my bonnie scotland

I am recently returned from the beautiful Shetland Islands of Scotland.  My flight came in on Monday night and I have been trying to stay awake ever since... I had to go to work the next morning so I have not really stopped running around since I landed and I am still a teensy bit jet-lagged.  Hopefully this weekend will turn me right-side up...

Shetland is everything you would imagine Scotland to be - rolling green hills, a light mist of rain, cliffs crashing into the North Sea.  I had a lovely, albeit busy, time overseas.  Traveling to the islands was no easy feat either; after a long flight over to Heathrow in London, we hopped a short flight to Aberdeen and then took a thirteen hour ferry through the rocky, tempestuous sea.  It was quite a journey... what a rewarding experience, though!  We were sent overseas as what I like to call "educational ambassadors."  Our mission was to study the Scottish educational system to bring ideas back to our home school and make suggestions for positive changes and best practices to use in the future.  Not only did I bring back a stronger understanding and opinion of the American education system and an appreciation for a different culture, but I made some great friends and had a wonderful time in the process.  

I love exploring new places, don't you?  Now, fully saturated with tea and already missing the sight of wooly sheep grazing all around me, I eagerly look forward to the next adventure.  If only it would come sooner :)