Today, I had the best lunch meal of my travels yet. It was bangers and mash at a pub called The Chandos right near the National Gallery. I took my students to Westminster Abbey, and then let them lunch on their own. I probably did this because I wanted to go to the pub. I [...]
Archive | June, 2009
London Day 5: Westminster
My first field trip (on Tuesday, 6/23) was with my London as Text class, and we visited the Museum of London. I don’t know about you, but I get museum fatigue after a few hours — usually around three. And three hours was just enough time to take in the Museum of London. In fact, [...]
Day 3: Hampton Court & Windsor
Sunday means a bus trip to Hampton Court and then to Windsor. We had a couple of hours to spend at each one, and the program was good enough to pay our way into Hampton Court. I last visited Hampton Court about ten years ago, but it was during the winter. I was glad to [...]
London Day 2: Walking
Today started off pretty uneventfully: we had a meeting of the faculty for about an hour, then walked around the college area for a bit. I had my camera, and it was a beautiful day, so I wanted to spend the rest of the day just walking. Todd and Wayne, two of the other faculty, [...]
London Day 1: the Plane & the Bus
Autumn drove me to the Groome yesterday at 4, and I have not stopped since. I’m finally in London, after what amounts to a nine-hour plane ride where I was seated in the middle, and a one-hour bus ride to finally get to lunch, a brief meeting, a short shopping jaunt, some (awful) dinner, and [...]
London: Pre-Flight
leave for London tomorrow. As part of the European Council Study Abroad Program, I’ll be teaching in London for five weeks, starting Monday! I’m privileged to have been chosen for this experience, and I haven’t been to the UK since 1999-2000. I’m very excited and a bit anxious. I’m teaching two classes: London as Text [...]
Louisville and Beyond
Last week, I was involved in grading the AP Literature exam in Louisville, KY. I cannot give any real specifics about the grading, but it was an interesting time, and it allowed me the opportunity to get on the motorcycle and travel a bit before I had to report. First stop: Greenville, SC. Autumn and [...]
