English Class Feild Trip

Yesterday, all the honors english classes went on a feild trip to Washington, D.C. for a Folger Shakespeare presentation. It was about a 2 hour ride and we saw some interesting people on the way. For instance, there was a random guy rolling in the road outside the tunnel we drove through. Once we got to D.C., we had to walk to the theater. It was a bit of a long walk, but it wouldn't have been so bad if we had not kept stopping to figure out which direction we had to go in. At the theater we saw a group perform several scenes from assorted Shakespeare plays, and listened to them explain how and why Shakespeare's plays are still relevant today. I got the feeling they were more just old works of literature admired as classics, which they should be, but it was not completely...interesting. There were several parts where the group called up volunteers to help act or demonstrate, whiuch seemed cool except for when the people were younger and you couldn't understand them. It was releiving to get back in the sunshine after the presentation was over. For lunch, everyone walked over to Union Station. It was also a long walk, but this time it was enjoyable because of all the stuff that we saw along the way. The train station was pretty neat too. The food court was huge and packed with people. The food was really good, but as I expected, a little pricey ($4.56 for a normal hot dog). My small group I ate with then walked around exploring the station. We went to a couple gift shops but found alot of the stuff out of our budget. I saw a huge floppy American hat, but it was too much money. So instead, I bought a tiny decorated golf ball. Some of the things we wanted to get but coudn't included a giant Union Jack flag, some chocolates, and these large party horns. Next time, I have to bring more money. I don't like to say it, but that was probably the most exciting part of the feild trip. Maybe we can watch a play next time.