Day 2 in Oban was really when we hit some low points. We woke up to someone essentially kicking us out of our room in the hostel to begin cleaning. Apparently we never got the memo that there was a check out time. We were all still sleeping and one of the employees was kind of rude and said "we've never had so many people who refuse to follow the rules." It was nice that they had toast, cereal, jam, and peanut butter for us to eat for free. We were all kind of out of money, and didn't know what to do with our day, so we wandered up to a coliseum-like structure at the top of the hill. Apparently the only reason it exists was to create jobs for the construction of it, which I almost find humorous. The rest of our day consisted of us trying to kill time until our 4PM train departed back to Glasgow. While Oban had it's positives, I think the negatives outweighed the positives in this place. The crowd seemed a bit older and had more money to spend. The bus system was not nearly efficient as it is in Edinburgh. You really need a car and a sufficient amount of money to get around and really experience Oban. I would recommend it for a day trip, but even then, it's a pretty long train ride to do that. If I could change anything about the program this year I would recommend omitting Oban all together, and maybe finding another town in the highlands to visit instead.
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