Hello faithful and by now slightly disappointed readers. I guess I have not been as faithful to this blog as I wish I had been but that is about to change... I hope. Mostly because I received a facebook message from Andrew Stevens to continue writing and when you are lucky enough to have Andrew Stevens talk to you then you better listen. Much love dear Dodds.
So anyway I just got back from Scotland and it was incredible. I spent most of my time in Edinburgh (pronounced Edinborough) and what a city it is. The architecture and history are radiating everywhere in the Old Town part of the city. Edinburgh Castle is an awesome site, resting upon a giant extinct basalt volcano formation. Chris and I climbed part of it's northern wall to try and get closer and it was a challenge. Also I bought a Kilt and I now feel complete.
I went on a day bus tour around Scotland that took me into the Highlands which is probably the most breathtaking and daunting looking terrain I have ever seen. Anyone who could survive generations in that landscape is ballsy. Our tour guide was a sweet guy named Chris Gibbon of the clan Buchanan (Greater hence the Honor!) who is a world traveling mountain climber. I was amazed at all the information he knew, most of which he said was passed down from his father and grandfather and so on. One of the most interesting things I did learn was that the movie Braveheart is a sham. William Wallace it turns out was pretty smart but he wasted it away on being a layabout drunk womanizer who was turned over by his own people because he was not really that valuable. Instead it was Robert the Bruce who was the real hero. To quote the great man, "It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom -- for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."Anyway I made it to Loch Ness to challenge Nessy but sadly she shied away.
I am now on my second round of major homework this semester. Once it is done I will be set until finals in May. Before finals I will be heading to mainland Europe for a whirlwind adventure with little sleep.
Hope that gives my readers a little taste.
Matt Harren
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