So Impossible

For the past week and a half, I've been on a van. And, of course, that van was always filled with balloons. Always.




And I've been doing this:




That's right. I've been holding a lot of balloons. All week. Who is that man, you might ask?


That is Alex Salmond. He is the recently re-elected first minister of Scotland. Personally, I think he's really awesome. He's working under the big idea that Scotland needs to be independent from Britain.

It makes sense.
This is a country where they have everything. The electricity works, the water runs, they have jobs, personal liberties and yet... at the end of the day Scotland has little power over their own taxation, over many of the laws which govern their nation and they have almost no say in the EU.
Many of the Scottish people are terribly afraid of the idea of an independent Scotland because of what happened to Ireland and especially their economy. But what the SNP is saying is "we can do it". I'm all for people who say "we can do it". And on Thursday May 5th, the people of Scotland also said "we can do it!"

They voted approximately 70 SNP members into the Scottish Parliament. That's a majority portion of parliament, which has never happened before in the history of modern Scottish Elections. In fact, majority parties aren't supposed to happen. But the SNP did it, because the people voted them into power. And in about 2 or 3 years, we hope Alex will (after taking measures to stabilize the economy and improve education) introduce a referendum that allows for Scottish Independence. And I personally hope the people of Scotland say, once again, "we can do it"

Also, is it too early to start making William Wallace references?
Yes? okay. We'll wait a few years.

But I'm so proud of the SNP, particularly these wonderful people

Whom I've had the singular pleasure of riding many many miles in a van with. They're great guys and really hard workers. Sometimes they sing and that's not always lovely, but who can blame them for being so happy?

Okay, enough of the campaigning.
Actually, there's not much else to talk about... because that's really all we've been doing! Haha, we haven't had much time for tourism, but I can say that I love love love Scotland, its so beautiful and green and fun. I love the ward here and I'm deeply impressed by the YSA kids, they're always friendly and so so so strong in the gospel. And I love Alisse! Who couldn't adore a roommate like this?

 

She's absolutely the very best! We have so much fun together and I'm infinitely glad that I'm getting to know her.

Also, bonus pictures of Scotland that I found whilst looking for a picture of Alisse:

Am I one lucky duck or what?! All of these are just from the city of Edinburgh alone. I LOVE Scotland so much!
P.S. If you wanted to eat fresh baked rye bread with homemade strawberry vanilla jam and cheese, a good place to do that would be on a hill underneath a castle while the sun shines down on you.

Much Love!

Heather.