Can we write in this and pretend like we’re still there?
Life after London is going to seem dull. Without the hustle and bustle of the city and the contsant movement everything will be in slow motion. This was such an amazing experience to have Im afraid things will be lack luster from now on. What else can compare to this?
Only two days left and I’m becoming miserable. I’ve had the most amazing time of my life, and gotten so close with so many people on this trip. Not only has the experience of the culture been enlightening, but there is so much more than that. I never would have thought I could find new best friends this far into my college experience, but I did. Knowing these people for 3 years couldn’t compare to how close we’ve become in the past 5 weeks. I’ve made friends that will now change my senior year completely. I can take away from this trip the clothes, the eye opening experiences, knowledge of the industry, and friendships that I will have for years to come that I would have missed out on.
Thoughts of some recent fun days.
1. Stumbling upon the the Harry Potter world premiere and witnessing the entire cast in person.
2. Lunch today with endless greek food which is my favorite.
3. Discovering Primark’s shopping, cheap and fun.
4. Singing songs for America in the dark on July 4th with everyone. (video which I couldn’t figure out how to post..)
5. Billy Elliot, the most OUTSTANDING performance of a child that I’ve ever seen in my lifetime.
This trip has taught me how creativity isn’t just about producing pieces of artwork, but it is thinking creatively throughout all your experiences and interesting artwork comes as a result of that. Thinking in a new way in all your encounters and letting loose can be liberating, and freeing. Not caring what people think and just trying things for the hell of it is something I will take away from this trip.
Our last official VCUK 09 Event was an all out GREEK FEAST. I think everyone ate more than they have in the last five weeks all in 2.5 hours. The walk up Primrose Hill afterwards surely helped to burn through a few of the calories.
An action shot:
And the aftermath:
our last week what?!?! i can not believe how fast this trip has gone it makes me so sad! I have literally had the best time in my life. Not only have I grown so much closer to my peers but the visits we went to were all so amazing. Today was our last visit, baseline and yet again i have nothing but great things to say! they were so nice and welcoming there. They invited us there for half a day serving us coffee, lunch, deserts and tea while showing us the behind the scenes of one of the coolest typographic magazines. It went above and beyond any of my expectations. I found it funny that after all that they had done for us, they thanked us for coming to visit them!! The real thanks is to them! They were fabulous, and it was a great way to “end” the trip.
Extreme Rollerblading Kills Puppies
This morning we went back to the design museum to see the new exhibition “Marsical Drawing Life.” We had the opportunity to be shown around the exhibit by the art critic Kerry William Purcell who gave us his personal insight on the show. I really liked Marsical’s playful approach to art as well as the way he turned his 2d drawings into 3d experiences. 
This past Saturday Nicole and I held our make art now. Unfortunately only two people showed up so it wasn’t as fun as it could have been. We created a list of things which each group had to document (whether it be photography, illustration or something else) we were to meet at noon at the Secret Garden pub, where we would see who completed most of the list. Nicole and I were going to buy a round of drinks for the group that won, being that it was 4th of July. Here are some photos of the things we hoped you guys would see. Also there were items on the list such as letterpress type, a room with teacups piled waist high, landmarks from the movie “Notting Hill”, as well as a store of pearls and more. Sorry most of you missed out, not that you care anyway. And for those that showed up (Jaclyn and Julia), thank you
