Greenwich
The Royal Observatory (where the Prime Meridian is)
It seems like everyday here is spent doing something. Martin said when we first arrived that we should never be bored because there is always something to go do or see, and he was right. Between the program, with excursions, classes, and plays, and then exploring London on what free time you have, there is barely time to sleep some days. The longer I'm here and in the program the more I enjoy it. The classes are fun and almost weekly we are able to go and see a play. This week we saw "Death and the King's Horseman" which was really interesting and good. Last night I was also able to see "Wicked" (not part of the program), but it was amazing, London has a lot of different plays and musicals playing all the time, and they're worth going to outside of class/program time.
Part of the program includes a class every few Wednesdays from Martin called ICE or inter cultural experience. We had our first ICE class today. Martin brought in each of the different London papers (the non free ones) and talked about the media in Britain including television and radio. Newspapers are much more important here, and more interesting (to me at least). Every morning on the tube, people have a newspaper. It's an important way to get information and news, more so than on the TV. I find myself picking up papers (the free ones usually, or ones left on the tube) when in the states I never read the paper. Regardless, the ICE classes are mostly going to focus on the cultural differences between Britain and the US (like the media and the importance of different mediums), and later in the quarter we are going to be able to go to Parliament. The program is really good about getting students to go and see things but also to experience more than just the typical tourist things and see things outside of what is taught in the classroom.
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