First of our two days off is today! I woke up early, gobbled some breakfast cereal, and then sent some messages to friends and family in America. I am so thankful for these days off. On trips as fast paced as this one it is easy to get carried away and lose track of what I am doing and why I am on this trip. Although I have been keeping up with my work, it is nice to have a nice block of time to really focus. So after that deep and meaningful reflection session;) I organized my lists, made new lists, and got moving. I went out front and continued a sketch i started the other day of the exterior of Hospitalfield until it started raining. Then I went into the common room and had some tea and candy (very productive moment) after thawing I began work on the book I will be making to document the trip. I created an outline and names for chapters, started my inDesign doc. and built the grid that I think I might use to layout my pages. Lunch came along, today's soup was butternut squash and spinach balls....it is my favorite lunch at Hospitalfield yet, besides the guacamole pancake. After lunch I kept working on the book a while coming up with possible titles etc. before walking into Arbroath to hang out at this funny cafe we found yesterday. The men who own/run it are really bubbly and a little spastic. We looked through their used books, had smoothies, and had a chat with Marco (one of the owners) about religion- he just sat down and asked us if we were all "Born Again Christians." I found this rediculous cat meme book that Ashley ended up buying for a friend. My favorite meme "Emo cat, sits in dark corner," and "Emo cat, hates pretty things." I don't think I have laughed as hard as I did at that book since I have been here, except for at the Highland Games maybe. Upon finishing our smoothies we walked back to Hospitalfield in time for dinner, which was sausage and chiriso goulash with
blueberry coffee crumble for dessert. Dinner sent me into a food coma, so I found my bed and took a nap. When I woke up we all got ready and went into town for a beer and a chat (unfortunately not many Scots go out on Tuesday nights, so there was not a wide selection) and then had a nice walk back before hopping back into bed do I can be productive tomorrow.