Click the above link to view my pictures from the Old North Bridge
Last night after my International Criminal Law seminar I noticed some spectacular scenes from the Old North Bridge, as you know my camera does not reside very far from my side. It is getting quite cold here in Scotland and I even purchased my first scarf ever this afternoon. I was sick for about 10 days and fell a little behind on my reading, but have been working diligently to get caught up. Luckily the week after next is a catch up week here at the University of Edinburgh and is part of the Gordon Brown legacy. Brown was I believe the only student to hold the post of Rector of the University and that was due in part to political connections and a willingness to campaign hard. Brown had become very famous for being the first person to have an experimental eye surgy performed at the University Hospital. Brown lost one eye when very young to an odd illness and almost lost his right eye when he was hit by a tennis ball. The surgeons rebuilt part of the lense and were able to move some tissue and vessels to save the eye. Recently advisors to the Prime Minister have become worried that the increase in reading and late nights due to a political mutiny crisis, a banking crisis, and a fishing industry territorial battle, that his one good eye is showing slight vision problems.
Other than reading and sharing my thoughts on American politics I haven't done too much. Though the former keeps one very busy when earning there LLM. In case you would like to send a letter, christmas card, or money (I'm kidding ;-) my address is: Mr. M. C. Soper, 4A Brunton Place, Edinburgh EH7 5EG, UNITED KINGDOM, please note that postcard and letter stamps are both $0.94, whereas it costs me £0.56 to mail a letter or a post card back to the 
states (check the exchange rate for who has the better deal on mailing). If something terrible should happen my phone number is 001.970.210.9210, I stress terrible, as it costs more to talk to one minute than it does to send one letter via the post. A quick email is virtually cheap, excluding the ISP cost, and is Scottish in the sense that it is more frugal and more miserly than the first two mythods of contact.I am considering venturing to Italy, Spain, and France for the holidays, as I have friends in all three states who said they could find a place on their parent's floor for a sleeping bag.
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