l-i-v-i-n the dream in Scotland

I haven't written anything in a while ... and im gonna place blame on Scotland. I can not stress enough how amazing this place is!!! Everywhere in the country (currently Scotland is not its own country, but they have there own parliament, own bank, and differing laws than the rest of the UK so...) has a charm that is reminiscent of times passed. Even in big cities you see very little adverts, very few chain stores of any kind. Asking someone for directions becomes a 30 minute conversation, with the directions thrown in as an after thought. This must be the world my parents grew up in! Over the weekend in the town hall they had a dance. I kinda thought we would stick out, not knowing any of the dances. However, the folk were quick to show us dance steps and make sure we had a good time. We realized quickly that not everyone knew all the moves but, you didn't notice from how big their smiles were! Kelly and i decided to come up here on a whim, just head to that mythical north, and we couldn't have lucked out more.