Edinburgh: week 3

So week three is the one were you feel like you are in a real groove but also start becoming aware of the fact that the stay is slowly wrapping up. So Ron, Jose and I took a bus out to Cramdon Village to see some coast line and cast a view out to the North Sea, I also decided to try a local dish called chicken highlander: chicken breast stuffed with haggis and wraped in bacon (what was I thinking?). On our day off this week some of the Aurora Nova staff organized a pot luck at the theater. It was so great to hang out and talk to performers from all over the world, at one point I think I counted six different languages being spoken at one time. The night was full of fun, food, and drink and ended in a long musical jam session. I went to see Alan Cummings in a new reworking of Bacchae as part of the International Theatre Festival. It was really fun to watch, great special effects and fun R&B chorus. Jason, Jose and I hiked Arthur's Seat to get the most amazing view of the surrounding area. We also saw the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where the Queen stays when she is in Scotland, and the new Parliament building which I think is quite nice looking, but is evidently very controversial with locals.