We got off early today, so six of us walked into Forest Row for a pint this evening. It was a gorgous, sunny, fairly dry day, so we were able to sit outside. The pub is old--built in 1452. And classic brick/half-timber. Lovely, and good beer. The college is alcohol-free, so the beer was much appreciated. (Picture on FB)
Went to a curry restaurant which was not my favorite. Too much sugar, not enough curry.
Another busy day in the Storytelling Hut. As usual, so much that I don't remember it all, but one of the exercises was to tell our Wonder Tale (one of the classic big tales, long complex stories) to a partner as if we were gossiping. As in, Gasp! She did, I swear! Well I never! Didn't know he had it in him! Always thought there was something shifty about them! Didn't I just say nothing good would come of that?!
Adds a whole other dimension to the story, and was a lot of fun, from both sides.
I am enjoying this gradual approach to storytelling, and I am really enjoying the other people in the class. All are different, all are fascinating. I feel like a slug!
One couple is making gardens in dumpsters (they call them skips here) in a concrete jungle in London. Filmmaker, therapist, IT pro, artist, a Swiss woman who is working on her English, and a peripatetic young Austrian woman who is just going from place to place all around the world. An age difference of probably 40 years between youngest and oldest. But we all fit and make a very interesting whole. With a lot of accents!
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