Edinburgh and England

So I am now in Stratford on the Avon River in England! Which is the birthplace of Shakespeare, pretty cool huh? Here's some cool stories from the last week:

This has been a somewhat musical week for me, and anyone who knows me well will know how excited that makes me. I saw two instruments I had never heard of before! The first was a Hungarian gypsy instrument that was like a piano without keys where you just hammer the strings yourself. And the second was this cool Swiss inverted steel drum called a hang that I saw some hippies playing on the sidewalk. I am determined to get one.

I'm also starting to pick up a Scottish accent, which is wild. I was talking to an older gentleman the other night and I didn't even realize that I sounded like a local until another Westmont student walked in and I started speaking without the accent again. I'm hoping I can hold onto it, cuz I'm pretty stoked.

Today we visited Coventry Cathedral, an old church that was bombed in WWII and now is basically just a shell. It was an amazing and humbling experience to see how even with all of the destruction caused to the cathedral, the ruins still stand as a monument for international peace.

We also visited Warwick Castle today, and it turns out I have an ancestor who was the Earl of Warwick and lived in the castle. So basically I went home today, kinda. :) But they still made me pay to get in. :/

I'm gonna go post pictures on my profile from the trip so far if any of you want to see. I hope you all are enjoying the last wee bits of your summer and I hope the transition back to school goes well!

Cheerio!

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In case you haven't figured it out yet, this is my Europe Semester blog. From time to time I'll post cool stories, pictures, and any other random stuff on this page, so make sure to check it from time to time. Happy reading!