Scotland, Land Of My Heart

Nayyy!

Nayyy!

Nayyyy!

Shrieks a kid between giggles as his Dad tosses him up in the air again and again.

Noe, yer no'

Noe, yer no'

Says the guy next to me at the Mexican place I've decided is appropriate for my first meal in Edinburgh. (If you don't count the strawberry shortcake.)

These are the sounds of Scotland. And I love it with all my heart.

I often spoke about moving here for a masters, or to work, or to be a nomad.

Pardon me, my dinner has arrived.

Chicken in a spicy savoury chocolate pablano sauce with cilantro, avocado, salad with magical Mexican dressing, and tortillas to wrap everything into an amazing, sensual mouthful.

It may not be Scottish, but it was fantastic, and it was in Scotland so...

Actually, my first time ever having Thai was in Edinburgh 9 years ago. 

Holy crap. I'm saying things like "9 years ago" and it's still having to do with my adult life.

But back to this Thai. My sister said, have you ever had coconut rice? Have you ever had pad thai? And it changed my life. It was the first time I dove into international cuisine and fucking LOVED it. To this day, Thai is one of my favourites. 

But it showed me that being fearless makes life worth living. Korean, Ethiopian, El Salvadorian, Japanese, heck, I plan on trying haggis tomorrow. Haggis. And I plan on loving it. 

If you offer it to me, chances are I'll devour it with relish.

Oh, I'm currently enjoying this guy at The Royal Mile Tavern. He's superb! This is him playing Don't Stop Me Now by Queen. I took some video earlier and I'll attach it when I get home. His band is called The OK Social Club.

So, tomorrow, Arthur's Seat. Hopefully there are a few moments of sunshine :)

P.S. I just departed from Nottingham, which was properly relaxing and spent with my great friend Kayla and her partner Tom. Lovely town, and Lincoln was an adorable place to spend a day.