Defying Gravity

Hello from London!
I don't have a lot of time for a lengthy blog post tonight, but I'll make up for it soon, I promise! We have a map quiz tomorrow that I haven't studied for very well, plus a quiz on a chapter of our geography book that I haven't read yet. I just wanted to write a quick update for the people who care.
Yesterday we went to church at the Hyde Park chapel since the wards that we will be going to all had stake conference really far away. It was a really interesting experience to see all of the diversity at church. The man who blessed the sacrament had a Jamaican accent, which was pretty cool. After church, I went for a walk in Hyde Park and it was absolutely gorgeous. It was incredible how crowded it was, though. The park is huge, but it was absolutely packed. Here's a shot of the Royal Albert Hall from the park. It was an absolutely gorgeous day.

 This is also probably a good time to show you where we're living. It's a few connected row houses in Queen's Gate Terrace pretty close to Hyde Park. It's such a pretty street too. You just don't see architecture like this in Provo.

Today, I went with a group of girls to see Wicked and it was really, really good. I don't really know what I was expecting, but I sort of went into it from a perspective of not liking the Wizard of Oz very much. I really enjoyed this play, though. The music was great, the singers, especially the two witches, were fantastic, and I really enjoyed that the story was thoughtful and complex, which I wasn't expecting so much.

We were able to get quite good seats for pretty cheap what with student discounts and buying them the day of the performance.

Overall, I had a very nice time. If you haven't seen the play and ever have the chance to go, I would definitely recommend it.
And now I really have to get studying. See you later!