I couldn't post all the photos I wanted in the last post, so here are some more.



Gotta love self-timer.



Kalee loves them. She misses her job a lot too. Maybe too much?




Loch an Eilean



A neat looking tree worthy of posting on a blog? I hope so.



My aunt and her children. I'm in the bright green jacket. I hear it's the latest style...

And The Plot Thickens...

Well hello again from the distant land of haggis and whiskey!

The days have been filled with lots of scenic walks and the occasional pub. A couple nights ago we went to a tavern that is right next to the hostel and where we suspected we would find many young travelers who we could befriend. When we walked into the tavern, there were only a handful of middle aged people. We sat outside for a bit drinking some lovely beer and soon met three Norwegians who were around our age. Everything was well until people started to bash on the U.S. of A. After a bit of haggling, we decided to call it a night. The next day Kalee and I watched the world cup game at a "local sports bar," the people didn't seem too into the sports though...Needless to say, the night life here isn't quite what I had expected from the infamous "Europe."

Some interesting news on the home front... I will be acquiring another travel partner! Jason Chung is coming to visit!! What started as a joke answer (You should come over here) to the occasional "I miss you so much" turned into a plane ticket in the beginning of August!! I could not be more excited for his arrival and am excited for the adventures we will have. We decided to go to Paris the last week that we're over here, which should be nothing short of amazing. Kalee and I have also decided to expand our travel plans as well. In contemplating the adventure ahead of us, we decided that we should take advantage of being on this continent as much as we can, so after we spend 2 weeks in Italy, we're taking a €7.00 flight to Barcelona and spending a bit of time over there before we head back to Inverness for the Belladrum Festival.

It's late, and I sense that i'm losing my wit, so I think I'll end this post with some photos of our latest adventures. Hope all is well on the home front! Miss you all.

A castle in the middle of Loch an Eilean.

This one's for you, Chung.

A used bookstore with a cafe on the second floor. We met some Swiss-Germans here that we followed around for a bit...

A Scottish cat!! <3>

Kalee's favourite animal?

They call me "Cheeky"

Well, I have arrived! After experiencing 5 different cities, 4 different airports, 4 different planes, 3 different time-zones, and ultimately losing my luggage, I have settled into Inverness! It was quite the adventure, and while I was quite nervous about traveling on my own, I managed fair enough.

After a long day and a half of travel, I had some lovely dinner with my Aunt and her family and then went to sleep for a good 14+ hours. After waking up(not by my own choice) we set out for a walk to town. Turns out my Aunt's house is in PRIME location! It's right near numerous parks, woods, rivers, ponds, downtown area, and islands (yes, Islands). The downtown is just short of magical and filled with many shops and many years of history. I will be back there many more times to explore.

As for the title of this post, I've also learned some new vocabulary. Cheeky is a term for someone with a sassy attitude, donner is what my family uses to describe the teenage hoodlums in the area, skive is when you are truant from school, and people "scurry along" quite often here.

It is now 12:45 in the morning here and if I ever hope to rid myself of this jet lag, I should probably scurry along to bed now. I miss all you back in the states very much. Please know that I think of you all very often and wish that all of you could share in this adventure with me. Here are some pictures for some visual aid!

Note to reader: My luggage has been found!

Some beautiful stairs in an alley way in town.

My cousins.

Inverness castle/courthouse

Burn road (where I am living)

The river that is 5 minutes from my Aunt's house.