february

Today was another day that class was held outside of the classroom. For my Shakespeare Literature class we ventured out to the Globe Theatre for bit of a tour and information on the Globe. The Globe that is standing now is the third one of it’s kind. The first one had been burnt down, and the second one was demolished during the English Civil war. However during our walk we stopped along the original site of the Globe, which is just a little ways off the bank. The current Globe is as closely built to the orignial as possible, only because of safety issues. I love learning of theatre in Shakespeare’s time, such as the fact that women weren’t able to act, so the young teenage boys had to play the women. During our walk we also stopped somewhere that had nothing to do with Shakespeare but it really grabbed my attention. It is called Cross Bones’ Graveyard. It was inhitially a place for prostitues to get buried, because technically they were not allowed to have a proper burial by the church. It was also a graveyard for the ‘abandon dead’. The city is doing a lot of work to keep this area safe & memorialize it. I think that it’s absolutely beautiful, that even though they may be lost souls, they are not forgotten.

“we are the granddaughters of the witches you weren’t able to burn”

xx hannah

After a night of mild drinking & karoaking it was decided that a nice walk through London and the aquarium would be a great idea. The aquarium was a bit pricey yet Claire and I decided to take the risk and try it out. Luckily for us we figured out that we are really 6 year olds at heart & it was totally worth it. There was a tunnel under this huge habitat with sting rays, sharks, & all different types of beautiful fish.

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I love aquatic life, it’s so beautiful to me. However my favourite part of the aquarium was being able to see my spirit animal, my favourite animal, sharks. No Great Whites, obviously, but they did have really cool tiger & nursing sharks in a massive habitat that you could see from all different angles. There was also a lot of great information about saving the sharks which I’d really like to get involved with. They gave a website called bite-back.com that gives great information on marine conservation. They are such majestic creatures that should be protected.