Enough About Me, Let’s Talk About My Legos

This week was Krazy (yes, so crazy it deserves a K instead of C). At BBC Academy this week, we had are intense four day directing multi-camera class : early mornings, late nights, and lots of cups of hot coco. The class culminated to us doing a mock 10 min live show transmission. It was an amazing experience, we had real experience crew members. I learned so much, working with professionals definitely elevates your game. On the first day we went to a daily live show in London called the One Show, which was really cool, we got to be on the floor with the cameras.

But enough about school let’s talk about the real things I learned:

1. Ed Sheeran is like the UK Jason Mraz with a little more swag, Just you wait for his CD to drop in the USA.

2. The Mall in London is Awesome

3. The Mall in London is Awesome (so awesome let me say it twice)

The Mall, yes the inner valley girl, jumped with joy, “Like Oh My God, Brad, Gag me with a spoon”. It is pretty amazing they have an apple store, a record store, and a LEGO STORE. The lego store to me is the finest feature of the mall, they have a wall full of bricks you can by as well as loads of little individual brick people. Bought two Lego men.

Loving london

Cheers, Lexie

London: Arts, Theatre, and Mayonnaise

The BBC is a magical place. When I say “magical“, I don’t mean pink purple unicorns magical, I mean coffee machines that disperse sweet hot chocolate magical . It’s amazing. We went on a tour of the studio, which was really quite cool.  Can’t wait til my attachment on a show begins.

I have to take a class called Arts and Theatre in London. So far for that class we have seen 3 plays. We saw much to Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe. Seeing it at the globe reminded me, of when you go to a huge concert and enjoy it so much more because of the people your with. The reactions of the crowd, seemed to also manipulate my emotions. I loved the play.

If you know me or at least have read my blog you will know that I LOVE KETCHUP. But here in london, mayonnaise seems to be top dog, master of sauces, the big dipper. You can get mayonnaise with your chips, burgers, and sandwich. Mayonnaise is only second to air. I asked for ketchup in a restaurant, when the guy gave me mayonnaise and he gave me a weird look and said ” You americans love your ketchup”. And I smiled and said yes I do. 🙂

A Wall-O-Mayo

But London is lots of fun so many things to do.

The STRANGERS here are the best.

I know when your little your parents tell you never to speak to strangers, because as kid you can’t judge good people from bad people who just want to kidnap you and force feed you mayonnaise .  As an adult you need to, to talk to strangers, to make your world feel a little closer, and you more connected. And everyone has a different story to tell.

The other day I was eating in this indian restaurant and the girl across from me sneezed and I said ‘bless you’ and then we got in to this whole conversation.

So do talk to strangers, but not all people are good, so if your not a good judge of character don’t then or else you might find out that the stranger spent your whole life savings on mayonnaise. And that mate would be awful. That has not or will never happen to me.

Virtual Hugs From London,

Lexie