Visiting Dunbar- Hannah Dunbar

On a whim, a few of us scholars decided to visit Edinburgh, Scotland this past weekend. After our business site visit to Dunnhumby, a group of us left for an 8 hour overnight bus ride, only to arrive back the following Monday morning an hour and half before class. Scotland was an adventure to remember. We arrived in Edinburgh Saturday morning and decided to hike Arthurs Seat. The view was breathtaking! The rest of day we toured the Edinburgh Castle, visited ruins that were centuries old, and ate at a local pub. And I must say, High Street Hostel is super nice! The most memorable and special part of this journey was voyaging to a small town named Dunbar.

When I was a little girl, my father told me that our heritage was part Scottish; I remember hearing about a small town in Scotland named Dunbar. I always thought that was a coincidence  but later researched that my family is part of the Dunbar clan which originated in Dunbar. One of my friends on the trip found out that the town Dunbar was only twenty minutes by train from Scotland! So, Sunday morning, we set out to explore the countryside of Scotland.

Dunbar has a small harbor and is known for the Dunbar Castle which was one of the "mightiest" Scottish castles in the 11th century. Because of this, it was a strong fortress in the Middle Ages. John Muir, the Scottish- American naturalist, was born there. Muir is known for his work in Yosemite National Park. The Muir Woods located in Marin County, California is named after him. Dunbar also had the oldest Methodist Church in Scotland. Raised Methodist, I found this especially interesting.

Our weekend trip to Scotland was a great way to start our first week abroad, and we made it back to London in time for Statistics class.