tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15884266928185478532024-02-19T09:10:44.193-08:00Home Page: 2011 RWC British Study Abroad BlogsWelcome to the Blog Home for the 2011 RWC British Study Abroad Program. Students will be linking their blogs to this site as they post their writings, photos, and videos about experiences during the program—on Britain, the Beatles, the 60s, Darwin, and other exciting and enlightening topics. It promises to be a big adventure. Enjoy!Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588426692818547853.post-65047314139712162092011-07-02T00:58:00.001-07:002011-07-02T00:58:37.503-07:00Fantastic Field Trip to LiverpoolOn June 28-29, we were taken by coach (our mad driver Terry, a former jockey with golden earrings), to learn all about the Beatles in Liverpool, and we got much more than our money's worth. Some even got the once in a lifetime experience of performing onstage at the famous Cavern Club, where the Beatles got their start. Here's a selection of photos from the trip.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/02/207.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/02/s_207.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The group at the entrance to Beatles Story museum.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/02/208.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/02/s_208.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sarah Jones, Erica Wilcheck, Brendan Wood, Karly Mason, Becca Schuler, and Katie Hungler at the Beatles museum cafe.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/02/209.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/02/s_209.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Katie Hungler at Penny Lane.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/02/210.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/02/s_210.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Professor Mark Otten and our Magical Mystery Tour bus.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/02/211.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/02/s_211.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Susan Landenwitsch (left) and Kim Krekeler at Strawberry Field.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/02/212.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/02/s_212.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Enjoying live Beatles music at the Cavern Club: l-r Mathea Harbaugh, Dennis Halpin, Anna White, Hannah Kutcher, Kim Krekeler, Nina Adams, and Christine Jagger.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/02/215.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/02/s_215.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And THEN! Kimberlyn Angelo, right, was invited up to play guitar with Two of Us, a Beatles tribute duo. See the video in a separate post.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/02/216.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/02/s_216.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Dennis, Katie H., Susan, Karly, Anna, Kimberlyn, Kim, and me at Paul McCartney's teenage home. We were given an excellent tour inside Paul and John's homes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/02/217.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/02/s_217.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Hatters Hostel (an excellent hostel in a former Victorian YMCA), where we stayed the night.<br /><br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Liverpool,%20England%20&z=10'>Liverpool, England </a></p>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588426692818547853.post-15748573329722051142011-06-30T12:39:00.000-07:002011-06-30T12:43:01.816-07:00Kimberlyn Angelo Plays the Cavern<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The highlight of our Beatles field trip to Liverpool came when Kimberlyn Angelo was invited onstage at the famous Cavern Club, where the Beatles got their start, to accompany the Beatles tribute duo Two of Us on two songs, "Blackbird" and "I'll Follow the Sun.". She was terrific and needless to say we were all very proud of her. Watch and listen for yourself:<br />
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</div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588426692818547853.post-23321148759615173202011-06-30T08:07:00.000-07:002011-06-30T15:02:07.369-07:00The Light and the Dark<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I don't know and probably will never know for sure if traveling abroad has had anything to do with the fact that my credit card was hacked and over $5,000 of fraudulent charges appeared among my transactions between June 22-29. But the experience has put a real damper on my travels and destroyed my desire to stay abroad and visit Spain a la Hemingway after the study abroad program ends on July 6. Although my card company (Chase) assures me I won't be responsible for the fraudulent charges, when something like this happens, it forces you to recognize the extent to which there are nasty folks out there, looking for every opportunity to take advantage of others. <br />
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I would have been traveling alone in Spain, which I had some reservations about anyway, not out of any fear of not being able to take care of myself. It's just that travel experiences are always far richer if you can enjoy them in the company of others. I had hoped that others could join me in Spain, but for various reasons they couldn't get away from their obligations. Still, I was prepared to go it alone and experience some of Hemingway's favorite places in San Sebastian, Pamplona, and Madrid, until the hacker took away some of the joy of life. I'd been hacked once before, but on a small scale compared to this. Looking at the transactions online felt a lot like watching a ravenous monster insatiably devouring all in its path before I cancelled the card. You certainly feel violated when this happens. It's a kind of financial rape, I suppose.<br />
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But we move on. Now I can get back (assuming the airline can find a seat for me) and set to work a week earlier than planned on editing a book manuscript and getting it ready for publication. And truthfully, I'm happy to have the extra week. The book (a non-fictional account of a small town Indiana high school basketball team in 1963) really needs to be finished in the next few months. The 50th anniversary of the team's accomplishments is coming in 2013.<br />
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The other bright side has been the group of students on this trip. Though we've had some challenges and Mark and I needed to be forceful in setting some boundaries early on, the group has got on well without major mishap and they've been a ton of fun to be around. I wish I hadn't been so busy that I couldn't spend more time with them. I think the Liverpool field trip exceeded all our expectations and created a few spectacular lifelong memories in the process. And we still have five more days in London ahead of us, with a Beatles walk, the Natural History Museum, a play at the Globe, and everything else that Britain's great city has to offer. Who knows for sure, but I think people in this group are likely to remain friends for years to come, if not for the rest of their lives. <br />
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And that makes doing all this worthwhile. The forces of evil can't take that away, can they?<br />
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</div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588426692818547853.post-64133434807628465252011-06-23T16:00:00.001-07:002011-06-23T16:00:42.617-07:00The Ringo show in LiverpoolSeveral of us trained to Liverpool last weekend to see Ringo Starr in concert with his all star band. It was a terrific show. Here are some photos from the trip.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/2335.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_2335.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The group just after we arrived at the Lime St. Station in Liverpool. From left Dustin, Katia, Dennis, Katie, Hannah, Susan, Kimberlyn, and Nina. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/4074.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_4074.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Dennis, Kimberlyn, and Katia.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/4075.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_4075.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Me in front of the Empire Theater, where Ringo performed. The Beatles performed there in the the 60s.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/4076.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_4076.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Kimberlyn realizes she's actually going to be seeing her childhood hero.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/4077.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_4077.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Opening act Mila Falls. She was very good and we got to meet her after the show.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/4078.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_4078.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Ringo appears. Rick Derringer on guitar.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/4079.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_4079.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Edgar Winter does Free Ride.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/4080.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_4080.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/4081.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_4081.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Ringo looked amazingly good for a 71 year old man. And drummed as well as ever.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/4082.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_4082.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Susan and Dustin with Mila Falls after the show.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/4083.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_4083.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The happy group enjoys refreshments. Later I matched wits with a local Beatle expert in a head to head contest in which we tried to stump each other with questions about the Fab Four. He was very good but I got him on questions about the Beatles in america. It ended in a tie. <br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Liverpool,%20England&z=10'>Liverpool, England</a></p>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588426692818547853.post-24162515661050059962011-06-23T06:01:00.001-07:002011-06-23T06:01:54.103-07:00At the American WWII cemetery near CambridgeReturning from Cambridge, our driver Colin suggested we make an unplanned stop at the American WWII cemetery there, and we were very glad we did!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1287.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1287.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Superintendent Michael Green led us on a powerful and very moving tour. (note to future British study leaders: this is highly recommended, if you can fit it in).<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1307.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1307.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1308.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1308.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1310.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1310.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1311.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1311.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Students even got to participate in the lowering the flag ceremony, quite an honor!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1313.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1313.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />It was an experience none of us is likely to forget.<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=England&z=10'>England</a></p>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588426692818547853.post-43088662306902817212011-06-23T05:41:00.001-07:002011-06-23T05:41:05.738-07:00Photos from Cambridge Field TripOn Wednesday, June 22, we traveled by coach, with our wise driver Colin, for a Darwinian field trip to the Sedgwick Museum and a tour of Christ College, where Darwin was a student.<br /><br />The Mathematical Bridge, meeting point.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1230.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1230.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1231.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1231.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The group at the entrance to the Sedgwick Museum.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1232.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1232.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Mathea Harbaugh entertains fellow students (Katia Sittmann to her right) with story time, the tale of Tinyranasaurus (sp?) Rex.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1233.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1233.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Lunch break.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1234.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1234.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sheltered from the rain at the entrance to Christ College.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1235.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1235.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Cambridge Fellow Professor David Norman spoke to us of Darwin's days at Christ. This was Darwin's actual room.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1236.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1236.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The Darwin statue in the Christ College garden.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1237.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1237.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Cheshire and Nina say hello to Darwin.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1238.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1238.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Mathea stares down Darwin <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1239.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1239.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I've been telling everyone that Darwin hung out with the Beatles, but no one believed me.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1240.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1240.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Kim at yet another Christ College memorial to Darwin.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/1241.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_1241.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Me under Poet John Milton's mulberry tree, under which he composed a number of his sonnets.<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Cambridge,%20England&z=10'>Cambridge, England</a></p>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588426692818547853.post-50458697539587447592011-06-23T03:30:00.001-07:002011-06-23T03:30:09.415-07:00Photos of first days at Harlaxton.The Manor, no place like it on earth.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/773.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_773.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Students explore the Gold Room.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/775.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_775.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The Cedar Staircase<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/776.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_776.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />In the Van der Elst Room<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/777.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_777.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br />In the Great Hall.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/778.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_778.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Harlaxton%20Manor&z=10'>Harlaxton Manor</a></p>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588426692818547853.post-2158857959010848602011-06-23T03:21:00.001-07:002011-06-23T03:21:22.087-07:00Photos from LondonHere are some selected photos from our first three days in London.<br /><br />St. Christopher's Hostel in Greenwich, our first British home.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/731.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_731.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Professor Mark Otten at the Royal Observatory.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/732.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_732.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/733.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_733.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /> <br />Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/734.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_734.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Professor Otten prepares the students outside of Charles Darwin's house, Down House.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/735.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_735.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Some of the students at Down House.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/736.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_736.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Professor Otten at the grave of Emma Darwin.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/737.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_737.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The O2, site of the British Musical Experience.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/23/738.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/23/s_738.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Students enter the O2 Arena for the British Musical Experience field trip. Photos weren't allowed inside.<br /><br /><br /><br />Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=England&z=10'>England</a></p>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588426692818547853.post-83949671944856677042011-06-21T03:47:00.000-07:002011-06-21T03:47:24.728-07:00The first week in a nutshellI apologize to the followers of this blog for not being able to post till now, but those who've been with me on this trip so far can testify that I've been a bit busy keeping things going and preparing for my classes. I still don't have much time now to say all there is to say. And photos will have to wait as well. Suffice it to say, overall the trip has gone well so far. Yes, there have been a few rocky patches and painful learning experiences, but everyone has survived and seems to have enjoyed the London field trips and the first weekend of free travel. My own trip to Liverpool over the weekend was my first experience of the Beatles' home city, and I had a terrific time at the Ringo concert and then exploring the city the next day. It prepared me well for our next visit with the entire group on June 28-29. <br />
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After two days of classes, I've learned that I have far more material to discuss than there is time for. So I'm creating Powerpoints on each of the years of the Beatles' career in the 60s, from '63 to '70, which will be available to students via Blackboard, and they can get a feeling for the things we don't have time for in class. That's a pattern with me that I'm still struggling to overcome: producing far more than is necessary. It happens not only in my teaching but also my writing. Is there rehab for that?<br />
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That's all I have time for at the moment. But I promise more as the program continues....Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588426692818547853.post-60537702382792219772011-06-01T14:07:00.001-07:002011-06-01T14:07:20.142-07:0011 Days to Blastoff<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We are now in the serious countdown phase of the program: 11 days and a to do list longer than my arm. This is my call out to everyone: help me remember all the things I have to remember!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We have a great group and more fun planned than a serious academic program has a right to have, but learning SHOULD be fun, right? No pain no gain? How about replacing that with "Without pleasure, there's nothing to measure." Does that work? We shall see. Stay tuned for the results of this study.</div></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588426692818547853.post-76918710723313254282000-12-31T16:00:00.000-08:002011-06-29T14:02:25.811-07:00Fantastic Liverpool Field TripYesterday we were taken by coach (our mad driver Terry), to learn all about the Beatles in Liverpool, and we got much more than our money's worth. Some even got the once in a lifetime experience of performing onstage at the famous Cavern Club, where the Beatles got their start. Here's a sampling.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3851.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3851.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The group at the entrance to Beatles Story museum.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3869.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3869.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Susan Landenwitsch on Penny Lane with Katie Tobin as photographer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3998.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3998.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Professor Mark Otten and our Magical Mystery Tour bus.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/3999.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_3999.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Kim Krekeler at Strawberry Field.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/4000.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_4000.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Enjoying live Beatles music at the Cavern Club: l-r Mathea Harbaugh, Dennis Halpin, Anna White, Hannah Kutcher, Kim Krekeler, Nina Adams, and Christine Jagger.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/06/29/4002.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/06/29/s_4002.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And THEN! Kimberlyn Angelo, right, was invited up to play guitar with Two of Us, a Beatles tribute duo.<br /><br />I have a video of her performance that I'll try to post separately.<br /><br /><br /> - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Liverpool,%20England&z=10'>Liverpool, England</a></p>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239329690484684043noreply@blogger.com2