The Conversationalist

A selection of imagines from my month volunteering at the Fringe Fest in Edinburgh, and then exploring other parts of Scotland.

I can’t get over the fact that a drunk Scotsman helped himself to my haggis. It was amazing. But, heck, maybe that’s culturally appropriate here? See my haggis ordeal, as well as the other six fun videos that comprised my week in Scotland!

Dear Family and Friends, This week I officially reach the two-third mark of my journey.  As a response to this milestone, I am currently experiencing a mixture of: A) awe B) exhaustion

Sometimes we might get caught up in our own lives and forget that humans are indeed, like, totally awesome. To elaborate on this bold statement, I have provided some supporting evidence in the form of a video that displays a man named Danny MacAskill, and his crazy wicked skills riding a bike.

This week I got a wee little care package from home, I ate some fish n’ chips and chatted with a birthday boy. And then cried like a lassie at the Dolly Parton concert. Aye.

My second week in Scotland was just as busy as the first. It turns out that volunteering for the Fringe will require 98% of one’s waking life. So I opted to find inspiration around the office…

Dear Family and Friends, I write you from a rainy Sunday night in Edinburgh. It’s been a busy week of volunteerism at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival.

When I was a boy of 18 years, I was traveling in New Zealand and a song came on the radio. The lyrics sang, “I can’t stand myself. I’m being held up by invisible men. Still life on a shelf when I got my mind on something else.”