Fun stuff

...so as promised I've been getting out a little more this week. We have fewer lectures to go to here, so I've been able to treat my reading something like a nine-to-five job. So, my evenings so far this week:

Monday:

Went out with the English Language society to a few clubs - a good group to pick if you want to compare accents and vocabulary, though the music was so loud we had to shout. Also had a chance to compare notes about Edinburgh life with another American from my Lexical Semantics class. At club #2 the background entertainment was what appeared to be a German version of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, done with animated shadow puppets, with intermittent, unhelpful English subtitles.

Tuesday:

First, I went to a Scottish Country dancing workshop. A pretty small class, but looks like good fun, and their main event is tomorrow night. Turns out it is a close relative of contra - there are petronella twirls, right & lefts through, and stars (I think this means something to four of you or so!.) Also Hey-for-fours, but they have a different name which I can't remember. Two major differences:

-no swinging, to my deep disapointment
-all of the above moves, which we contradancers walk through, are done while skipping and pointing ones toes

As if this wasn't enough, I headed off to FolkSoc, one of the folk music groups on campus. It was pretty good once it got going, though when someone started up 'Angel Band' I very neatly and prominently screwed up the descant on the chorus.

Wednesday:

Tired.

Staying in and watching old episodes of Ghostwriter on YouTube.

Cheerio til next time!