Since I last posted, there have been plenty of amazing places, people and events that I have been so lucky to encounter. Some highlights include watching a polo game, watching the US draw with England for their first game in the World Cup and coming to find my family and ancestors have a strong presence in Scotland.
I was able to attend Polo in the Park thanks to one of my flatmates, Michelle, who worked the event for her internship. She worked the press box and helped check in the press as well as escorted them to talk to polo players. She was kind enough to provide everyone in my program with free tickets to Friday's events, where the first games took place. Semifinals followed on Saturday and the final game took place on Sunday. Kristina, Nick, Kevin and I were able to attend a game between Buenos Aires and Paris. It was an intense game, and the announcers were hilarious. I believe they may have been slightly intoxicated because the commentary they were giving was random and made the match way more entertaining.
"Oh and look at Tito, look at him going for the goal, OHHH WHAT IS GOING ON?!! How did he miss that goal!!??!?"
This photo comes from the Polo in the Park Website and is from the match that we went to. Buenos Aires had some handsome men on their team.
They also explained certain parts of the match that most people may not understand, which was really helpful. Paris ended up winning the match that we saw, but New York won the overall tournament! It was a shining moment for the states.
It has also been SO exciting living in London during the World Cup. The football hype is so intense here and the England vs. U.S.A. game was crazy. I went to a local pub, the Duke of York, to watch the game, and the entire place was packed with people shoulder to shoulder and everyones' eyes were glued to the television. When England scored the first goal, everyone went crazy. Then everyone went really silent when their goalie, Robert Green, missed a ball that rolled into the goal and gave the U.S. the point that ended the game in a draw. To be honest, the U.S. struggled to keep up with the pace of England's team, but hopefully they will continue to win. I'm also glad we weren't beat up that night, as many were extremely angry from the results. We also got free hot dogs, wings and drinks from the owners at Duke of York. It is one of our regular hang outs and we have met many different people who are regulars there as well.
Jess, me, Lauren, Chelsey and Meara holding our free hot dogs at Duke of York, and they are the first hot dogs we have found in London! It was so exciting.
I even met a man there from Scotland, and we got into a big discussion about my ancestors. He ended up telling me that the Hendrys are one of the major families that are present in Scotland, and that they have been around for much of Scotland's history. It is really making me want to research more and more into my past, so that when I visit there it will be even more special. He even told me that one of the best Snooker players (a game similar to pool) is Stephen Hendry. Although there is probably a slim chance I am related to Stephen, it was so fun to hear all of this from a Scottish native.
Many journalists will also be excited and maybe jealous that I visited the Associated Press located in Camden the other week during our class. Jess, another student in my program, works in the sports department there and was able to set up a tour for us.
The first photo is of the lobby of the AP building, while the second photo is of part of the photo and video department.
I loved hearing about the photo department. The photo editor of the London Bureau said there are around 1500 photos that cycle through each computer a day. Every topic you could imagine is covered by photojournalists all over the place, and the department is responsible for narrowing down the photos sent in and decides which ones will be distributed to publications all over the world.
I can't wait to see what this week has in store, especially since we are leaving for Dublin, Ireland this Thursday!
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