Hi everyone!
So I’m a little over-due for this post, but I had a paper due – lots of dues in my life right now.
But lets pick up where we left off!
So Leicester, which was almost 2 weeks ago at this point, continued on with Rotary filled events. After sight seeing with Janice visiting castles, monasteries, and one supposedly haunted old abbey (sorry didn’t get any pics – it was a drive by) it was on to the Leicester Space Station to meet my fellow Rotary Scholars! And guess who was there to accost us:
We are not the droids you are looking for...
Yes, I can sense your surprise. Usually when you go to a space museum, these guys, ironically, are the last people that you think to see. Well and this guy:
In space no one can hear you scream.
But seriously, this space station was as silly as all of its characters. I’m not really going to call it a museum, it was more of a theme-based space park, except not really any rides, just lots of random people, some space related, some not (The Joker and Captain Jack Sparrow), walking around in costume. But it was fun.
Now on to the real reason I went to visit Leicester. It was for the RIBI (Rotary International Britain & Ireland) LINK weekend for Rotary Scholars. So I got to meet everyone studying in the UK and meet a lot of Rotarians as well. I had a wonderful time, got to meet the town Lord Mayor (who was a Rotarian)
Lord Mayor YO
We then had dinner and some Rotarians did a little dance for us
Morris Dancers
It was a very nice weekend, and I was excited to meet all of the scholars. A few days later we all met up again for International Night for the Portobello club. Portobello is about 15 min SE of Edinburgh, right on the shore. Its a really cute town/suburb. We all introduced ourselves and I exchanged a Levelland Rotarian Banner and got a Portobello one in exchange!
Exchaning Banners
It was a very lovely time and we all learned some traditional scottish dancing. Sorry no pics cause I was busy cutting a rug! But here is a pic of the band.
Next up Matt and Josh come visit me in Edinburgh!
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