AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Last night and today were monumental! We went to see Spring Awakening and it was absolutely amazingly fantastic. The story was moving, music was powerful, and the set was almost dreamlike even in its simplicity. It was certainly controversial in its issues but great none-the-less and I felt that the nudity was done in a vulnerable and beautiful way. They had some seating on the stage and the cast sat among the audience and I was so envious. I want to see it again and hopefully sit closer this time. I was awed by the young actors performances and enjoyed the guy who played Melchior but I fell in love with Moritz(Iwan Rheon) and Hanschen(Jamie Blackley). . . aah . . . they were just too cute.

Then today to say goodbye to one of the girls in our program we went to see Three Days of Rain starring James McAvoy (known for his roles in Narnia, Becoming Jane, Penelope, and Wanted) and it was the greatest moment so far of my trip. He did a phenomenal performance and the stuttering for the part was adorable. It was well worth the money to see this emotionally charged play. When it was over we hung around the stage door and he came out to sign autographs. I had him sign my program and he touched my hand when I got it back and said with a smile "Cheers Love" before I left. He was just so nice and very down to earth when he was talking to everyone. He was talking in his native accent. . . gosh I love those Scottish men! Katelyn, Jen, Shannon, and I felt like teeny boppers with all our squealing but we just couldn't help ourselves. The only thing that would have made the day even better would have been if Rob Pattinson had suddenly showed up which wouldn't be so weird since he has been spotted in Soho which is where the theatre was located. We ended our day having a group dinner at an Indian restaurant to say goodbye to Katelyn and wish her luck when she gets back to Fresno. She's going to have great stories to tell and pictures to show.

Tomorrow were going shopping to buy me a new outfit because we're going dancing at Escape Saturday night. Its a gay bar in Soho and some of the girls have already been and say its tons of fun. Shannon is picking out my outfit, doing my hair and makeup. She likes to think of me as her own personal life size barbie. This Friday another fieldtrip this time to Cambridge and I'll be buying yet another sweatshirt. It should be tons of fun, hopefully as great as when we went to Oxford and saw all the Harry Potter stuff and the Windsor castle tour where the Queen drove up and they changed the from the union jack to her flag.

We also booked our trip to Paris for the 27th of February and can't wait. We are also going to be going to Amsterdam( whoohoo the red light district) the weekend after that and then I'm trying to plan a trip to Ireland. I have to remember that while I'm travelling I have to get many projects done as well so wish me tons of luck. Love you all!
Teresa Vargas