Friendly Behavior

One of my favorite things about Scotland has to be it's incredibly friendly people. I seamlessly fit into Paul's group of friends. Even the girls were extremely welcoming. To me this is a major change from much of the American behavior that I am so use to. I attended a private Catholic, all girls prep school for high school and was faced with countless negative experiences. It put an extremely sour taste in my mouth when it came to interactions with other women. I think this was compounded when I joined a sorority. Instead of taking the positives I learned from being a part of a sisterhood I focused on the negatives. I know much of this realization comes with maturing but I look back and think about all the pettiness that I took part in and realize how silly it all was. Now its really important to me to work on not being so judgemental when I meet other people, especially women. Women are notoriously hard on each other no matter what the situation. I didn't face any of this with Paul's friends. It was such a great feeling. I felt so welcome. It was like I had known them forever. Overall it was such a positive experience. I am really looking forward to going back in June.