Time is flying! The adage "time flies" holds a bittersweet truth in acknowledging that our adventures in London are already halfway over. The past couple of weeks have been two of the most eventful: our classes ended, we traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland as a group, and we dispersed across Europe in pursuit of week-long Spring Break ventures. With all of our traveling and cultural immersion, rest assured that we are gaining an invaluable global perspective and forming lifelong relationships with one another. Furthermore, our internships are right around the corner, and by right around the corner I mean they begin tomorrow! Blessed, Privileged, or Lucky? All of the above.
After our excellent performances on our final exam in Dr. Morris's class, we were able to relax and look forward to visiting Edinburgh for the next three days. I was particularly interested in this trip because Kerr, my last name, is Scottish, and I wanted to learn more about the Kerr clan and my heritage.
Upon arrival in the land of the bagpipes and kilts, we were able to check into our hostel and spend the afternoon visiting Edinburgh Castle. I could understand why it is a popular tourist destination. It is beautiful with fascinating history. Later that night, our group went on a ghost tour in the city. Dominic, our guide, was entertaining and great at painting eerie pictures in our minds. Overall, the tour was a lot of fun.
Our bus tour was scheduled for Thursday. With an early start, we rode through Scotland to our final destination of Loch Ness, where we were all certain to see the Loch Ness monster, Nessie. The mountainous terrain along the way was breathtakingly beautiful: snow capped mountains with streams of water flowing along the sides towering over the green grass-covered land below. Wow. The sunshine and scenery we had been missing in London was more than enough to keep us from too much disappointment when Nessie decided not to come out and play. We enjoyed a peaceful lunch on our boat ride across Loch Ness followed by a couple of picture stops to end the day.
On Friday, some guys decided to go to the famous St. Andrews Links golf course and a group of girls and I hiked up to Arthur’s seat, the highest point in Edinburgh, where we were able to get a spectacular view of the city. The remainder of the day was spent roaming and souvenir shopping.
After our trip to Scotland, a group of fellow Global Leadership Scholars and I were off to Nice, Cinque Terre, and Florence. From Carnaval to an empowering hike along Italy’s coast to a climb to the top of the Duomo, Spring Break 2011 was one of my most memorable trips yet.
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