London
Tea!
“Tea is more important than ammunition.” It is said that Winston Churchill uttered the phrase above in 1942. As he was British, it is easy to believe. The question is, however, whether or not it would still ring true today. Personally I believe that it would. This sentiment comes from two sources. The first is my [...]
English English
“Why is it that the English are the absolute worst speakers of English?” The quote above is from a guitarist that I met in Ireland. It was met with much laughter, even from people in the audience who had identified themselves as English only moments before. English English is indeed strange from my perspective. It’s [...]
The Wonderment of West End Shows – A review of Our Boys
Our Boys Jonathan Lewis’ Our Boys is a highly energetic and poignant play about a group of British and Irish military servicemen recovering in an army hospital following injuries in various theaters. It features Cian Berry, Jolyon Coy, Arthur Darvill, Laurence Fox, Matthew Lewis (who played Neville in Harry Potter), and Lewis Reeves under the [...]
Street Art and the Battle for the East End
Aside from my everyday adventures in London itself, one of the most interesting and eye-opening experiences I have had abroad was my street art tour with Alternative London. Led by a man who once painted the walls of the East End himself, the tour was truly a lesson in perspective. First, a little background on [...]
For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place/The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face/When I have crost the [pond].
The title of this post comes from Alfred Lord Tennyson! Suiting, no? Crossing the Bar is one of my favorite poems and I think it deserves a place at the front of my mind now more than ever. I may not meet my Pilot or move on to a seaman’s afterlife, but this trip to [...]
Ease on down the Road
My time is running out here in London. This was the last full week of timetable, which means the last week of full classes, which means no more assessments, performance stress, and early morning starts. Wow, soon my pillow will be my new best friend. :-J It is strange because there are days that just [...]
Summertime….oh wait, not for me hahaha
I want to start off by saying that I feel as if I should be on summer vacation! I can’t believe that everyone is pretty much off school and I have two more months to go. That being said I am happy that I have two more months with an extremely talented bunch of individuals. [...]
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel… Hello Easter Break!
Finally it is Easter break! I think these next two and a half weeks are well deserved for all of us at Mountview! The killer term two has ended and now we still have tons of work to do! How deceiving! First off, I have to complete my actors working notebook, which is a 3,000-5,000-word [...]
Stay Tuned, I’m Still on the Roller Coaster called Mountview
So my year at Mountview continues. I can’t lie…the first month has been extremely tiring and stressful. With jet lag, work overload, and strict technical dance class, my body was shutting down. The first week I had to present a monologue from a northern British play. Over my winter break I searched for some; however, [...]
A Look Back Before I Go
As I stand on the precipice of a new semester, I reflect back on the past semester. Of course, that would be my semester abroad studying at Goldsmiths College in London, the one which you have been following on my blog. This past semester has truly been an experience which will ever ring clear in [...]