London Town

It has been two weeks since I first arrived back in England and some stuff has happened. I have had two field studies: Art History and Philosophy. I went to the National Gallery for Art History and I didn't realize how much I have missed walking through art galleries with my art history professor. I love learning about the story behind the paintings and also seeing paintings that I have studied in class. It makes me so happy and excited. I get giddy and I feel smart whenever I see those paintings because I know what they are about. Yesterday I went to the V&A Museum for Philosophy and that was really interesting. I will tell you this that whenever you are in any museum in London, be prepared for the amount of artefacts that they have. They have a lot. To continue on, the V&A was really neat to see and my goodness was it beautiful on the inside. I loved seeing all of the artefacts that have so much historic value. It was a mind opener.

On Friday night, I went to go see Swan Lake. I had the best seat since I was sitting front row which is right next to the pit band. I love sitting there. I loved looking up at the stage watching these talented ballet dancers while having the perfect view of the pit. I made friends with the harpist and talked to her in french. SCORE! I had good food, good music and good atmosphere. It was a good night.

As of now I am casually in my floors' common room, listening to music and working on my assignments. It is quiet since I am the only one and I find that comforting. I like the silence of my own presence. I can't really describe it but I find it calming to be working away in silence by my self. I have the chance to go into my mind without the worry of entertaining someone so they won't get the impression that I don't care about them. I'm not saying that I don't like being around people because I do like having company. They are fun and some make me laugh and happy. There are times where I like taking the time to be by myself and focusing on me.

I am going to go focus on my work but I just wanted to update you people from across the pond. I miss you and love you. Hope all of you are doing well.

Cheers,

-SRH