Tuesday, July 31st

Tuesday, July 31st... My criminology class had our last field trip today and we went to the houses of Parliament. We got to go inside and your the house of commons and house of the lord. It was an awesome opportunity. I must say, their government buildings put ours to shame. Although most of the cathedrals and such are beginning to look the same to me. Our class field trip got done early and I had some time to waste. I got off at a random tube stop which happened to be Liechster Square. I glanced over to see none other than the Jersey Boys theatre. Of course I couldn't resist. I bought a ticket to see it again. Yes, I'm enough of a fan that I went alone to see them. I ended up with even better seats than the last time... (I was within wink range of my favorite one ;) ) and I loved it just as much! The only downfall this time was that the main character (Frankie) was an understudy and not the original. Bummer. But he did a good job. 

Ironically, I sat next to an older gentleman who made small talk with me. We both instantly noticed each others accents (or lack of) and realized we were fellow US Midwesterners. Even better, he was just from evansville! I told him Farmersburg and he instantly quite proudly said "cornfields, dairy queen and meth labs." I just laughed and told him he was definitely thinking of the correct town. Anyway, he was there because his wife was president of University of Evansville and UE has a college in London. He implanted it in my head that if I loved London do much then I need to look into a similar program. He said I was the most fascinating young person he's ever met and that I liked music from his generation. Speaking of which, I'll briefly explain what this Jersey Boys hype is all about anyway. It's a musical about 4 guys who are trying to get their big break in music in the 50's. It's Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons. They sing famous songs like "Walk Like A Man", "My Eyes Adored You" etc. Other than dashing good looks, they're all incredibly talented and put on the best running show for the past 7 years in London. Most shows only run for a couple months. Needless to say, they're the shizzle. I could go on about them for hours obviously so I'll leave it at that. For now. 

After the musical, I just enjoyed the time in solitude. That's something I don't get much of in London and something that I definitely need some of occasionally. It was nice to do whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted and not having to worry about anyone else. But I eventually returned to campus for my dear new friends to give me crap for seeing Jersey Boys again. Whatever! After taking the heat, me, Sam and holly went and got our usual yoomoo frozen yogurt and blueberry muffins from the store. I'll miss frozen yogurt and English muffins so much! After yoomoo, my and my new compadres hung out in my room for awhile. Definitely always a good time! I realize how close I've gotten to these girls and I'll miss them a lot when we're gone in a few short days. :(