Another Busy Day

Tuesdays are my big class days, so I started out with my GST and Theatre class. It was my turn to help lead discussion about Mrs. Affleck, the play we saw last night. I think it went really well and I am relieved to be done with it. After class, I came straight back to the flat and have been doing work all day. I did take a wonderful break around 5:30 though. Sean Boyle, the man who has been so great to the Elon kids and taken us on all of our tours, offered a Jack the Ripper tour to us. I almost didn't go because I had so much to do, but I knew that Sean would do a fabulous job, so I didn't want to miss this opportunity. I really enjoyed the tour.. it was interesting to hear how he presented the information. I was thrilled to find out that he was actually a history teacher, so he focused more on the historical side of the stories. He is such a wonderful storyteller and he is able to be quite theatrical. It was chilling to be on the trail of Jack the Ripper and see where people actually found his victims. It always seemed so mythical hearing about it because it was so brutal, but actually being there and seeing these places is just mind-blowing. Sean did tell us who he thought Jack the Ripper actually was, and it really makes sense from the evidence, but everyone has their own theory. I think that it is interesting how the media of 1888 played up these tragic events so and even gave him that name. Apparently, Kosminski was commited to an insane asylum soon after the last murder where he stayed for the next 30 years. Everything fits the timeline and the personality, but there is no sure way to know who the real Jack the Ripper was. Sean did a wonderful job with the tour and afterwards, I went back to the flats to work on even more things. Tomorrow is going to be another packed day. We are waking up to get Mamma Mia tickets, going to Art History at the Tate Modern Museum, and then going to see Over There for theatre. I definitely won't be getting in til fairly late, but it should be a good day!