Stratford and Warwick

We left for Stratford about 10ish on the 11th of June. I, being stupid, didn't realize what time it was, and Greta had to come and knock on my door to get me so we could leave. We got to the train station and still had plenty of time, so it was ok. The train ride was long, but nice, and I slept a bit. When we got to Stratford we walked to our Bed and Breakfast. At the B & B, we found out that the boys were staying in another B & B down the road from us. So, we said goodbye to the boys and went to unpack. I was in a room with Mal and Nobe on the top floor-but it was only two little flights of stairs. The first thing we did was lay on the beds and sigh. Then we met the other girls and talked out plans, and decided to take naps. Then we met the boys for dinner. After our early dinner at a pub called the Lamplighter, we split into two groups and walked around Stratford. Mal bought a charm, we took some pictures with the Swans, and we went to see Shakespeare's grave. Then we sat by the river and went to see the show. The show we saw tonight was The Taming of the Shrew. I had never seen it, but I remembered Emily and Kurt doing a scene from it in class. I thought it was very good. They took a drunk man (Petrucio) and dressed him up at the beginning, and they stripped him at the end, leaving him in just his underwear. When we went outside after the show it was raining, and we walked staight back to the B & B's.

The next morning we woke up and had real food for breakfast! Soooo good! Then we got ready and met up with the boys for our day of touring Shakespeare's houses. The first house we went to was Anne Hathaway's, then we went to Mary Arden's, and then we went back into town for lunch. We went to two different pubs for lunch. One group went back to the Lamplighter, and one group went to a different one. After lunch we met up, and Em and Nobe decided to go back to the B & B, and do some other things. The rest of us went to two more houses, then back to the B & B's to freshen up before the show. The show tonight was A Midsummer Night's Dream, which is my favourite Shakespeare play, but this production was not my favourite my any means. Altogether it was a good show. I liked the way the moon moved across the 'sky', and I liked the fact that Titania's bower went up into the air, but the fairies had creepy dolls, and I thought it detracted from the overall production. After the show we went to a pub called 'The Dirty Duck' which is a pub that all the actors go to. I got a Pimm's and lemonade, which is an amazing drink. I don't think they have it in the States though. :-( We met some other American students and went into the "actor's side" of the bar. After that we went to a karaoke bar called Ripple's, and I talked with an actress who played one of the fairies. Then we went to the B & B's and just slept!

We had real breakfast again waiting for us when we got downstairs again! Then we packed our bags and left for Wawick Castle. It was beautiful! We wandered the grounds, saw a giant trebuchet(catapult) being shot, and went through the castle. We also went through a tower that was supposedly haunted. The guy who lived there was killed, and then the guy who killed him felt so guilty that he killed himself. They had the story set up as a haunted house type thing. It was basically really cool, but really short. After that we climbed a really tall tower, saw a bird show, went through the peacock gardens, and met up to go home. On the train ride home, Rachel got a text from Jess saying that Schiller was refunding us for half of our meal plan. That definitely made our day!

Midterms, Harper Regan, and Sports Cafe

We had midterms on 10 June and we were supposed to write two essays for Stacie. Our presentations that morning, however, took so long that we only had to write one. Yay! We still had to write the second one, just not that day. After that we did our acting one for Valerie. The ass ears that I made for Jared were crazy, but they worked. Then we ran down to dinner and we were off to see Harper Regan at The National. It's a new show about a woman who is trying to get time off from work so she can go see her sick dad, but they won't give it to her. She ends up just running off to see him, but she doesn't get there in time. So then she goes to a bar, ends up stabbing a guy with a bar glass, and then she spends the night in a hotel with another guy. Then she goes home, and the story comes out that her family had to move because her husband had been accused and pled guilty to child pornography. She forgave him, and the story ends happily. It was different, but I liked it. After the show we went to Sports Cafe! Fun Times! Jared and I drank a pitcher of Long Island Iced Tea, then I had some out of the pitcher Preston bought because he kept pouring it into my glass. I also had two vodka & cranberries. Savannah couldn't figure out how I wasn't drunk by this time. Then I went home and packed for Stratford.

Walking across London and Into the Hoods

Ok-so the whole posting on my blog thing...not so great at it. Anyway, the day after my last post I spent the day touring London with Preston. We walked all over! We first went to St. Paul's Cathedral, which is about £8 to get into. We didn't go in, but we're supposed to for Sharon, so I guess another day. On our way there we got awesome Italian milkshakes, and we visited Fleet Street-and Preston took a picture of a barber pole. Ironic, anyone? After St. Paul's we walked along the Thames and took pictures at the London Bridge, the Tower Bridge, and the Towere of London. Then we went into the Tower. It was very cool. Some of the best medieval architecture I've seen. After that we went to find the British Museum, and when we got there, it was closed. Preston then went to the British Library, and I went to see Into the Hoods. It was a pretty cool musical-although more dancing than musical. It is a hip-hop musical with canned(CD) music that follows the story of Into the Woods. I think Stacy Janusz would like it a lot. My seat was amazing as well-K10-for only £15!

Tell Me It's Not True...Say It's Just A Story

Yesterday after classes were over I went to see The Lion King with Preston, Greta, Jessica and Rachel. The costumes were PHENOMENAL!!!! At the beginning when the animals come through the audience, it took my breath away! There was a downside to the show being amazing-we were surrounded by groups of school children. They were middle or early high school age, and they broke so many rules of theatre etiquette it was crazy! One of the boys in the group was blatantly taking pictures, and the ushers were getting really angry. Rightly so, since it is against the law and coyright and stuff. They also wouldn't stop talking, and Rachel and Greta eventually said something to the girls in front of us. We all were going to say something to the teachers, but we didn't because it got better, then it got worse before they talked to the girls. Then we came back and I read and talked with Savannah and Victoria before bed. They went to Paris today.

Today my alarm woke me up at 8:15 because I forgot to turn it off, but then I fell asleep again. I woke up to a couple of maintenance men knocking on my door at around 10:30. I answered the door, and they looked at my room and said-"Sorry, Wrong room." I could have screamed-but since I was up anyway, I decided to finish my book. Then I got dressed, had lunch, and went out. I walked around Covent Garden, and just around all over looking at places. I found an amazing piece of baby pink leather which I wanted to buy soooo badly. I might go back and get it-I have to ask some people first. Then tonight I went to see Blood Brothers. It was awesome! It is one of my favorite musicals and they did it very well. I saw the understudies for both Mrs. Johnstone and Mrs. Lyons, and they were quite good. The woman who played Mrs. J is normally Mrs. Lyons, so it was cool to know that and then see her play the opposite role. After that I came back to Schiller and went to Burger King with Preston.

The Good Soul of Szechuan

Today we had class from 9-5:30, first with Stacie, and then with Valerie. For lunch I ran across to Waterloo and got some Burger King...super expensive. Then we talked about Marlowe a lot in Stacie's class. It was a good class. In Valerie's class, we worked some more on the scenes, and blocked them out almost fully. After class we all went to dinner in the cafeteria, and it was completely awful! I had some chips(fries) and that's about it. Then Kurt and I went to see The Good Soul of Szechuan at The Young Vic. It was a very good show, and it was definitely very Brechtian. We walked across the stage to get to our seats, and while we were sitting there the cast started to come onstage. They were still showing people to their seats, and they were walking through the actors. It was interesting to watch people's reactions to this.

It Sucks to Be Me...But Not For Long

After we came home from Cambridge the other night I still wasn't ready to relax. I got on the tube after dinner and went to the West End. I was running a bit late-or at least I thought I was- and I didn't think I could make it to any of the farther theatres on time, so I bought a ticket to see Avenue Q again. Then I looked at my ticket, and saw the show didn't start until 8:30... Oh well, I saw the understudy for Christmas Eve the first noght I saw it and I figured that I would see the regular Christmas Eve. While standing outside the theatre, this girl's boyfriend came out with a pamphlet for some other show. She looked at it and screamed,"She's doing my part!" I asked her if she was an actress, and she said she was. She introduced herself-her name is Alexa-and we got to talking. I told her I want to become a dialect coach, and she told me she needed help with an American accent. She asked if I could help her, and we made plans to meet for dinner in SOHO at a restaurant. I called my mom and she told me to be careful, but I told her that's why we were meeting at a busy restaurant. After the show the cast was having a party because two of their castmates were leaving. I had been asked by another girl I met at the stage door that if the two actors she knew-who were the ones leaving- came out could I give them a message. Well, no one came out, so I went around to the front of the building. I went in and the security guard said I could go up and tell them, but then he changed his mind and had me write a note instead. I was sooo close to going to a party on the West End with the cast of Avenue Q!!!!

Sunday night I met Alexa and we went to dinner. We talked and I coached her for about 3 and 1/2 hours! It was amazing and a lot of fun!!! We first walked around SOHO and she showed me the bars where the actors go after shows for drinks...so maybe we can meet some of the West End actors and have a drink with them. Who knows? Then we made plans to try and meet up again before we(NU Students) leave for home...if we can.

Today we had acting class, and then I went to see Spamalot. It was amazing! I thought that The Lady of the Lake was exceptional, and the knight I liked best was Galahad. I also love, love, loved the costuming! Some of the costume changes were so fast, and in the end the blue dress The Lady of the Lake was wearing turned into her wedding dress, which was brilliantly done. I want a dress that flips between two at once! Then, when I was walking back to the tube station, I ran into Daniel Boys, who was the actor who played Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q! I talked with him for a bit, then I came back to Schiller.

Two Days of Adventures!

Friday-We went to Stonehenge and Bath. The bus ride was long, but I managed to rest a little, which was good. We went to Stonehenge first, where we had about 45 minutes. The stones are so huge! We had to keep in this large ring around the space where the stones were, because you're not allowed to go up to them. For another £30 we could have gone on the private tour that night and touched them, but it wouldn't have been worth it. After Stonehenge, we rode for another hour and 20 minutes because of road blockage, but we made it to Bath. When we got there the first thing we did was go through the Roman baths. We lost Victoria because she went to get an ice-cream cone, so she didn't go through with us. Near the central bath they had an actor and an actress creating the characters from the children's audio tour guide (you were right Greta, so much better than the other one) and they were very good. After we left the baths we walked around a bit, and while Savannah and I were looking in a store for a gift for the baby, Dan found Victoria! We were going to go to Jane Austin's house after that, so we walked up one of the side roads. We stopped to look at one of the market stalls along the road, and the guy there was Scottish. His accent was amazing! It was awesome to just listen to him talk and hear the accent. After we talked to him for a little while, Dan, Victoria, and Savannah stopped at a Subway for some food. I wasn't hungry so I decided to go to this little store across the road called Cancer Research UK. They're a thrift store and their proceeds go towards breast cancer research. I bought a really cool red jacket, a hat, and some books. Then Savannah wanted to go in after she was done eating, and I found some mugs-I had been looking for a mug for tea and all the other ones I'd seen were too expensive-for £3, with saucers! Then we had to run back to catch the bus. On the way back, we realized the lady sitting next to us was from Canada. We talked to her for a bit, and she asked us how we liked England, and how long we would be here, and where we were staying. When we told here she said, "Right in the middle of the city!" When we got home, we walked around a bit, then had dinner at KFC, and then we came back to Schiller. I was very tired so I went to sleep, but the other three stayed up and played cards and talked.

Saturday-Today we went to Cambridge. We drove for a while, and then we stopped tight outside of Cambridge at the American memorial cemetary there. The guide said it was beautiful and a nice place to walk around, but didn't realize what an impact this place would have on the Americans on the bus. It was incredible, yet a little sad at the same time. Seeing how many Americans have given their lives for our freedom-and that wasn't all of them. There was a wall there that had the names of soldiers who had died in battle, but were buried in unmarked graves somewhere, and it stretched forever. After we left there, we went into Cambridge. We had an hour long walking tour, and then the rest of the day to ourselves. We saw Trinity College, King's College, and Trinity Church on the walking tour, and then we went to the market. There was a crafts market, and the crafts were all so beautiful. There was a man who made jewelery out of forks and spoons, and I wanted to buy a ring, but none of them fit. I have baby hands... I bought some faeries made out of pewter, and I really liked the tiaras at this other stall. They were so delicate and beautiful, but they were sooooo expensive, and better suited to a wedding than anything else. Then we walked around some more and saw the gorgeous country side in Cambridge, and then we walked up 123 steps on a tiny winding staircase to the top of St. Mary's Church, from where we could see the whole of Cambridge. It was a wonderful view, but the steps were interesting and a little scary. After that, Victoria, Dan and Savannah wanted to go on a punt ride. A punt is a little flat bottomed boat where someone with a long pole takes you around the river. They paid about £8 per person, but they went. While they were on their ride, Carrie, Rachel, Jess, and I sat on the stone wall by the River Cam and just relaxed. After that we met the tour guide and came home.

Walking in the Rain

Today the fire alarm went off at 8 am, which was a good alarm I guess. In Stacie's class we read the preface to Major Barbara, and the first part of Mrs. Warren's Profession, and we picked scenes in acting. I'm all of the fairies in one of the Titania and Bottom scenes with Jared and Mallory. It should be interesting, because the fairies speak one after another. I think I may make sock puppets for them. We'll see. After dinner I took a little walk down near the Thames, and I looked around in the bookshop at the National Theatre. I found some puppetry books which Kelly might like, and I told Jared about them. Tonight I'm going to read a bit, and then go to bed a little early. I have to get up early for Stonehenge tomorrow...although not as early as those going to Berlin.

Home on Avenue Q!

Today was the second day of classes. We had class starting at 9 am, and going until 5:30...fun stuff. We always have a million breaks in Stacie's class though, which is good. We finished Troilus and Cressida in Stacie's class, and we started Midsummer in Valerie's class. For our midterm Valerie wanted us to decide on either short scenes, or the last act as a class. I think we've decided to do the short scenes. They'll be more beneficial in the long run. Tomorrow we have class starting at 9 as well. It was funny today in Valerie's class. She handed out our Major Barbara books, and then asked us what we were doing tonight, and we said probably going to see different shows, so she said she wouldn't have us read anything for tomorrow. That was nice. We (Greta, Kurt, Noelle, Mallory, Preston, Dan, and I) went to see Avenue Q. Great show! I particularly liked Rebecca Locke, who played Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut, and the actor who played Trekkie Monster/Nickie. They were both very good. Daniel Boys, who played Princeton/Rod did a much better job with Rod, and he kept slipping in and out of his accent. I guess it is just as hard to keep an American accent as the others. Overall, I liked it a lot. In other Schiller news-Greta and Emily have to move because their ceiling is leaking. Great Schiller...just how safe are you really? Victoria, Dan, Savannah, and I are going to Stonehenge on Friday while everyone else is in Berlin. I figure I'll go to the second Berlin trip since I didn't get on the first one.

First Day of Classes

Last night Savannah and I took a walk around Schiller, and I found the creepy door that Emily found a little while ago...it was really kind of scary. Then I went back to my room and Victoria and I talked for a bit. I was in kind of a bad mood, so that cheered me up. Then we fell asleep, and didn't wake up until around 10 this morning. Today was our first day of classes, and it was a very good day. Victoria and I woke up, and got ready to start our classes. They started at noon. We signed up for some trips, and then we parted company to find the rooms our resective classes were in. Mine was in the basement, in the hallway opposite the cafeteria. Stacie is amazing! The first thing she did was ask us our names. She thought my name was Emma the first time I said it, and she had trouble with some of the other names as well. Then we got down to some history on the Trojan War, and we started reading 'Troilus and Cressida' out loud. We picked the parts that we wanted to read, and during the double period of class we had today, we got through three acts. Tomorrow we start class at 9 am! Ugh! That will be a long day... After class was over we all got ready to go to the Hard Rock Cafe for the welcome dinner. Finally, real food! I got blackened chicken with pasta, and it was AWESOME!!! Some of the others got burgers, and some got herb chicken. We all got wine or beer with dinner, and then we just talked and enjoyed the food. After dinner we walked to the tube station so we could get back to the Waterloo station. When we got there, we walked across to the Wellington so we could meet Dr. Sharon and Prof. Angus for drinks. We waited for an hour after they had said they would meet us, but it was because the show Dr. Sharon was seeing ran later than expected. She told us all about it when she got there, and now we all want to see it! After that, we had a couple of drinks, said goodbye until our real goodbyes tomorrow, and some of us came back to Schiller-while the rest went out for more drinks.

A Day at the Ballet

Today we went to the Royal Opera House to see the ballet of Romeo and Juliet. It was raining all day today, and of course the only shoes I packed that went with my outfit happened to be cloth...oh well, feet dry. We met Dr. Sharon at Schiller, and took the tube to Covent Garden. Then we walked to the opera house. Before the ballet, we had a backstage tour of the opera house. Nicole, you would have loved all of the dance space. The one dance studio we saw was HUGE! After that, we saw the ballet. It was beautiful! The only bad thing is that our seats were so high up, and there wasn't that much leg room. Oh Well. The dancers portraying Romeo and Juliet were wonderful, as were all of the other dancers. The dancers who were the three harlots actually got more dance time than some of the leads. We had seen one of them when we were backstage, and she had crazy awesome curly red hair. Mallory said she reminded her of Bernadette Peters. After the ballet, we said goodby to Dr. Sharon, and took the tube back to Schiller. Then we waited and hoped dinner would be good because having missed brunch, we were all starving-and thankfully it was! Maybe because we were starving?...

No Stonehenge!?

Yeserday I didn't end up going to the theatre. I had gotten sunburnt and I felt sick, so I went to bed early. Today I woke up at 9 am, and looked on the internet for some ideas of what to do today. Mostly everyone else went to Stonehenge today, but there were no more tickets when I wanted to sign up. Then when Victoria woke up, and she got ready to go, Savannah, Dan, Victoria, and I took the tube to South Kensington and went to the Museum of Natural History. We walked down this side street to get there that had amazing little thrift stores on it that I definitely want to go back to. The museum was okay, but it was like somewhere that you can go back home-like in Washington D.C. We were there for a couple hours, and then Savannah and I went into the shop to look around while Dan and Victoria walked around the museum a bit more. After they were done, we walked back along the little side street, but all the shops were closed except the food ones. We were hungry so we bought some pizza, and afterwards got some gelato. I got cookies and cream, and it was amazing! Then we walked back and caught the train, and we came back to Schiller. A little while after we got back everyone got back from Stonehenge.

The Leaf Necklace

I woke up this morning at around 10 til 9, and lay around in bed for a while. Then I got up and made some eggs for breakfast for me and Victoria. We decided to take showers and then went down to brunch-which was sort of okay. I had potatoes and cereal, which were good. I also had an omelette, which was really buttery and not so great. After brunch Victoria and I went to the organic market which we passed through yesterday on our tour. We bought some vegetables and some chicken, and we bought some other stuff to eat on weekends when we have to cook. We also bought some candy at this stand where the salesperson hit on Victoria. He asked for her number and she told him she didn't have a British number, so could she have his. He gave her his number, and he also gave us an extra bag of chocolate when we were checking out. I was a little hungry after this, so I got a beef and vegetable pasty-kind of like a pot pie without all of the gravy so it was easier to carry. It was pretty good. We walked back after, and on the way we stopped at the British Film Museum. They had vintage clothing and jewelry there from a vintage shop because it is "Dressed to Kill" weekend. I looked through all of the clothes-and wanted all of them. I think that I was born in the wrong decade... I looked at the jewelry afterward, and I liked this one bracelet with yellow stones. I saw the necklaces while I was trying it on, and forgot all about wanting the bracelet when I saw a silver leaf pattern neclace. It has inlaid stones, and is from the 40's or 50's. Of course I bought it. It is now officially my favorite piece of jewelry! I will post pictures as soon as I can. After we put our groceries away, we went for a walk with Savannah and Dan. We were going to go on the London Eye, but it was too crowded, so we decided to walk along the Thames. I bought a copy of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' at an open air book market. After that we went to the market because the organic one didn't have butter so we needed to get some to cook with. After the market we went to this restaurant called the Fishcotheque, at which I got some chicken and chips. They were quite good. Later tonight I might go to see a show... We'll see.

Mal's Birthday!!

We went out for Mal's birthday-first to The Wellington, and then to this pub that we searched for forever called The Roxie. A couple of us left because the cover charge was £5 , which is the same as $10...and we were exhausted after walking a little over an hour to find the place...but, I'm exhausted now, so I'll post more in the morning.

Fun Times

Yesterday we had orientation. It was boring, and we heard a lot of the things we had heard already...but we 'got to know each other' first. It was fun because Mal and Em did thier Kaitlyn skit from SNL, which made everyone laugh, and Trevor and Greta sang Willy Wonka songs. Then, I explored the building a bit, and went to the library...yeah, I know, I'm a total dork... Then I went back up to my room. After reading for a bit I smelled something cooking. (My room is right across from the kitchen on our floor) I went over to the kitchen and there were four other students there. One of the girls was from Lebanon, one of the guys was from Iran, and I'm not sure about the other two. The girl from Lebanon made me sit down and she told me to eat with them. She had made fajitas...and I don't think she'd ever had them before, because she kept telling everyone to taste them. It was fun, they said I have a very strong American accent. After that I lay down for a little bit, and when I woke up, everyone had gone out.

Today we met Dr. Sharon and Professor Angus at the London Eye so we could go on a riverboat and walking tour of Shakespeare's London. She told us to meet her at 9:15 because Valerie had told her that, but in reality we didn't have to meet until 10:15! Everyone was kind of upset about that...but we got some pictures an exploring done instead of letting it get to us. We also sang Happy Birthday to Mal, and the London Eye workers sang with us. We then met our guide, whose name ws Richard, and went on our tour of Shakespeare's London. We took a boat ride at first, then walked arund and saw loads of exciting places. We saw the Rose Theatre, which was the first theatre in London, The New Globe, and the site of the Old Globe, and we got our pictures taken in this really cool giant astroturf chair with Dr. Sharon! Now we're all just relaxing at Schiller until later when we go out for Mal's birthday! Dr. Sharon and Prof. Angus are coming with us(for a little while at least)!

London is Amazing

Okay...So I fell asleep really early last night and didn't get a chance to post anything. Yesterday we got in around 10 am after spending forever on the planes. We left from Buffalo on time, but got held up in the air because the traffic was crazy! When we finally got to JFK, we had a four hour layover. I grabbed some quesadillas with Dr. Sharon and Savannah, and then we waited to get on the plane. Once we finaly got on the plane we were all anxious and ready to go, and we were supposed to at 8:55, but the plane didn't take off for another hour! I fell asleep almost as soon as we got on the plane, however, and had no idea that we had been sitting there so long. The two days before we left I had gotten a total of 5 and 1/2 hours of sleep, so I guess I needed it. I sat next to Jared, and he slept almost the entire way. I dozed on and off, but I couldn't really sleep while we were in the air. We finally landed at 10 am, after more air traffic, and went through customs. There was absolutely no need for all of the bank paperwork that all of us had gone crazy trying to get last minute! Then we got on a bus, and drove to Schiller-it was funny-we spotted the guy that was there to pick us up before Dr. Sharon did. We were all exhausted by this point...but we still looked at the sights. We saw a bunch of 'touristy' London sights, but all were amazing! We saw Big Ben (and our bus driver pointed out 'litte ben') the London Eye, and finally the Thames when we got to Schiller. When we got inside, they gave us lunch-which was intersting. I had some noodles on which they ut cheese. Well, it wasn't that great... After eating, we got our rooms. Then, we had to lug our 50 pound suitcases up to the fifth floor-technically the sixth- and that was an adventure. I swear I'm gonna be in great shape by the end of this trip with all the interesting food, and the stairs. Athough, Victoria and I are across from the kitchen, so maybe we can cook something. After I was done unpacking, I went to see the other girls rooms, and then I lay down for a bit...but I wasn't planning on falling asleep so early. The others went and explored a bit.

This morning I woke up aout 6 am (1 am American time) and didn't know what to do...it was sooo early, so I lay back down and read a bit. Then I got up and took a shower, and went to breakfast. It was actually decent. There were eggs and pancakes, ham, crumpets, and juice. Then we learned about cultural excursions, registered for classes, and rested a bit before lunch. After lunche the theatre kids got tickets for the tube at Waterloo Station, and went to see an exhibit on The Ramayana at the British Library. The whole time at the exhibit I knew I'd heard about it before, and then I remembered we'd heard about it in my Judaism and Islam class. We came back to Schiller after that by way of St. Pancras International Railway Station, Kings Cross, Waterloo and then a grocery store. After that we rested a bit, and then had dinner. It wasn't actually that bad. After dinner, the theatre gang plus Carrie, Jess, and Rachel walked over the Thames to the West End and saw Cabaret. It was very amazing!! We got seats in Row J-but the awesome thing is that they were rush tickets an hour before the show and only cost £20! I picked up on some of the accents that weren't quite there, or kept slipping in and out, but it still was Awesome!!!!! There was a lot more nudity than Niagara's show, and Jackie and Amanda, who met us there, weren't really sure what to expect. They were very surprised-more so than the rest of us I think. At the end of the show a number of the Kit Kat dancers removed their clothing, and portrayed being gassed, along with the MC. We left the theatre crying it shook us so much. The other point in the show that made me cry was when Fraulein Schneider told Herr Schultz it was over. Then we had the walk back. Now it is time for bed. We have orientation in the morning, and I've already stayed up later than I should have.

Soon we will be in London...

Hi Everyone! I'm joining Preston and Emily in making a blog. It makes so much more sense than e-mailing everyone all the time...and this way I can talk to everyone, instead of not getting to someone. I'll still send some postcards and e-mail-don't worry Joy-you will get your postcard. We leave tomorrow(technically, because it is 1:32 am) and I can't wait! Please come back and visit often.