Craziness!

Tuesday we had music class and after music class, Laura's parents took us (Laura, Heather, David, and I) out to eat! They were really sweet! After that, I had science class and our teacher postponed the field trip. Which was a bit disappointing because that was the reason I was not going to Dublin with everyone else, because I want to go to Greenwich. Everyone had already made their plans for the weekend. So, all of my friends are gone this weekend.

That night we (the whole program) went to see MacBeth at a nearby theatre. I was interested in seeing it because Patrick Stewart was playing MacBeth. It was a very good interpretation of MacBeth. It was set in communist Russia. They had a very stark looking set: a very bare room with white tile walls, a sink, a counter, and a refrigerator with a television on top. It was a very scary play with a lot of blood and a lot of loud sudden noises. I enjoyed it as a play, but it is definitely not something I would have chosen to go to on my own.

On Wednesday I had Shakespeare class and we talked about MacBeth and Love's Labours Lost. I ended up telling our teacher that I went twice and she was very happy that I liked it so much! Then we had a short break so I came back and made guacamole for dinner. :-) Then we had WWII class.

Thursday we (Heather, Chris, little Katherine, and I) had been invited to have dinner with Dr. Oehler and his wife. He gave us some things to get for him. He wants us to get to know our neighborhood better so he sent us to get cheeses and dessert. He sent us to two different places to get each thing. We got to taste cheeses at the cheese monger. It was fun.

Dinner at Dr. Oehler's flat was a lot of fun. At first we were pretty stiff and uncomfortable but after a while we relaxed and had fun talking to Dr. Oehler and Alice, his wife.

Yesterday pretty much everybody left for Dublin (and Tracy left for Paris). I decided that I wasn't going to sit around here the whole weekend and miss them. So I made a plan for myself to see different places that I probably wouldn't go with my friends here. Yesterday I went to the Museum of Natural History. It was a lot of fun! I probably only saw about a fourth of the museum, but it was the fourth that I really wanted to see. Perhaps I'll go back with Jemima when she gets here.

I really loved seeing all the mammals and the birds (surprise, surprise). I also listened to a little recording about the sounds and songs that marine mammals make. It was really interesting to hear all the different sounds. Did you know that whales sing songs that have themes and different phrases within the themes? It was really neat to listen to a whale and hear the theme and the different phrases!

I also spent a lot of time in the bird room. It was a lot of fun to see all the different birds there. I also got to see a bunch of hummingbird nests, which were amazing! But it made me sad when I saw a huge display of hundreds of hummingbirds that had been someone's personal collection. They had tons of the same kind of hummingbirds. It made me sad that so many little birds had to die for someone's whim.

Today I am going to go to Pollock's Toy Museum. I found out that it is really close to me! After that I have to register for classes for next semester. I also might call up on of my friends who is here in London now and get together with him. I haven't seen him since summer 2006, so it'll be neat to see him again.

Tomorrow, after church and lunch, if there is time, I want to go to the London Aquarium. On Monday I am planning to go to see the London Zoo! I wanted to go horseback riding in Hyde Park, or in any park that I can in London, but I am finding that it is extremely expensive. I guess I'll just wait until the end of the semester to see if I have enough money left (which is looking very very unlikely) and then I might be able to go... We'll see.

Prayer requests: That everyone would have safe travels this weekend. That registering for classes would go well this afternoon (morning, EST). Thanks so much!!!