Well, I have already been here for two weeks, and I can't believe the things I have already experienced. One of the most amazing opportunities I have had thus far was to see a play preformed in the London Westside (a.k.a. the Broadway of England). We watched the Play Enron, and I was completely dumbfounded. It was a perfect melding of traditional drama with Modern technology.
A brilliant light saber duel, a slew of blood hungry raptors, and some of the worst american southern accents I have ever heard all coalesced to form a riveting depiction of the downfall of Sam West and the Enron Corporation. It was very intense and in some aspects rather disheartening. For instance, One of the ending scenes depicts the crashing of the planes into the twin towers and their eventual fall. While in itself the remembrance of such a tragic event is a memorial to those who died, in this instance, it was merely a parallel to the fall of "Big Business." All of us Americans were very taken aback by the scene, though we had been warned about it in a lecture earlier that day. I have to say that seeing such a disrespectful display made me more aware of the innate love I have for my country. I may not agree with many of the things that we have done and are doing, but I am American!
In other news, I have found a love for Curry I never knew existed because every Thursday is Curry night here in oxford, and my friends and I all set out to the local pub in order to get the 6 pound special. I had the chicken korma because it's one chili pepper rating; I am very much a lightweight in the way of spicy food and unlike the other members of the table, I refuse to sweat from every pore while crying for the sake of the chicken vendaloo - No thanks!!!
OOOOOHhhhh, One more thing. Yesterday I went Trampolining for the first time. I don't mean getting on a dinky 10 foot, backyard trampoline; I mean jumping on a competition style Trampoline and flying through the air. It was amazing fun, and today almost every muscle in my body is sore. I will probably go again Sunday and then I have to decide if I want to pay the 30 pound charge to continue participating in the Oxford Sports Areana; It is a bit expensive!
"And so to Bed." - Pepys
