Just in Time

Agenda for October 22- October 31, 2011:

Sunday: Leave for Verdun from the castle and stay 1 night in Luxembourg
Monday: explore Luxembourg, visit important organizations, and travel to Belgium where we will stay 2 nights in brussels because we are visiting other important organizations
Wednesday- after going to SHAPE in Mons, leave for Scotland and stay for 2 nights in Edinburgh
Friday-Leave for England and stay 3 nights in London
Monday-Fly home and go through Swizterland

So Wednesday night came and it was time for Liz and I to say our goodbyes and head out to the UK. Secretly, I was scared because it was just us but I knew I had to be fearfree because we were too small of a group for either of us to be down. We arrived to Scotland around 10 pm and began to find out hostel. We saw our bus and hopped on. The bus driver was really helpful. He told us where to get off and made us feel welcomed. Also, in Brussels we met a guy who just so happened to be flying to Scotland on the same flight as us so we all sat on the bus together. The bus dropped us off and we said our goodbyes to that stranger we met in Brussels. We originally couldn't find our hostel but after asking a few questions to waiter in a restaurant he assured us that we were right down the street and we were! Long story really short, I didn't enjoy our hostel. It wasn't dirty but it was in a weird location and strange very strange people LIVED there and even more strange people worked there. It wasn't as bad as the Paris hostel but it would definitely not be my first choice hostel.

While laying in bed that night, I realized that I was not alone. Liz felt the same way. We both, just wanted to go somewhere to the Chateau, another hostel, another hotel, London, the states, it didn't matter. Anywhere but there. I felt comfortable because for the first time we understood each other. I think in that very instant I made another close friend. It actually became a big strange because for the rest of the trip, I would complete her sentences and she would know my appetite.(This is a huge accomplishment) This enhanced the quality of our trip. The rest of our trip was good, expensive but totally worth it. We went to all the tourist locations and continued to stick together. I never really expected this but I appreciate it now. I have a new friend just in time when the honeymoon stages of studying abroad ends.