The Arts in London and Week 1: A Reflection
Reflection Questions: What was new? What did you like or not like and why? Primarily focus on class happenings, but discuss experiences from your other class or individual travel.
What was new? As I've been to London previously, a lot of the typical first experiences do not apply - first international flight, first tube ride, etc. It has been the first time that I have struggled so much to get to my destination. For details, please see the Travel Woes post. Once I arrived in London, I also had firsts. It was the first time I stayed on the south side of London. Previously, I was in Earl's Court. I had never ridden a London bus, double-decker, no less until last week. The whole dorm/shared flat experience is also new. Back in the States, I am fortunate enough to only have had my family as roommates. I had never left London before. Now, I can say that I visited Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, and Stow-on-The-Wold. I also have plans to go to many other places. As an accounting major, I can safely say that this is the first time that I have seriously analyzed street art (which is misnamed as graffiti), photographs, and created various photographic devices from history.
With all these new experiences, there are places that I enjoyed more than others. My least favorite class thus far was Monday July 1st (no offense Carol) because I was so exhausted and worn out. The Thames riverwalk was nice and relaxing, but all I wanted to do was sleep through the entire day because of jetlag, stress, and going to bed at 2 am. Thankfully, I was a little more awake on the next class day. The Manga Exhibit at the British Museum, along with afternoon tea, was my favorite experience (Carol's class) of Week 1. I learned plenty about manga and the many uses of art. Manga can be used to teach children in the classroom, to teach emergency situation maneuvers, to entertain, and to bring people together. The history was fascinated and when I finished, I went upstairs to enjoy afternoon tea with the class. (That tiny chocolate cake was my favorite!) This trip also had a second function - I also became more familiar with my camera and began to experiment with photography.
I also enjoyed to trip to Kew Gardens & Gifford's Circus with Laura's Photo class and the Blenheim Palace excursion, but I also wished that I could have more time with certain things and skip others. I much preferred the pace of my individual trip to Hyde Park as I could set my own pace and didn't have to worry about 12 other people or keeping to a class time table. I also did not have to watch for anyone else on the Tube (I suspect I'm the mom friend).
Overall, I enjoyed my first week and am looking forward to the next 3 weeks!
What was new? As I've been to London previously, a lot of the typical first experiences do not apply - first international flight, first tube ride, etc. It has been the first time that I have struggled so much to get to my destination. For details, please see the Travel Woes post. Once I arrived in London, I also had firsts. It was the first time I stayed on the south side of London. Previously, I was in Earl's Court. I had never ridden a London bus, double-decker, no less until last week. The whole dorm/shared flat experience is also new. Back in the States, I am fortunate enough to only have had my family as roommates. I had never left London before. Now, I can say that I visited Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, and Stow-on-The-Wold. I also have plans to go to many other places. As an accounting major, I can safely say that this is the first time that I have seriously analyzed street art (which is misnamed as graffiti), photographs, and created various photographic devices from history.
With all these new experiences, there are places that I enjoyed more than others. My least favorite class thus far was Monday July 1st (no offense Carol) because I was so exhausted and worn out. The Thames riverwalk was nice and relaxing, but all I wanted to do was sleep through the entire day because of jetlag, stress, and going to bed at 2 am. Thankfully, I was a little more awake on the next class day. The Manga Exhibit at the British Museum, along with afternoon tea, was my favorite experience (Carol's class) of Week 1. I learned plenty about manga and the many uses of art. Manga can be used to teach children in the classroom, to teach emergency situation maneuvers, to entertain, and to bring people together. The history was fascinated and when I finished, I went upstairs to enjoy afternoon tea with the class. (That tiny chocolate cake was my favorite!) This trip also had a second function - I also became more familiar with my camera and began to experiment with photography.I also enjoyed to trip to Kew Gardens & Gifford's Circus with Laura's Photo class and the Blenheim Palace excursion, but I also wished that I could have more time with certain things and skip others. I much preferred the pace of my individual trip to Hyde Park as I could set my own pace and didn't have to worry about 12 other people or keeping to a class time table. I also did not have to watch for anyone else on the Tube (I suspect I'm the mom friend).
Overall, I enjoyed my first week and am looking forward to the next 3 weeks!
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