The Globe!

So my classes have officially started. So far I've had two sessions of "Social Realism in British Films" and have my first meeting with my tutor (Helena Chance) this afternoon. The class load is going to be realatively easy for at least my two classes other than the tutorial....we'll see. Give me two weeks and I could be complaining.

Last night was really fun, becuase we had the opportunity to see "The Comedy of Errors" (a Shakespeare comedy) at the globe theatre--the theatre where it would have been shown back when Shakespeare was alive. Having never read this particular play and being only familiar with his tragedies and histories, I thought I would just glaze over and not really understand what was going on. Needless to say my expectations were very low in terms of enjoying the actual plot of his twisted tale.

Once we got to the theatre, I started getting shuffled around and directed by the million-year-old ushers until I made it to the very top of the theatre. I, along with some other students from Stanford, were squeezed into the front row of a tiny box about 50 feet up from the stage. We were sitting so close to the edge of the box (my knees were pressed against the rail that was keeping me from dropping to my death) that my depth-perception was very messed up and I kept getting waves of vertigo. But once the show started, I soon realized (granted it took me a few scenes) that I would not only be able to understand most of this play, but that I would really enjoy myself, too. The actors had fabulous comedic timing and did physical comedy exceptionally well. I caught myself awkwardly laughing out loud. In the end I had a great time, and am so happy that I went. It was great to see a bit of London too (especially since this trip only cost me 3 pounds!!) and I can't wait to go back and visit the Tate Modern, the British Museum...and just walk around the great city!!

Love you all and miss you all.