Although I spent most of reading week reading, a strange concept for a Brock grad, I still wanted to have some fun. We decided to visit London this past weekend. We were fortunate enough to have a standing invitation at Mark's place, a fellow VSO volunteer from Kenya whom I had met during my volunteer days there. As always, Mark was a gracious and inspiring host. Whenever visiting Mark I always leave having a renewed sense of myself and what I should be doing. I think it is because he is so passionate about his passions.
Anyway, we had a chance to see some sights while in London. The Tate Modern a museum of modern, contemporary art was by far my favorite. I love 'modern art'. "Wierd for the sake of wierd", to quote Moe from The Simpsons. There was a huge crack in the floor, a urinal on its side, a bunch of benches with maps on them painted grey, an armour with a chair shoved in it and filled with concrete and a florescent light running diagonally across the wall. Great stuff that I don't really understand. But thats the best part: no one does. It's art because they say so and for that you appreciate it. You can make whatever you like of it or what it implies or what it makes you think or do.
We also went to camden market, St Paul's cathedral, buckingham.... all that stuff. Its weird hanging out in a city that is so old.
