“All the world’s a stage…”
When President Durden asked us whether we had seen any aspects of London that changed our views of what we want from life, I, like many others, thought of the fantastic access to the arts here. This...
View ArticleWalk This Way
I am not a city person at all–my hometown has maybe four stoplights, and I’m used to having to drive twenty minutes to get anywhere worth going. So the whole business of having to fight through a crush...
View ArticleThe Royal Zoo
I was walking around Westminster Abbey at lunchtime today, and happened to stumble through the celebration for the seventieth anniversary of the Battle of Britain. This was a) unexpected and b) very...
View ArticleChildren of the Enlightenment
So, like many other people, I have noticed the difference in educational programming at the Anglican churches that we’ve visited versus the other religious centers that we’ve seen. At Westminster Abbey...
View ArticleA Green Space of One’s Own
I used to think that William Wordsworth was kind of a sap, always going on about daisies in a field and all that in his poetry, but since arriving in London, I’ve come to respect his stance a lot more....
View ArticleBeer- Not My Cup of Tea
I really don’t have anything academic or insightful to say about pubs, so I’ve been holding off on this post. I haven’t visited too many pubs in London because there were other things that I wanted to...
View ArticleVolunteering: Conquering the Castle
Last week I started volunteering with the Norwich Museums Learning Department, part of the Norwich Museums and Archeology Service. This organization runs several museums in the Norwich area, including...
View ArticleThe Tax Man Cometh
Yesterday was my second day volunteering at Norwich Castle, and the theme of the day was the Ancient Romans and Iceni. This meant that the interpretors were dressed in togas or in plaid blankets with...
View ArticleA Day with the Tudors at Strangers’ Hall
I’ve been really lucky in my volunteering, as I’ve had the chance to explore both Norwich Castle and Strangers’ Hall, and it has been a lot of fun. This week I helped with Tudor Day at Strangers’ Hall,...
View ArticleGoing behind the Scenes
Last week at the Castle I experienced my first day without a major educational program. Although the regular “Life in a Castle” session was running, that is handled by freelancers who come in for the...
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