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Learning About British-ness at the National Portrait Gallery in London
The National Portrait Gallery is located on Charing Cross Road, close to Trafalgar Square in London, and is within walking distance from our flats at the Janet Poole House in Bloomsbury. The National Portrait Gallery is very close to where we saw Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night as a group the night before. On display are over […]
Two layovers and three flights later..
So I’m finally here!! After a year and a half of paperwork and anticipation, I am sitting at the kitchen table in my Hungarian apartment eating the pasta I made with ingredients from the local market. The crazy thing is that I’ve only been here for about 4 hours, but I’m already unpacked and on […]
Iringa
After a twelve hour bus ride we arrived at the Lutheran Center in Iringa late at night. The next morning we had breakfast and went to the market for a few hours. In the afternoon we visited an orphanage with about thirty-five children. We played, sang, and gave them gifts before we made our way […]
An Installation of Reality at the Barbican Center, London.
On the ninth of January 2010 we ventured to The Barbican Centre to explore a specific piece of art. The Barbican sits right in the heart of London and includes various types of art and performance. Theatre, music, art, dance, film, educational instruction, and several restaurants are all available in this large building. This center […]
Our temporary home in Costa Rica
We are now pretty settled in the heart of Costa Rica. The town is Carrillos de Poas, a village of about 5,ooo people nestled among the hills of the Central Valley. Unlike most villages and towns in Mexico and other Latin American countries that are built around a plaza anchored by a colonial styled church, Carrillos consists […]
From London: “Dr. Marigold and Mr. Chops” A Look into The Past
The performance of age-old one man plays, Dr. Marigold and Mr. Chops, by none other than fabled British writer, Charles Dickens, backtracks quite a ways through British history. For over 150 years these plays have been absent from London stages however they are now being resurrected in a city that has seen some change. Walking […]
Interwoven Identities: A Comparison of Actor and Audience at Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
Seen in the elegant and impressively detailed Duke of York’s theater in the West End of London, William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, directed by Gregory Doran, is a classic story that remains contemporarily accessible for its audience. As evidenced by the fact that most of the audience in attendance on the night of January 7th seemed […]
Day 2 Moshi
Welcome from day 2 of Moshi. We started the day off visiting Amani Orphanage in Moshi. The American director greeted us and gave us a tour of the place. There were about 84 kids, 80 boys and 4 girls. We brought in a bunch of toys for them to play with. We played with the […]
Update from Tanzania
Hello from Tanzania! We finally have internet access to update everybody on our adventure thus far. We arrrived late on Jan. 9 and went straight to the Luthern Center in Arusha. Our first full day was on Jan. 10 we started off by going to the bank to exchange our american dollars for shillings then we […]
Pre-trip Seminar
Greetings to all from Farmington, MN! We are currently at Mount Olivet Retreat Center getting to know each other and finishing up our pre-trip activities. The past two days have been filled with presentations, speakers, and lots of singing. The students gave informative presentations on various Tanzanian-related topics. We heard from Dr. Mbele, a professor […]