Yesterday, I arrived at Oxford University for the British American Drama Academy's summer program. Lovely to be here, lovely views, lovely people... and it's only been 24 hours.
This is my first time in the UK, so my journey from the gate at London's Heathrow to Magdalen College, Oxford was an adventure in itself :) After annoying a couple bus drivers (`stupid american`, I could see them thinking, as I asked too many directions and got on the wrong bus... haha), and observing a wide array of international accents, I settled into my room here.
This morning, I took an introductory walk around the neighborhood, found some fair trade organic coffee, and performed my placement audition (tomorrow we will be placed into groups for the session). Around noon, I met up with my first friends here, 2 UCLA grad students. Before I left the states, I received a fabulous list of places to go from an experienced Oxford grad. We checked out the first place on the list, Georgina's. Goat Cheese, Roasted Peppers, & Rockets (arugala, appently) Panini+ Pomegranate Rasperry Soda=Delish! Post lunch, our first tourist outing through the city-- walked around Christ Church College (featured in the HARRY POTTER movies), and mimicked every accent we heard... haha. Tonight, we hit our first pub!
In the meantime, I am enjoying time to be still and read. On my way to the airport, Dad furnished me with a copy of `The Alchemist`, just the book I need for the trip. Loving it's optimistic advice to pursue my Personal Legend. On my way out of the gate today, I bumped into a fellow actor who said, `Great book. It will make you want to stay an actor`.
