Exploring Edinburgh, Scotland on my first day of arrival, I somehow landed in the middle of a protest against Brexit.

The prototype of Scotland (a bearded man in a kilt and long socks) -- just kidding -- playing the bagpipes attracted me towards the demonstration, and eventually, I became one of the thousands of protesters gathered outside of the Scottish Holyrood Parliament, holding signs saying, "I Can't Live Without EU" and "We Believe in yEU(th) Scotland" while we listened to a member of the Young European Movement UK, Johnney Rhodes, who organized the demonstration.

I thought the protest was well organized, and purposefully provided a range of important and different perspectives. Johnney Rhodes was representative of the younger generation and was a powerful speaker. In addition to Rhodes, an environmental activist, a British woman and a man who immigrated to Scotland all gave their perspective as to why staying in the European Union was their preferred choice.

So, what did I get out of it?

Although I am tied to the current events due to one of my citizenships being British, I did not feel the full weight of the vote's result until I was part of a sea of people shouting "Scotland for Europe."

I felt the pain and frustration of the Scottish people towards the loss of their place in the European Union due to a decision that wasn't theirs. Scotland voted in favor of the UK staying in the European Union by 62 percent to 38 percent, while the UK as a whole voted to leave. The day after the vote, the Scottish woke up to a result that shouldn't have been theirs.

Throughout the UK, the younger generation have been the majority to vote for staying in the EU, while the older generation have been the significant portion that have caused the result of independence from the EU. This saddens me because the future is for the younger generation and yet, we will now be living in a future chosen for us by a generation who won't be there, unless a change is somehow made.

Rhodes referred to the members of the European Union as Scotland's "brothers and sisters," and made the impactful statement, "Aye, we are proud to be Scottish, but we are equally proud to call ourselves European."

What now? Well, there has been talk of a second EU referendum. I would say we can only hope, but we can do a lot more than that. Whether you're European or not, fuel this fire. Become politically active if you are within the UK and Europe, and show your global support if you're not. Refuse to settle for history made; history is being made.

If you would like to get involved with the Young European Movement, you can do so here.

And just so you know that I was actually there, that's my blonde hair behind the brunette in this article's cover photo. Am I famous yet?