(This is for Tuesday 25 November)
For our final official Tuesday night Honours Seminar class we read some articles from The Economist for class and then discussed cosmopolitanism, internationalization, and globalization.
It's crazy to think how different our world has become with technology and the world economy changing. Will this lead to good things? What aspects of globalization are good? Is there some initial philosophy behind globalization, or is it purely economical?
Also, what is the role of the international experience in the London Program?
These are all some questions we discussed, and I will spare you the discussion here... but it was an interesting one for sure, and I'm really bummed that it was our final H Sem class.
30 November 2008
Day 88: Monday again?
(This is for Monday 24 November)
Monday again? Already?
Every time it's a new Monday, I feel like it was Tuesday only a day ago. Confusing.
Monday again? Already?
Every time it's a new Monday, I feel like it was Tuesday only a day ago. Confusing.
Day 87: Catching Up
(This is for Sunday 23 November)
Caught up with work Sunday and actually showed my face again in Sainsbury's.
Spent a lot of the day at the London Centre working on a theology paper about incarnation. You know, I could have been a theology major; I actually enjoy writing these papers.
Caught up with work Sunday and actually showed my face again in Sainsbury's.
Spent a lot of the day at the London Centre working on a theology paper about incarnation. You know, I could have been a theology major; I actually enjoy writing these papers.
Day 86: Winter Wonderland
(This is for Saturday 22 November)
Headed to Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland on Saturday... this goes on from November to January in a part of the park. There are food booths, rides, gift booths, an ice rink, and a giant Ferris wheel.
There were so many cute gift shops, and it was a great way to get into the Christmasy mood, even without snow on the ground.
Headed to Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland on Saturday... this goes on from November to January in a part of the park. There are food booths, rides, gift booths, an ice rink, and a giant Ferris wheel.
There were so many cute gift shops, and it was a great way to get into the Christmasy mood, even without snow on the ground.
Also, I almost laughed out loud when I saw this:
A dad was carrying his daughter on his shoulders, and he had a pained expression (though still with a smile) as her hands were pulling all over his face as she tried to get a good grip, including his eyeballs. Did I do this as a child?
Day 85: With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly
(This is for Friday 21 November)
So, the band that I'd listened to a lot on the fjord trip, Sigur Rós, came to London on Friday and I was able to go to the show.
I hate making statements like this, but it was definitely one of the best concerts I've ever been to, if not the best. It's definitely in the top three, but I cannot think of two that were better.
It was at Alexandra Palace which was a really cool buildling, but the actual location of the concert was just in what seemed to be a very large room.
The energy of the band was amazing, and a lot of their songs have great builds, the culminations of which were just infinitely better live than recorded. The lights and effects were amazing, too, including a wall of water:
I didn't bring my camera with to the show because I'd decided it would distract me from the music, but sadly two teenage girls in front of me were able to distract me by holding up their cameras to film basically every song.
Two of the songs ended with confetti falling, which was just an absolute joy. So exciting and surreal; it sounds cheesy, but the effect worked perfectly with the music.
When the show was over, walking out the palace we saw London all lit up at night, which was just beautiful. I already have a thing for Minneapolis's skyline, but seeing the whole of London was so different. Somehow it was a clear enough night out too that we could pick out the Big Dipper and Orion's Belt.
What a show.
So, the band that I'd listened to a lot on the fjord trip, Sigur Rós, came to London on Friday and I was able to go to the show.
I hate making statements like this, but it was definitely one of the best concerts I've ever been to, if not the best. It's definitely in the top three, but I cannot think of two that were better.
It was at Alexandra Palace which was a really cool buildling, but the actual location of the concert was just in what seemed to be a very large room.
The energy of the band was amazing, and a lot of their songs have great builds, the culminations of which were just infinitely better live than recorded. The lights and effects were amazing, too, including a wall of water:
(from John Gleeson on Flickr)
I didn't bring my camera with to the show because I'd decided it would distract me from the music, but sadly two teenage girls in front of me were able to distract me by holding up their cameras to film basically every song.
Two of the songs ended with confetti falling, which was just an absolute joy. So exciting and surreal; it sounds cheesy, but the effect worked perfectly with the music.
(from jrom on Flickr)
When the show was over, walking out the palace we saw London all lit up at night, which was just beautiful. I already have a thing for Minneapolis's skyline, but seeing the whole of London was so different. Somehow it was a clear enough night out too that we could pick out the Big Dipper and Orion's Belt.
What a show.
Day 84: T minus four weeks
(This is for Thursday 20 November)
Wow. Four weeks from Thursday 20 November till we leave! Students have been freaking out about this, but four weeks really is a long time. I feel like it's a great opportunity to really make a list of things to do before leaving, and it's helped to put my time here so far in perspective.
Wow. Four weeks from Thursday 20 November till we leave! Students have been freaking out about this, but four weeks really is a long time. I feel like it's a great opportunity to really make a list of things to do before leaving, and it's helped to put my time here so far in perspective.
Day 83: Long way home
(This is for Wednesday 19 November)
I decided to take my time on Wednesday after class to do more homework, but then I took a new way home from school. I think this is one of my favorite ways to see more of the city while I need to walk anyway. There is so much in this city, and I know that even if I were studying here for a year instead of just one semester I would never really "know" the city, which is great in many ways.
I decided to take my time on Wednesday after class to do more homework, but then I took a new way home from school. I think this is one of my favorite ways to see more of the city while I need to walk anyway. There is so much in this city, and I know that even if I were studying here for a year instead of just one semester I would never really "know" the city, which is great in many ways.
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