How can you go to both Hogwarts and The Prancing Pony in the same day...?

Well, I'll tell you later. :) First, let me catch you up...

Wednesday
This day was kind of interesting, because our classes were switched around. First, we had Britain Today (which was all discussion--no excursion). It was a pretty interesting class. We attempted to begin to understand British politics! This is a bit confusing, because some of the ideas are very similar to ours, but some of the basic principles are so different! We sometimes got a bit off topic, but overall it was a good class. Theatre was the same as always (:P), but our discussion of the play (Hedda Gabler) was alright, especially when we talked about symbolism.

Then I hurried home for... Passover! I was so happy to have a seder to go to. It was really fun to be there with all our host family's family. :) It was fun to see the similarities to our seder at home home (and there were quite of few), but it was also very different. For one thing, it was a bit crazier and more chaotic than ours. This was partly due to the fact that there were a lot of babies present (which was fun). They also went through the readings faster than we do and it wasn't imperative that everyone pay attention the whole time (which was good, because that would have hardly ever happened and it would have taken all night!). :) They had some of the same kinds of desserts: kosher cakes with cream (look at that alliteration!) and strawberries--but not covered in chocolate! It was a very fun night and made me feel better about not being at home--but I still missed everyone!

Thursday
We had a very fun Shakespeare class on this day. We did an exercise were our Prof gave out some scripts that hard the actor's lines and a few cue words--and that's it! We did a scene from Romeo & Juliet like that. It was a lot of fun (and hard sometimes). I got to be Romeo! :) Afterwards, Anne, Jamie, and I complained about our other Theatre class and read aloud from As You Like It (which we're going to see in Stratford-Upon-Avon!). Then I went home and went for an hour-long run, which made me feel nice. Then... I registered for classes! Thankfully, it seemed to go smoothly. I'm still waiting to hear back from Professors about two classes, but they aren't major ones, so I'm not stressing.

Friday
Anne and I went shopping on Oxford Street (the shopping street of London) on this day. It was a pretty fun day--especially considering my feelings about shopping. We both found some items (although I did not find a dress, which was sad). By the end of the day, I was very tired and my feet were sore, but I was happy with what we had accomplished. :P

Saturday
On this day... we went to OXFORD! It was SO much fun. I really liked going there. (I wish I could go again.) We covered most of the "must-see" parts, including Christ Church College, the covered market, the Bodleian Library, a castle, and The Eagle and Child. We also just walked around and saw the sights of the pretty little college town that is Oxford. :) It was great to see a place where so many literary masters came from. It was also very fun to see some of the places that the Harry Potter movies were filmed at. I got to stand on the main staircase, in the Great Hall, and in the dancing lesson room (from HP4). very cool. It was really cool to eat at The Eagle and Child, because that's where The Inklings hung out. This group included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. In fact, this pub is said to be the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's inn, The Prancing Pony. :)

That's the Hogwart's staircase behind me!

I'm drinking a moo-moo! (I think it's my first milkshake since coming here...)

I'm in the dancing lesson room from HP4! :P

We had a good dinner here! :)

The bus rides there and back were pretty easy. I slept most of the way (like usual). It was a good day. (Now I can say I've been to Hogwarts!) ;)