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I'm in edinburgh, scotland. it's only my second full day and i can't even put the experiences i've had into words. an 18 year-old soldier telling me how scared he is of dying how he's seen children tortured and killed. he showed me video of actual iraqis being killed on his camera phone. the friend i am travelling with is iraqi with family still trapped in iraq being killed. we all come from such different places, but we ended up sharing a few drinks. laughing and crying. falling asleep cuddled together on the overnight train to edinburgh.
the next day my friend yasmin and i went to a breathtaking scottish beach with her friends. a group of kids all involved in a huge annual beltane celebration. there were bagpipers, bonfires, drummming, dancing, green ginger wine, singing from sunset to sunrise. this can't do justice to the experience. i wish i had taken pictures, but even those would fall short.
the next day my friend yasmin and i went to a breathtaking scottish beach with her friends. a group of kids all involved in a huge annual beltane celebration. there were bagpipers, bonfires, drummming, dancing, green ginger wine, singing from sunset to sunrise. this can't do justice to the experience. i wish i had taken pictures, but even those would fall short.