On our fourth day in London, we spent some time in the morning reflecting on impressions of our time in London so far. We discussed unexpected discoveries about London that had occurred in the first three days, as well as how we now defined the word "international." Some of the expected discoveries included observations about food, different ways of saying things, and the friendliness of Londoners.

Our third day in London was basically all Shakespeare all of the time. The last time I brought students to London in March 2103, we had a tour of Shakespeare's Globe, but we couldn't see anything because the season hadn't started yet. Since then, the company has opened the Wanamaker Theatre, which emulates the indoor experience at Blackfriars. All performances in the winter months now happen in a smaller, indoor theatre lit by candlelight.

So our work on Day 2 accidentally landed on the theme of storytelling. I didn't plan it that way, but sometimes these things are happy accidents. I've learned to just accept what bubbles up and be #grateful for the connections that emerge organically.

I'm dedicating my blog posts for the next week to my adventures in London with 21 NYU undergraduate honors students participating in a Dean's Global Honors Seminar linked to a class that I taught in the fall 2015 semester, Theatre as Art Form. This week-long excursion to London is the culmination our work together, and the students will be seeing performances, participating in workshops with drama facilitators, and working independently on their final projects for the course.