a foggy day in london town

So I realize I'm not writing in this as much as I'd like to, or maybe not as much as you'd like me to. But you know what? They keep us BUS-AY here! It's ridiculous! If it's not the classes with homework and two shows a week and classes and extra group meetings and outings then it's social stuff with the other students and nights out or in or chilling or friends visiting or impromtu travel plans to Stratford-Upon-Avon. Makes my head spin just writing it out in this blog. So you can understand why I'm having troubles trying to fit in time to update you all.

Evan and Cara just visited for a week and it was so so amazing! It was SO GREAT to see them and have them here for so long. It was honestly like having a piece of home here, which was so comforting because I've been having touble feeling completely at home and relaxed here. So that was great. This week has just been horrendous. It's our last week before our break which means we've got things due for each class so everyone (including me) is really stressed and freaking out. And on top of that Dianne and I had issues with our tranportation to Paris but now (thankfully) everything is worked out. We're going Thursday now instead of Wednesday which works out much better since we have a paper due Thursday and neither of us have started (eek!).

So last night I saw another play at the National Theatre (our third!) and I think it was my favourite at that venue. Each play we've seen has been in a different style theatre; the first one was in a Greek amphitheatre style, the second was in a typical proscenium arch theatre (like the ones most plays are performed in), and the third one (last night's) was in a studio style theatre, which is really intimate and has seating that can easily be rearranged to suit the set of the play. Anyways! This show was about polygamy/polyamory, which is a topic I find really interesting, and I found it even more interesting that the topic was being addressed by Britain's National Theatre! And there was also this incredibly talented young actor who played the 17-year-old son of the main character. His characterization was amazing, as well as his character, and I think I would go see the show again just for him.

Tonight we went to Royal Festival Hall to see Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who, if you don't know, are this awesome African acapella band who, among other things, recorded on Paul Simon's album Graceland. The concert was really good! Yep. There isn't much else I can say about that.

So I don't think I'll be updating again until I get back from Reading Week. The itinerary is Paris on Tursday for three nights, (hopefully) the Loire valley for two nights, and then northern England for five nights. Should be fun!