{"id":8368,"date":"2015-09-27T15:08:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-27T20:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=8368"},"modified":"2015-09-27T15:08:32","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T20:08:32","slug":"an-improbable-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=8368","title":{"rendered":"An Improbable Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction.”<\/p>\n

– Shakespeare, Twelfth Night<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hello friends back home!<\/span><\/p>\n

Here we are at the end of another busy week, and an exciting one for a very special reason – as of yesterday, we\u2019ve been here for a month! It\u2019s hard not to think ahead and worry about knowing my adventure here has to come to an end eventually, but for now I\u2019m just trying to absorb and enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\n

I started off the week pretty sick and miserable, but luckily that didn\u2019t last long. We\u2019re getting to the point where classes are starting to get really busy, so there\u2019s no time to be sick! This week we\u2019ve started working on monologues in Shakespeare class, doing some intense text work for Acting, and moved into the eighteenth century for Period Dance. We also had a film workshop this week! The guest teachers filmed us while we did our scenes, and everyone who wasn\u2019t performing got to watch the actors on the screen. I\u2019d never done anything on camera before, so it was a fun and useful new experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Prince Albert in the distance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our walking lecture this week was on Wednesday, in Kensington Gardens. We learned all about Queen Victoria\u2019s life, her husband Albert, and what they did for arts and sciences in Britain. That evening a group of us went to a reception at the home of a Fordham alum. We got to talk to lots of other students from the business and liberal arts programs, as well as some professors that attended. There was also so much art to look at, from three original Matisse paintings to ancient Greek and Roman pottery. It\u2019s been really interesting meeting these alumni and learning about how Fordham and the London Centre fit into their stories and journeys to success.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With a new friend from the business school<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thursday I saw Tipping the Velvet<\/i>, an adaptation of one of my favorite books! I had no idea there was going to be a play version until I saw the posters on the tube, and it just happened to be playing in the Lyric Hammersmith, which is a ten minute walk from our flats. The production was very entertaining, though not without flaws (mostly the length). It\u2019s only in previews this week, so I\u2019ve been wondering if anything will change before they officially open. I think I might go back then, since it could be a really interesting insight into the process of creating a new work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday after class we all gathered in one of our flats for theatre games and a fun evening unwinding from the week. Then we headed out to the clubs! It\u2019s been great getting to know everyone and being part of such a tight-knit group that works hard together and then goes out and has fun together too. Saturday England lost to Wales in rugby, which was less fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Out on the town!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today a big group of us went to the London Zoo as part of an assignment for acting class. It was quite the trek to get there, with some of the train lines closed, packed buses, and a lot of time wasted getting lost. But once we got there we were definitely impressed! We especially enjoyed the meerkats, the \u201cIn With the Lemur\u201d exhibit, and watching an okapi eat some leaves. Tonight we\u2019re back in the student lounge at school, finishing up work and getting ready for the week!<\/span><\/p>\n

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monkeying around<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction.” – Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Hello friends back home! Here we are at the end of another busy week, and an exciting one for a very special reason – as of yesterday, we\u2019ve been here for a month! It\u2019s hard … <\/p>\n

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