professors created Scottish pictionary.  I had a blast!  And our group won- $20 (pounds). 

Last night the whole group went to a pub called the Montague, and played Scottish trivia with our professors.  Drinking with your professor is different... but so much fun! 
Tonight some of the girls and I are going on a Scottish Ghost tour, which is highly reccommended by both locals and our professors.  A few people went the other night and said it was very worth it- so I'm excited!  (And a little nervous.. I don't do scary).  It is supposedly under ground and there is a lot of 'paranormal activity'.  I don't really believe in that stuff... but I don't really feel like being proven wrong either.  :)

Scotland has had a lot more studying involved than the other countries, so I've seen a lot of my dorm room. (But at least it's a nice view!)  I have a 10 page paper due, and then monday we fly into London before I part ways with everyone.

Less than 3 days Brett!!!!!!!