Today began the first day of our fall break.

A lot of our group is taking trips to other parts of Europe, but I'm staying in London! Soooo I thought I'd kick it off with something nice and interesting! I bought a ticket to tour the BBC television studios. Besides the fact I was the only one in our tour group under at least 45 and over 12 (there was one kid), it was a lot fun! We saw inside two studios; one was being taken down (the TV Burp or something), and we (as a group) were able to experience a 'gameshow' and news as if it were live. Me and some other guy volunteered to sit in the production room where he did the voice over and sound effects, and I got to change the different cameras and play the video clips. Two of the older men were the newscasters, and they were hilarious. They (as was a majority of our group) were part of a theater group from Connecticut. All and all, it was good fun.

After I got back to our flat, I decided to go to the London's Warner Bros building, which I just found out a few days ago is just down the street from our apartment. Haha, we recognised it because inside the door are the four huge house crests from Harry Potter, along with some props from Clash of the Titans. Unfortunately, they don't give tours there, but they gave me some digits of other studios.

Then I just wandered around to Covent Gardens area, popping into some shops to have the browse. I ended up buying some english sweets, and a cheap pair of pink, round sunglasses because they looked so suave, haha.

It was around this time that I decided I was going to go see Harry Potter/Deathly Hallows pt 2 just 'cause I could and it seemed appropriate being in London and all. I ended up getting a free poster out of it. Anyway, even though I've seen it about four times now (can't honestly remember), it's still just as amazing as the first time. It's a great adaptation of the book.

I always get the question though from people who haven't read the books or seen the movies why people enjoy them so much, or why we saw it more than once in the cinema. And I always have to respond that the answer is so much deeper than just some British kids doing magic. The values J.K. Rowling places on friendship are incredible, and the one theme the whole Harry Potter series is based on, the them that drives the whole story, the perseveres until the end and conquers evil, death, and darkness, is love. Learning to believe in yourself and your abilities and believing in what you think is right even when everyone else turns their back and calls you wrong, that's what Harry Potter is. So there you have it folks! A simple reason :D

Annnnnd I guess the real-life moment I had today was in the cinema bathroom. I was trying to dry my hands, and I literally stood in front of the dryer trying to operate it for at least three minutes. And no matter what I did I couldn't get it to turn on, so I left because there was a woman behind me. But of course, what do you think happened?!?! She got the dryer to work!!!!!!!!!!!!