Classes

I have now been to all of my classes, and I can say I'm pleased with them in general. For those of you who don't know, I am taking:

Contemporary London Theatre
Comparative Politics
Mass Media Communication
Interpersonal Communication

My theatre class is going to be spectacular. We will be seeing 7-8 shows around the city for FREE. We will also be touring the Globe Theatre and will have a backstage tour of the Royal National Theatre - where we'll be all done up in makeup and costume. The professor is also wonderful. She is very prolific and as such, is great to listen to.

The politics class will be a neat experience because Americans seem to be a minority in the class. We have already discussed the Iraq war a bit, and the diversity of opinions is astounding. It doesn't feel quite as safe as a discussion among Americans; I feel a bit more like I should censor myself, for whatever reason. I'm sure I'll get over it.

Mass Media was slow this morning. I am hoping things pick up. It's all done from the British perspective, which I think will be interesting. My homework is to buy a London paper, read it cover to cover, and report back.

Interpersonal will probably be my favorite class. The professor is a Scottish woman who is very entertaining, very personable, and very hands-on. My class only has 12 people in it, too, and we have already learned a little bit about each of our classmates, so I feel more comfortable there than in any other class.

Luckily, I won't have to buy many textbooks. They keep most everything in the library en masse, and teachers don't tend to require that we purchase much anyway because they understand the expense. One prof even said, "I know you'll want to be spending your pocket money on alcohol, not on books." Unbelievable.