Minds Can Explode

Today we began plenary, aka three hours of information being thrown at you. You attempt to scribble down everything you think is important but invariably, you miss half of it and just don't understand the other half that you got on paper. But it was all very interesting...of course. We learned about the Greek Bronze Age, Dark Age, and Classical Age. Luckily, we took a break for tea in the middle. I needed it.

We also got our museum assignments for the week. We have to go to certain rooms or exhibits and look at fascinating artifacts while thinking about difficult questions. Four of us went together to the British Museum. Unfortunately, by the time we actually found our way there, I just wanted to sit down in a coffee shop and rest. But no, the research must go on (forget about the show)! The British Museum is marvelous. Huge. So huge. You could spend weeks in there. Really. We made a small dent. Stella and I frequented the Starbucks across the street before taking a bus back to Highbury.

Essentially, that was my day. I also read 30 pages of Thucydides. Interesting (for the parts I comprehended), but it took my quite a while to read.

I think children may be a little cuter here simply because of the accents. No lie.