It is all over now. Most of us have gone our ways. Some home. Some abroad. Some still in town. As I get ready to leave London there are so many things going through my brain that I cannot even organize. I am thankful that I no longer have to sleep on that cot of a "bed". I rejoice in knowing that I am no longer surrounded my Italian teenagers as I attempt to get into and out of my room. I am headed back to the states where coins are not worth much and I can throw them in the bottom of my bag without discovering later that I have a hoard of money. I am no longer on a real schedule. There are no longer 11 other people depending on me to show up so we can get started. And theoretically I will not walk out into the sun only to be soaking wet 10 minutes later after getting caught in a random down pour.
I loved this trip. I loved the program more than I can say. I have learned so much and enjoyed so much that it is hard to determine what the best part was. I am going to miss the wonderful people that I have met here in london. I am going to miss the fantastic shows that I have seen while in London. I am going to miss all the laughter and memories that were made at almost every turn. There is so much of this Academy that I will bring into my own classroom when I get home. I am going to try to encourage everybody I know to do the program so that the fabulous teachings can be shared. I am creating an entire Shakespeare unit for my Advanced Drama class and using many of the exercises in my other classes as well, including English.
I know I have made a number of professional contacts that I will be able to use throughout the rest of my career. Yet I have also made more friends than I can remember making since college.
This truly was an experience of a lifetime.
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