For my journey to the London Tube Stations, I found it rather simple once I began to navigate it. At first, as most things, the challenge seemed vary daunting. To my surprise, navigating the tubes and stops was really as easy as simply reading a map. The tube was very similar to the New York City Subway Station but also very different. While there was a tremendous amount of people for both stations, the London Tube was much easier to use. On the Tube itself there are many clear maps that say the stops and all of the said maps are quite legible. Comparatively, the New York Subway maps are barely even there. Another huge plus of traveling in London is the fact that most people who use the Tube are very kind.
The most frustrating part of my entire experience was when I accidently got stuck trying to exit. I learned that the Oyster cards used to enter and exit the Tubes does not swipe twice in a row. There is a stop that is right by our hotel which makes travel within the city quick and easy to use. The downloadable apps for smartphones are a huge help as well in navigating the big city.
The play Straight Line Crazy was pleasantly likeable given the heavy content material. The main character truly had no redeeming qualities and was heavily distasteful through the entirety. The only real ok this is an actual person moment was near the very end. Robert Moses tells the audience and his co workers that his wife Mary is in a psychiatric ward. While the audience understandable feels sorrow for the characters, Robert feels almost nothing, or it at least seems that way. I took this as Robert putting everything into his main assistant as she is the one that he spent most of his days and nights with. Mr. Moses to not have to deal with the essential loss of his wife until Finnuala quits and leaves.
The play goes through how Moses not only destroyed his life, his workers lives, but the lives of hundreds of thousands of others. Upon Finnuala’s exit, she tells Moses how she lost her baby and husband while working for him. While she does not directly blame Robert, it is heavily implied. The play also gives racist undertones throughout, and it is confirmed when Finnuala says Moses only designs for upper middle class to the wealthy white.
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Theatre major Abby Hogan spent
the Summer 2022 term on the Theatre in London program with support from the Office of Study Abroad Scholarship. Read more from Abby here.
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