A Museum and a Musical. Good Day.

Who knew sitting in a classroom all morning could be so exhausting? I had all my classes Tuesday so I got up, ate breakfast and went up to the second floor for Classic Civilizations. It was a marathon of learning...from 8:45 until noon when we had a 10 minute break to scarf down the leftovers from dinner the night before. We didn't even used to have a break to eat, we'd all run down to the servery and grab a piece of bread and stuff it in our mouths and run back up. It gets pretty hectic in between classes with everyone trying to get in a snack before the next session. I actually had all my reading done for my classes so it felt good to know what the lectures were about!

For my classic civilization class we went on a field trip to the V&A Museum after classes and looked at the cast courts. They're plaster casts of different monuments from around the world. We looked at Trajan's Column (the real one is in Rome...mom and dad we should go see it when we go there!) It this massive column that is like a big comic strip, its engravings tell the story of a two year military campaign. The column is displayed as two separate pieces, the top and bottom, and still it reaches the ceiling (which is really high up there...) A plaster cast of the front of the Church of Santiago from southern Spain is in the gallery too. It's a common destination for pilgrimages.

Tonight was the best part of today (not that I didn't enjoy all the lectures) because I went to Phantom of the Opera. I'm glad I wasn't throwing up tonight, I was happy to get to go! My seat was on the front row of the balcony, perfect for me! I had seen this show with my parents about...eight years ago? (That seems like a long time ago! I guess it was...)

Everything was amazing-the actors, the set, the orchestra. It's times like these when I wish I could sing or that I had gone onto pointe. I miss theater and dance! Seeing musicals here have that effect on me. Oh, and before we got to the theater we stopped by a cute little pastry shop with huge wedding cakes in the window. No wedding cakes for me tonight, but I did get a cute little scone with custard and a poached pear! It was muy delicioso!