London Theatre
Chicago Layover
Li and I flew on a red-eye flight to Chicago. When we arrived, we hopped onto the subway train and headed to the downtown area. We grabbed breakfast and walked to Millennium Park (metal jellybean sculpture), Lake Michigan, and the Field Museum (Diamond exhibit). I really liked the museum - wish I could spend more time there. Maybe a long weekend in the future.
London
We arrived in London around 4am. We dragged ourselves to the Holland Park hostel and took a nap in the common room. Feeling somewhat refreshed, we took the tube to the Old Vic to get return tickets to the play, Inherit the Wind," with Kevin Spacey.
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind is a 1955 play loosely based on the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, which resulted in a conviction for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to a high school science class. I enjoyed the play because it was thought-provoking. It made me think about the current "creationism in the classroom" discussions and "freedom of thought".
Our Class
We met up with Li's mom and dad and we saw Our Class. It's a powerful play that explores the events leading up to a massacre (of Polish Jews during WWII) and the repercussions that continue to this day, by following the fortunes of ten individuals caught up in it. It was hard NOT to get teary-eyed. This was my favorite play during this trip.
We also saw War Horse and a ballet performance by Carlos Acosta. Both were good (but not my favorite...favorites above).
Africa
I have to run soon to catch my flight to Kenya. I'm meeting my friend, Suzzy, at the airport. We'll spend a day in Nairobi before heading to Mombasa to volunteer with kids.
Li and I flew on a red-eye flight to Chicago. When we arrived, we hopped onto the subway train and headed to the downtown area. We grabbed breakfast and walked to Millennium Park (metal jellybean sculpture), Lake Michigan, and the Field Museum (Diamond exhibit). I really liked the museum - wish I could spend more time there. Maybe a long weekend in the future.
London
We arrived in London around 4am. We dragged ourselves to the Holland Park hostel and took a nap in the common room. Feeling somewhat refreshed, we took the tube to the Old Vic to get return tickets to the play, Inherit the Wind," with Kevin Spacey.
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind is a 1955 play loosely based on the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, which resulted in a conviction for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to a high school science class. I enjoyed the play because it was thought-provoking. It made me think about the current "creationism in the classroom" discussions and "freedom of thought".
Our Class
We met up with Li's mom and dad and we saw Our Class. It's a powerful play that explores the events leading up to a massacre (of Polish Jews during WWII) and the repercussions that continue to this day, by following the fortunes of ten individuals caught up in it. It was hard NOT to get teary-eyed. This was my favorite play during this trip.
We also saw War Horse and a ballet performance by Carlos Acosta. Both were good (but not my favorite...favorites above).
Africa
I have to run soon to catch my flight to Kenya. I'm meeting my friend, Suzzy, at the airport. We'll spend a day in Nairobi before heading to Mombasa to volunteer with kids.
