It's been a while since I last published an article on this blog. So as time passes by, I had to give up on the 12 challenges. In fact, University and societies keep me very busy. Anyway, being abroad more than one year is a bit disappointing... Actually the first year, you discover the country, the people and share an amazing year with Erasmus students, party all the the time...
But then when you start a new year at the same place, all your friends are gone (Erasmus, Exchanged Students or graduates...). And it is the time for you to rebuild again... but you are not in the same mood as you were when you freshly arrived. And everything is just starting to be a routine.
One way to get out of this routine is to change your habits with your experience. This is the reason I am part of the Erasmus Society Team this year. We are organizing a weekly pub night, parties, visits and trips for the new Erasmus Students.
Coming to some more exciting news... The Pentlands Hills... Yes, we did climb the Pentlands Hills (if you check on the photo album, we have already been there in autumn 2007) in the first days of January, but this time we went to another side of them, Hillend. At this place we can also find the Midlothian Snowsports Centre. Well how is it possible to have a ski slops outside Edinburgh, even if it is snowy, the snow won't be thick and good enough for skiing?
Well it is an artificial slop but well known all over the UK.
Another important event in Scotland, is the Burns Supper to celebrate Robert Burns. Robert Burns is a 18th century Scottish poet famous for his poems and "Auld Lang Syne" sung in Ceilidh and at Hogmanay (New year's eve). It is celebrate around the Poet birthday (25th January) with traditional diner (Haggis) and traditional folk dance, ceilidh. The traditional celebration include a play to cut the haggis in old Scottish, toasts, speeches, and poem telling.
In Bonus some Picture of Edinburgh.
FRENCH VERSION COMING SOON
