Studying Abroad: (Suddenly) No Longer a Tourist

A boy, ~9 and dressed in a navy suit (a typical uniform, it seems, in Edinburgh,) gestured at me through the iron gate of his schoolyard.  Face pressed against the mesh between the slats, he asked if I could toss him a toy (presumably thrown) in the middle of the sidewalk.  I picked it up and delivered it over the fence, he thanked me in a perfect, adorable Scottish accent, and...
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