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12 in other words august7 2014 Life with a Scottish Accent: My Summer Studying Abroad - Part 3 By Natalie Wallace so far). Our guide’s name was Nory, and he was frankly Another two the best tour guide I have weeks have gone by and ever had. He was hilarious the Scottish adventures and told us tons of stories continue. I started my and history about all of the internship as a research places we went and made it assistant with the School of interesting, not just a boring Sport here at the University. history lecture. The first I am already starting to feel day we drove through the like part of the team! I got highlands to Glencoe, Fort to assist in two bicycle Williams, and even stopped trials where we measured at the Glenfinnan Viaduct, lactate levels in the blood which is better known as Natalie Wallace at the Glenfinnan Viaduct. during different levels of the Harry Potter Bridge. It resistance on the bike. During the first trial, I mostly was amazing how beautiful and green everything was, observed so that I could get the feel for the trial protocol. things in Oregon are green, but it is nothing compared Then during the second trial, they let me take the helm. to the shade of green in Scotland, it looks almost fake, I got to take the blood samples to test the lactate levels it was like something out of a fantasy film! and also controlled the resistance on the bike. Another The second day we spent exploring the beautiful big part of my internship is data analysis. I have been taking the data from the trials and putting it into Excel to make spreadsheets and graphs. Even though it was only two weeks, I feel like I have already learned so much through my internship. Last week a group of us decided to do a Ghost Tour of Stirling. The guide was in full costume and character as the old town “torturer.” Faerie Glen After walking through the old part Isle of Skye off the coast of mainland Scotland. of Stirling, he took We first went to the Faerie Pools, which are us up to the cemetery, these crystal clear pools and waterfalls that you which was beautiful, can swim in. We ate lunch there and waded and not as creepy as around in them for a bit. Since it is mountain I thought it was going run off, they were refreshingly cold, but it The guide at the to be. Our guide was wasn’t anywhere near as cold as the Oregon Ghost Tour of Stirling. very knowledgeable as Coast. After the faerie pools, we headed out well as funny and told us not only ghost stories, but and stopped at many places to take pictures of also a lot of the history behind them which I really various mountain ranges and landmarks. The appreciated. last stop of the day was Faerie Glen, which That weekend I also took a guided three day is where the entrance to the faerie kingdom is trip of the Scottish highlands. I have to say that trip was supposed to be. Nory warned us that we better definitely the highlight of my time in Scotland (at least all believe in faeries or we could be dragged into the faerie kingdom where we would be stuck for a whole year until we could get pulled Visit US today for back out again. all your financial needs! The third and last day of our trip started out with us getting the chance to go out onto Loch Carron Josh, Teresa, Margy with a local fisherman to catch Queen’s scallops. When Josh, Juli, Juli, Teresa, Margy & Davia 905 Street 905 Bridge Bridge Street the catch came up, we all had fun picking through all (503) (503) 429-6271 429-6271 of the different organisms that had been caught in the net even though we didn’t catch too many scallops. After that, we headed back out on the road and went to usbank.com Scottish Highlands Loch Ness and then to Rob Roy MacGregor’s grave to round out our trip. To my disappointment, I did not see Nessie, but that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t exist! I took another trip to London with two of my roommates as well over one weekend. We saw and did so much that I can’t believe we fit it all into only three days. The highlight had to be going to the Harry Potter Studio Tour. It was amazing to see where the films were actually shot and walk on the actual sets. While in London we also saw the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Baker Street, Kensington Palace, Hyde Park, and even did a night bus tour of the city. The night tour was one of my favorites because it gave us a chance to see the whole city all lit up. Even though I am having a great time in Scotland, I do miss my family. I can’t believe that I only have two weeks left abroad, it seems like I just got here. I guess that is just how these experiences work; after all, time flies when you’re having fun! Natalie at Loch Ness. Natalie Wallace is a 2012 graduate of Vernonia High School who is majoring in Biology at Western Oregon University. Wallace is spending the summer studying abroad at the University of Stirling in Stirling, Scotland. Wallace will be sending Vernonia’s Voice updates throughout the summer about her adventures in Scotland. Member FDIC WELLER & SON’S 503.429.7408 STEVE HM: 503-429-3400 CELL: 503-313-9006 59229 Nehalem Hwy. South www.spiralzsalon.com SELF LOADER LONG LOGGER CUSTOM LOGGING DENNIS HM: 503-429-2810 CELL: 503-313-9044 1264 G ST. VERNONIA, OR 97064 O.P.L. CERTIFIED O.P.L.H. 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