"But, Hagrid, there must be a mistake. This says Platform 9 3/4, there's no such thing. Is there?"

Today was the first day the weather in London actually felt like the weather everyone has said IS London.  Rainy, gloomy, gray, and cold.  Miserable, to say the least.  Luckily, this weather didn't come until about 3 in the afternoon, so before that my day was rather productive.

In our morning voice class, we started with our relaxation exercises and then transitioned into learning an old song.  The song went like this:

"I know a little man in the forest green.
He doesn't say a word, but is often seen.
Seeing him, please take a care.  He will keep you, so beware!
He'll keep you there forever in the forest green."

Creepy, I know.  So there we were, a bunch of 20-somethinegs, skipping and dancing through the room singing along to the tune of this creepy song.  I'm sure the other students at RADA (The Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts) were rather scared and/or confused as to what was occurring in our small classroom studio.  It's a catchy song and I always love to sing so it was a good time.

In between classes, Maggie and I decided to take a quick adventure to King's Cross.  If you don't know what King's Cross is....SHAME ON YOU.  EVERYONE should know King's Cross from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.  Anyways, at King's Cross, we found ourselves at the very fake but dream come true location of Platform 9 3/4.  Yes, THE Platform 9 3/4.  I was in heaven, to say the least.  I had almost a little too much fun throwing a Gryffindor scarf around my neck and pretending to run into the imaginary portal that would lead me to the Hogwart's Express.  It's amazing how such little things can brighten my day.

Our second session of class we had a guest speaker who was the lead female singer in Wozzeck, the opera we saw last night.  Although the opera was extremely strange and bloody, the lead female was a great guest and she had lots of great advice just on how to manage your life and how to succeed and be a "global entrepreneur."  She herself hadn't imagined ever performing, but then found herself getting extra Masters degrees at Yale and finally finding an agent in New York who helped her book jobs.

Antonio, our lead professor of this Dialogue, is leaving us on Friday.  So after class today he checked in on us to see how everyone was doing.  He was happy to see how friendly all 18 of us have become and jokingly said, "You know, not all of you HAVE to be friends.  You're allowed to not like people as long as you respect them."  I found his comment rather funny, seeing as even though we had only met these people less than a week ago, we were extremely comfortable around them and open with them.  It's nice to have such a diverse group of people, who are all respectful and accepting, and of course, are all looking to have fun.

After class, the rain came and the rest of the day just seemed like such a washout.  It was like the jet-lag hit everyone all over again and all we wanted to do was climb into bed...and that's just what we did!  I have happily been sitting in bed since about seven, just relaxing and planning out all of the wondrous things I still aspire to do during my time in London-town.

Until next time!!