Tuesday evening we went on a walk behind Bridge of Allan called the Darn walk. It was a really pretty and relaxing hike minus it being slightly wet. We finished up at the Alanwater Cafe (a cute little fish and chips shop) and the ISS bought us all two scoops of ice cream. Then we went back in side to get fish and chips for dinner. It was a wonderful evening! We came back to my flat and watched a movie called the Water Horse before staying up till one talking.
7/6
Woke up early to finish my final reflection and then had my last day of class. =( I really enjoyed both my classes. I got to learn a lot about Scottish History and got a sampling of information on religion and conflict. After class I made one last run to Tesco for food and snacks to bring home. Then Julia came over and we made pizza and watched Battlefield (an episode of the 7th doctor) afterwards she went back to her room and I hung around my flat till all the girls came over to get ready to go to our last karaoke night. Two of the girls dressed up in slightly odd LMFAO-ish outfits. We all headed over to the Med for Karaoke Night and then to Red Room for dancing. It was a really fun evening just hanging out with everyone.
7/7
In the morning Julia and I went into edinburgh to do some last minute shopping and to eat haggis. We went to a restaurant called the toll booth that a friend had recommended. It was a really nice place, felt very old style inside. Haggis was good it tasted like hash. We go back in time to relax for a bit and get ready for our farewell dinner and ceilidh. But first we all had to go and talk about our time at ISS with some of the heads for a bit.
The farewell dinner and ceilidh were held at the Golden Lion hotel and it was so much fun! We had a pretty good dinner together and then got to learn and to Scottish Ceilidh dances with the help from the fiddle group that was playing. The dancing was crazy fun and a little violent and just a great experience. I really hope I can remember some of the dances for when I come back. Afterwards it was one of our friends last night with us so a couple of us went to listen to live music at no 2 baker street before coming back and hanging out in our flat one last time.
7/8
Today Julia and I took a Trip to Oban, which is a seafaring village(?) on the west coast. It was a really nice little place that we explored for three hours. We wandered through a chocolate shop and up to a tower on a hill. We also took and hour boat ride to see a small seal colony and to just see the sites along the coast. It was a really pretty and relaxing day. Then we got on the bus to got back to school where I packed and got ready to leave tomorrow. And now we are planning to go out for one final hurrah before we all go our separate ways.
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