This week flew by without much incident. I decided to focus on my other writing projects instead of making daily posts to the the blog. Other than that I've just been smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo, blissfully whiling away my last days of normality before heading back out into that wild world. I have also been working on giving thank you calls to everyone who generously contributed to the war chest at my graduation/birthday party.
I thought I would use this post to talk about my summer plans. My last day of work in July 20. After that I'm heading up to the Sierras with the boys to Sardine Lakes for one last hurrah before making my Grand Escape. Then on July 29, my dad and I are flying to Lisbon from San Francisco, spending a few days in Portugal before flying to London. I will certainly be buying a carton of Portuguese cigarettes for the road. From London we are renting a car and driving on the wrong side of the road all the way to Glasgow, Scotland. In Glasgow we are meeting a friend of mine and driving together to Islay to taste the scotch and the sea at the place where they meet. After that we will part ways with that friend and drive up to Fort William for a few days. I want to hike around Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in Scotland apparently. After that we will drive to Skye Island for more scotch and highland action. Five days in the Skye will be followed by a drive down the Northern Scottish Coast through Inverness, Aberdeen, and Perth. Then we will be brave-heartedly trekking around Stirling, Falkirk, and Edinburgh. Hopefully we will see the William Wallace statue. We have like 7 days in Edinburgh at some Airbnb in Old Town in front of the castle. After all that excitement, my dad will be flying out Sept. 1 back to the States on Aer Lingus. It's his first time in first-class. I myself will be flying out from Edinburgh to Warsaw on a much easier flight. I have an Airbnb for the night in Warsaw. Then I'll be taking the 16 hour-long train ride to Kyiv and checking into my apartment in the Golden Gate area. To think I booked this all more than 6 months ago...
This is gon' be a trip.
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