Gordon Brown, Georgetown, and China too!
January 29, 2009
[Originally Jan. 29, 2009, posted at Wanderlust on Blogger.com]
Well after a couple of more-than-slightly unproductive weeks in London, I’ve finally started to do something more during the day than wander around and try not to shop. I’m so far on day 2.5 of my internship here at the ::pause for annoying telemarketer call:: Foreign Press Association and after a rip-roaring first day involving a quasi-surprise visit from PM Gordon Brown, things have definitely settled down. That day’s excitement was compounded by the Georgetown reception that night where I met our President, Jack DeGioia, for the first time and he talked about DC in its new days of hope. But, for the last day and a half I have painstakingly been trying to fill my day until 18:00 with researching events, web surfing, and reading the news in Chinese (this is especially interesting about the China-Africa Summit in Beijing).
But, it’s not without its perks! Next week I have a first class train ticket up to Norwich for the China China China!!! exhibit at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. Should be a really interesting juxtaposition to the New Chinese Art exhibit Huu, Vic, and I just went to see at the Saatchi Gallery. Plus, it is on February 5th, before the exhibit even opens, so it’ll be awesome to actually see a gallery press opening.
Before all that happens next week (and my birthday to boot), I have the Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown with Thang, Van, and my boo. Should be fun albiet really crowded! Gotta say, nothing’s worse than last year’s Notting Hill Carnival, though. Okay, well a late lunch should be taken soon, so until my next post…
