I've been doing lots of work this week, my most interesting homework assignment being "stalking." For acting class, my friend Julia and I followed a few people around and then imitated them for class! First we followed a woman we named Phyllis (mid 50s, widowed, enjoys romance novels) who walked very fast and then got on the bus. We followed her to Camden market where she bought some candy. I laughed a lot, especially when we sat on the bus (top level of a double decker, woo hoo!) and watched her stare out the window. Then in Camden, we followed some teenage girls who were both carrying red balloons, which turned out to be pretty handy since it was pretty crowded! After we were done stalking, Julia and I shopped around for a few hours in some crazy vintage clothing stores, and Julia even tried on this hideous, pouffy, 80s bridesmaid dress! It was awesome.
On Monday, my architecture class had another field trip, this time to Covet Garden. I don't have any Monday morning classes, so I got up early and went shopping on Oxford Street before class! I spent some cash on sweaters and other shirts (yaay!) but I still didn't find any boots (boo)! After shopping, I went down Regent St, thru Piccadilly Circus and over to Leicester Sq, where I ate my lunch, then thru Chinatown (which is still decorated for the Chinese New Year) and met my class. From there, we walked to the Embankment (the edge of the River Thames) and to the Somerset House. This was the MOST interesting part of my day, because there is a open courtyard at Somerset House that has a cool fountain (see pic). But even more interestingly... there was a woman with a thick, black, furry MUSTACHE! Not even joking! I thought it was fake because it was so bushy (and the fact that it was a woman...). I should have taken a picture, but unfortunately I did not. I don't know what the moustache lady would have done to me if I had!The weather has been normal English weather: unpredictable and ever-changing - it starts out sunny, then rains, then clears up... today however, was just plain sunny and beautiful all day, so after classes, I walked around the park, fed the birds and snapped some pictures.
The fountain in Inner Circle
