Tea and Crumpets: Seven Shakespeares, Ten Days (actually that is a bit of a lie, one of the plays was not shakespeare...)

So as of now I have seen four incredible shows with the Royal Shakespeare company, and there are three more to come. Tomorrow is As You Like It, and it has just been so amazing! We have even had the opportunity to meet and chat with some of the actors at the Dirty Duck (pretty much the only pub in all of Stratford) after the shows.

Lots of gardens, castles, and old houses, but it has been so interesting to see all of these houses that are still existing from like the 1400-1600. Shakespeare's houses are a bit like shrines in the town of Stratford, and based on the doors in these cottages I would have been considered a giant. (so the giant in Jack and the Beanstalk was probably only like 5'7") Some of my favorite moments in visiting places like Blenheim Palace (where Winston Churchill spent much of his life) and Shakespeare's houses are the moments i nthe gardens. We took a walk down by Queen's pool at the palace and stumbled upon these huge gnarled trees, which we of course climbed.

That day also encompassed a trip to Oxford, of where I am now applied and will be attending school...false, but I could imagine how amazing it must be to go to school in that setting. All of the buildings are ancient and beautiful. We ventured into one chapel with a high wooden ceiling, and I could just imagine singing hymns and them echoing throughout the building. We also managed to find a dining hall at one of the chapels (you can only imagine the amount of harry potter references that we made on our day trip to Oxford). One of my favorite parts of Oxford was discovering things that you didn't even know existed...back cobblestone roads, shops that let you taste their delicious fudge. One time Chelsea (another girl on my trip :) and I went into a random church and when we came out the back down we were in front of this enormous domed building!

I wish I could write more and more but alas I must retire for the evening.

Cheerio and kisses dahlings

P.S. all you skype daters fear not I'm not ignoring your requests and I definitely miss you, the schedule is quite crazy and weird so it may be a bit until actual dates get set up but if I am on it is usually later around like 6:30 your time. But don't ever doubt my love for you; I'm just working very hard to adjust here to life :)