Thursday, January 21st

Today was a very long day of classes. We didn’t have very many, they were just very spread out. We had mythology, a break (I showered), religion, a break (we wandered Kensington Gardens), and then our culture class. Dinner was not long after that. After dinner though, we went to the Queen’s Theatre to buy standby tickets for Les Miserables. As we were entering the ticket cue, a lady stopped me and asked if I would like to buy my ticket from her, because some of her party couldn’t make it. She had two tickets not seated together, but they were very good seats in the Stalls. Allyson and I bought them from her for £10 each. The rest of our group bought their tickets for £30. Good deal for us! I was not looking forward to Les Mis because I did not like it when we were forced to watch a crappy film version of it in my high school chorus class. The first 30 minutes I did not particularly like, and I thought I was not going to like the show. Then I started to recognize a few songs, and the acting got much more lively. Well… I absolutely loved it! It was fantastic! So good! The cast was amazing! My favorite actors/characters were those who played Javert (crazy popo), Eponine, Enjolras, and, of course, M. & Mme. Thenardier (the innkeepers!)!!! I loved it! We left the theatre and said farewell to our friends, as we still wanted to wander around the area.

Haha… at one point we were standing on a corner next to a transvestite. Well apparently we were interfering with business because he/she/it stomped past us to the corner across the street and started pacing. We thought this was hilarious. We were then approached by two guys, who asked us if we spoke any French ("Parlez vous Francais"). We told them no, so in very poor English they asked us if we would like to go and get some coffee with them. We declined… of course… mother! Haha it was pretty funny. I told them we were waiting for some friends. It was kind of awkward actually. Haha! Overall, great evening! I love Les Miserables!