It’s been a while
Wow, so it’s been a long time since my last post. A lot of stuff has happened. I’ll mention some and go into details about others. Let’s begin by Syracuse’s Love London Weekend. I went to see Billy Elliot, not that great of a musical like some people say. Maybe my expectations were to high, but it is definitely not the “best musical on the London stage”. Don’t get me wrong, it was good, but nothing extraordinary. The best thing about it was the set and the little kid dancing, apart from that, the music was not memorable, I didn’t feel like going home and downloading the soundtrack, like I always, sadly enough, do.
Anyways, the next day I went biking around London, which was pretty cool. Weirdly enough I’ve learned that I like biking. Even considering buying a bike when I get back to the states and maybe checking out some trails. It’s kind of weird, but biking is kind of relaxing, it clears my mind and I can put my everything away and just think about the road and just bike ahead. I liked it a lot. I recommend biking around London and seeing the sites, it’s so much better; you get to see how they are connected, how the neighborhoods blend and how they change from one to another. LOVED IT! Definitely doing it in Amsterdam next week. No better way to see a city than biking.
That same night, after biking, we went to the Greyhound dog races at Wimbledon. Such an amazing experience! Great insight into the English culture and how people spend their time. It was interesting to see so many different kinds of people there. From working class, to middle class, to higher class people, all in one place betting on some poor dogs. Don’t get me wrong, I betted too; won some, lost some. It was definitely fun and interesting to experience that.
After that weekend, my class took me to a small theater above a pub in Shepherds Bush (west london) to see a small play called The Whisky Taster. One of the best plays I have seen in my life. Full of symbolism, very deep themes, great acting, great set, great direction, AMAZING. Look it up on Google. A lot of plays that are produced at this theater go on to become big productions at the West End (London’s Broadway) and I’m sure this one will too, all the critics are loving it and it is definitely West End material. Since I’m sure most of you are not going to be able to see it, since it ends next week, I’ll tell you my favorite part. One of the actors is able to associate colors, and tastes and smells to things that don’t have them. Like for example, he can tell you what color is Monday, and how a Monday tastes and smells like. Well, anyways, the girl he loves asks him the color of love. I thought it was going to be really corny, and that he was going to say red or pink, but he didn’t give an answer until the end when he says: “It’s white”, and then associates love with the feeling you get when you miss a step on the stairwell. I’m sure you think it’s stupid, but if you had been there, you would have loved it. Anyways, after that, the week was pretty normal, until I departed for Copenhagen (that’s in Denmark; which is in Northern Europe; just google it)
So, Copenhagen. Not what I expected, but definitely a beautiful city, and the Danes are really nice people, at least the ones I interacted with. I wouldn’t have gone to Copenhagen if it wasn’t because two of my best friends are studying there right now. Anyways, it was full of snow, really cold, and really expensive (more expensive than London), but it was definitely a beautiful city and I’m glad I went. Visited some of the sights, saw the Little Mermaid statue, saw the Queen’s Palace, a couple of Plazas’, the longest pedestrian street in Europe (and maybe the World), the Opera House, Christiania (google it, it’s interesting to say the least), saw a castle with a moat, lots of bikes (everyone bikes around Copenhagen, the sidewalks are full of bikes), and a lot of blonde people.
Anyways, the nightlife in Copenhagen wasn’t great. One of the locals told me that most people cross the bridge into Sweden to go to clubs instead of staying in Copenhagen, so I guess that’s where the party is at. Anyways, went to a few bars and clubs and weren’t that great. One of them was completely empty, and it was like 1am, maybe it was the club, or the city, I guess I’ll never know. Anyways, went to this bar and this girl starts talking to us and asks where I’m from, and you know, me being all cool, and thinking she’s going to love it when I say Puerto Rico, I throw a little accent and say “Puerto Rico” (while rolling my R’s) and she says: “What the f**k is that?” It was interesting cause everyone else I’ve told in Europe knows exactly where it is, what its political status is and all that, while she had never even heard of it. I wasn’t in the mood to educate her so I just said “It’s a small island in the Caribbean” and walked away.
In conclusion, had a lot of fun in Copenhagen, took many pictures, did some shopping, partied a little and saw my friends. Loved it and can’t wait to go to Amsterdam next weekend with the roommates (wish me luck!).
Upcoming Events: Going to see Priscilla (a musical), going to see Dame Judi Dench in A Midsummer Nights Dream, and going to see Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City actress) in a West End show, and I’m going to Amsterdam next weekend, so keep checking back and you’ll be updated on those. 
Thanks for your support.
