Sol 1

 

So as I try to fall asleep in this new country. In this new continent, I realise that even though I thought I was adjusted to the time difference, I am actually not. Thus, me being wide awake at almost 1 in the morning. Granted, I know thats still pretty early but I am WIDE awake and I'm pretty sure its going to be a few more hours to go. Especially with 2 snoring people sleeping next to me.

It's been a day in Scotland. Officially 3 but one of which we got off the plane and second, its only 12:45 am. So really only 1 full day so far. Tomorrow (Today) Will be day 2 and let me just say, I'm starting to feel okay with everything. We went around Edinburgh today (Yesterday), through all the shops and up to the castle. Felt like I was walking through a tik-tok video in all honesty. But if we're being really honest, I guess I have to say that I'm freaking out. God, I don't feel prepared for this at all. Nothing. Like I am still a child, i don't know how to cook, I have to be stable with life, with a job, with money and I just feel like everything is going to go sideways on me and life is just going to suck. But then I look around and I there is this tiny part of me that feels like everything may just be okay... We went into this shop today, it was for swords and pretty nerdy jewellery but we started talking to one of the workers, granted there was only two but still and guess what? She spoke exactly like us. There was no accent or anything. Complete and clear English cause let me tell you, its been a little bit of a struggle to understand. But, after talking with her, we found out that she was from North Carolina... And I looked at her and saw that she had everything together. A job, she looked pretty stable and she was joking with us about Lord of The Rings cause I bought a sword necklace and dad, for the life of him could not get understand any of the swords in the shop. He forget all the lore and stuff and so we had a good laugh at his expense but it felt nice to joke and talk with someone very similar. And seeing how she adjusted and seeing how happy she was, it gave me hope for the weeks to come. 

I'm freaking out but I think I can see myself being okay in a few weeks. For now, I will continue to freak out. Haha, no but in all fairness, I'm excited for tomorrow. We're going to Rosalyn Chapel, to church! Never thought I'd be so excited but its one of the most mysterious spots in Scotland and where the ending of The Da Vinci Code took place. I love that movie strictly cause of its ending and the music by Hans Zimmer. Love Hans Zimmer and sure enough I see that he released a new single some hours ago. As well as Imagine Dragons released a song on the day we left that was literally about flying and such and we were on a plane and I definitely cried on the plane and well... I don't know. I just feel like the stars are aligning. I'm freaking out and but I know this is meant to be. I'm going to ride it out. See what happens.

Also I know after today I 100% need a new tattoo. Something small, something simple. Just a little Canadian Maple Leaf cause the instant people find out we're Canadian, they light up and are willing to help. BUT they assume we're American. So we're switching over our luggage and I'm looking into a tattoo as something more official cause there is no chance of hiding the accent we got. A lady literally called a cab company and booked our cab for tomorrow simply cause she saw us struggling and she looked to mom and clarified we were Canadian. Didn't get her name but even she admitted that she had no idea how we understood them.

Alright, that's it for now. Enjoy a pic from the plane as I still try to download Scotland pics from my phone to my computer.

-Syd