Currently watching Pocahontas and drinking Gingerbread tea. The lack of snow is ruining my Christmas spirit…even though the apartment is fully decorated.
It made me wonder…while I’m in Scotland will I have Christmas spirit or not? No family, can’t really decorate, and I don’t think Scotland gets much snow unless you’re more up north. I’ve discovered that Edinburgh has an amazing Christmas Market though, so maybe that will help! I could also just come home for Christmas.. or maybe I could travel to take my mind off of it! The latter really sounds more appealing…sorry famjam!
Aside from Christmas, I do have some updates! I told my mom, step-dad, and dad about my plan, and to my delightful and very thankful surprise they’re all on board and very supportive. Of course, being the parents they told me all the things I have to consider and think about first though. Like I haven’t been thinking about them enough already! They’re also very excited that they now have an excuse to go to Scotland. When I went with my mom two years ago she loved it as much as I did so I can’t wait to show her! My step dad is Welsh and that’s obviously not far from Scotland so that’d be something I’d love to show him as well. And my dad.. well my dad I don’t think has EVER had a real vacation but getting him to go to Scotland will be a little more difficult than the other two. He’s a real homebody, but I just know how much he would really love it.
The first thing people have been saying when I tell them about my move always mentions the weather, “It’s so rainy there! I hope you’re okay with never seeing the sun!” “Really, somewhere cold?!” It’s honestly kind of funny to me because they’re making it sounds so negative, but to me, that weather sounds absolutely perfect. I grew up in Northern Ontario so trust me, I can handle cold. I’m ridiculously pale so no sun would be a blessing and well rain I just find relaxing. What more could you ask for?!
Other than that, it’s still too early to apply for a visa, job, or flat so for now I’m just trying to pin point where in Edinburgh I would like to live and work for my first year. I’m thinking Grassmarket. It’s a little pricier but that’s because it’s in the core of Edinburgh. Since I will be doing a flat share the price honestly isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Especially since I was comparing it to London, where my sister was living. As for Aberdeen… I’ll figure that out later!
My goal to have saved is $5,000 so I’ve really cut down on my spending. Which hasn’t been all that tricky. I’m an avid shopper, I love clothes. That love for clothes tends to be expensive and take up A LOT of closet space. Since I’m already going to have to downsize I figured I better not buy more… as sad as it may be. Also, food. I eat out a fair bit, and I’ll admit its partially because I’m lazy. But since I’m trying to save and lose weight, making my food will have to suffice. So, if anyone has some fairly easy recipes please pass them along! I need to work on my cooking…
I believe that’s all I have for today. I apologize for the shortness of this post, not much has happened. I know, I know, I should be enjoying it while I can. Since in about three more months when the REAL planning happens I’ll probably be going insane. For now though, I’m going to spend as much time with the people I love as I can.
Angie's Scotland Adventure 