Week of Exploration

Hello everyone!

So, after returning from Bath, we had classes again. I love my classes so much!

These are two of my teachers: Chrinstine Harris - British Crime Fiction, Michael Fosdal - British Life and Culture, and Izzy, holding Greg. I was blinded by the light... This was during a lunch we all had together. It was great fun.

I've got British Crime Fiction which is a study of crime fiction and it's development, mainly here in the UK. We've read Poe (I know, he's not British, but he made one of the first "detective" stories), and a few Sherlock Holmes so far. I have also been keeping up with the TV series Sherlock, and I love it!!!! I got to watch the most recent episode here in London! I was really excited about it. I still am.

Next, I've got British Life and Culture. In this class... we basically talk about anything and everything concerning Britain. And Mr. Fosdal's really cool.

Then, finally, I've got Fringe Theatre in London. It's really laid-back, and AWESOME! We go to see a show every week (plus the ones I've gone to see on my own). I'm really enjoying it. This last class, we met at a tube station, and then went walking around the cool historical theatre places, like the original Globe Theater.

 This is a part of the original London Bridge. I got to touch it. It was really smooth. I think it's starting to petrify. Is that a real word? Well, it sounds really, so it now is!







Then we also passed through the Borough Market, and the food there is DELICIOUS! I found a stall of Argentinian food, and the guy was super sweet. I got a chicken Empanada (it was so good). Then I found this map of the market, and I just had to take a picture!

Here is my Fringe Theatre teacher, Brian, showing us where the original Globe Theater was. And down there is a picture of what an artist though the area looked like.

 The bricks there to the right are original bricks of the Globe... It was sooooo cool!!! I got tingles up and down my spine.



And then the building down there is the current Globe Theater. It's not playing any shows until April, and we won't be here then. But we're going to try to go on a tour to see the inside. :D

Well, this is THE bridge in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince... I think. It's in one of the movies. But this time there were no Death Eaters ruining the bridge. It was a very dreary day, but that's ok! I had to cross it to get to the tube station to go back.

OH!!! Well, most of you have probably already heard, but I GOT A PART IN A PLAY!!! It's at the Imperial College and We're doing the play "Can't Pay? Won't Pay!" I've already read some of the scrips, and it's very funny! I'm playing the part of Antonia. :)

This last week, I spent a lot of time wandering around London for the fun of it. I got lost twice. It was awesome.

The plays I saw that week were 'Matilda the Musical' and 'First Light / Mr. Darwin's Tree.' The second was actually two plays that we saw the same night. They were for Fringe Theatre.

OH NO!!!! I just had about a whole page of stuff written about the three plays, when the page froze before I could save it. D: And I lost it all..... Well, I'll just have to try to write it all again.

..... In my next post. :)

Love,
Sophie & Greg

P.S. If you want to see more pictures, I've put all of them up on Facebook. ;)