My typical Edinburgh day during the fringe festival:
Wake up around 8:30, take a horribly uncomfortable shower in the Westend Toilet room--- the shower usually does not have the capability to be warm so it transitions between boiling hot and freezing cold. I would much prefer a cold shower to these hostel ones. But, I get clean... somehow... and go to class. Class lasts for about an hour a day (glorious!) and then we're free to explore arts and cultures!! I take a quick tour through an art museum (example: today I spent the late morning in the Scottish Modern Art Galleries of Edinburgh), then grab a yummy panini on the go for lunch. The Fringe Festival has plays going constantly all day long--- all young and upcoming actors/directors/scripts--- so I'm able to catch up to three plays a day, which I did yesterday, it was a lot of fun. In between plays I usually spend time exploring coffee shops (my favorite so far in Edinburgh is the Elephant House, the same coffee shop that J.K. Rowling wrote the first couple Harry Potter books in!). I sit and write in my journal, read, write postcards, check e-mail...etc. The evenings usually consist of some grand adventure to find some inexpensive yet healthy dinner options. Reoccurring dinners include Indian curry take-away (they say "take-away" instead of to-go) and smoothies from this organic juice place I found off of Princes St. If I'm up for it I might go out to a pub in the evening with friends, but I've been finding recently that sleeping is much more appealing to me. A lot of our group is getting sick, and I am determined not to do so. I haven't been really sick for a while (knock on wood)and I don't want it to happen in Scotland of all places!
Some random/exciting news:
- Mom and I are going to Ireland for my fall break!! I can't wait... we're flying into Cork and then going to do some fun exploring, possibly finding the area where my great-great grandpa's family (on my mom's side) lived/still lives. I've always been really interested in my family's history, and this is the one place that I really wanted to visit, so it should be wonderful... and Mom's coming too! We'll get back to our Celtic roots.
- I am OFFICIALLY the last female RA for the dorm I was living in last year at Whitworth! They decided this summer to make it an all-boys dorm instead of all-girls. The funny thing is my good friend Curt, who was an RA on my team last year, is taking my spot in Schumacher! So when I get back to Whitworth I can come and visit my old home... maybe bake cookies for the guys that are there and remember what a crazy year I had in there.
- We're on our way out of Scotland day after tomorrow and headed do to a little town in Wales (which name I can't remember how to spell) we'll be in Wales for a little over a week, then back to London for more theatre and art!
- I decided that I'm going to work hard to get a theatre minor at Whitworth... I need to, I miss it so much. I'm ready to be in another show... especially after seeing all this great theatre in Britain.
Love you all... Giselle
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