Calender House

I stayed up really late last night talking with Elijah on Skype (which was SUCH a blessing), but definitely made getting out of bed this morning a little more challenging than usual. After breakfast, we said farewell to our friends from England. They are such precious people, and showered us with so much love. We then ventured on to catch the bus and head to the Calendar House. While we were waiting at the bus stop, the bus we needed to catch was approaching, but it didn’t stop for us. It was so crazy! We all couldn’t believe the driver just drove right by. We stood out at the stop waiting, half frozen, waiting for the next bus to arrive.

The Calender House

Once we finally got on a bus, we headed to Falkirk to tour a mansion in Scotland called the Calendar House, and learned all about the Romans building the Antonine wall. We learned about the Romans, Celts, and the difference between Legionary and Auxiliary soldiers. It was fascinating to learn about this history and see some of the original artifacts. While we were learning about the wardrobe, I was chosen to try on the helmet. Kelsey took a few pictures of me modeling it:

One thing that was especially unique about this tour is that they gave it to us in a workshop format that they would present to elementary school children, so the whole thing was very hands on and interactive. One of my favorite parts of the tour was dressing up as soldiers, and marching around the property all the way up to the Antonine wall. We had to dodge tennis balls and everything, it was a BLAST!

Preparing to dodge tennis balls

The boys immitating our girls pose

Tour in the kitchen

Everyone taking pictures of the beautiful home

After a full workshop and tour, we walked to the bus stop and headed into town for lunch. We ended up stumbling upon a place called Frankie and Benny’s, which turned out to be incredibly delicious! Kelsey and I slit a pizza and pasta dish. Take a look at how amazing it was!

We had the rest of the afternoon off, so many of us rested and read. After dinner, while we were waiting for our ride to game night, our group played a hilarious game of telephone. I am so thankful to be here with such a great group of students. We’ve already become great friends, and laughter is constantly pouring out of all of our hearts!

We then had game night with some Harding Graduates who are missionaries and teachers here, along with some of the Scottish youth. I learned a new game called ninja (hilarious), and then we played a few intense games of Mafia.

Well, it’s nearly midnight here, so I should probably get some rest. We leave early tomorrow after breakfast to go to a rugby game in Edinburgh!!!!!