My grandparents (father's side) immigrated to the US from Motherwell in Scotland, and I'm Scots on the other side, too, so things Scottish have been catching my fancy my whole life. And sometimes it seems, they've been chasing me down! My childhood pastor was Scottish, and my childhood best friend's father was Scottish. And it was strange because I grew up in San Francisco, not a particularly concentrated area of European heritage!
I moved to the East Coast for school and then through an odd series of events ended up as I am now, raising sheep on a small farm in North Carolina. I train and handle Border Collies to work the sheep, which means I'm practically immersed in UK culture all the time.
Two of my best trainer friends are immigrants from Scotland. One of them is from the Highlands and speaks Gaelic natively - I am so envious! We both love to sing but, wow, even when I know the words it's hard to keep up! My college degree is in language and I have learned or dabbled in several, but Gaelic (Gaidhlig) is the hardest one I've tried so far (oh drat, I didn't see that "i").
So here I am, hoping to learn more. I've said more than enough here so I'll lurk for a good while. Maybe.
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