I am back from Paris. (mom sorry I didn’t get to call! phone problems). Paris was a whirlwind trip, we were constantly running from one site to the next. It was really great and I am so glad that I got to meet up with friends. I am amazed at the accessability of everything. I can’t believe that I was able to walk down the street and use public transportation to get all the way to Paris, all around Paris and back to Wisbech!!
I caught the train from King’s Cross and manage to see platform 9 3/4, I tried to jump through but hit the wall…bummer guess I don’t have magical powers. On the train ride back from Waterloo, London to Petersbourgh a group of rugby fans got on, beers in hand, singing, yelling and cheering. So it was a loud train ride and definitely something to remember.
Today is my first day of actual teaching, so far it is going well. I am trying to focus on observational drawing since it seems to be a weak point. I am trying to be animated even though I am still exhausted from the weekend.
This Wednesday I will be going on the field trip to visit the Tate and the Tate Modern in London. There are 70 students going on one bus! There is a new contemporary art piece at the Modern which is a 100 foot tube slide that goes from the fifth floor to the ground floor. I think we’ve decided that Ms. Baltes is going to test out this piece of art before letting the students try it out. It will definitely be something that the students will always remember.