A great week capped by a visit from Greg Acone

Hello to all, sorry for the delay but things have been pretty busy over here.  I'm into the thick of it with all of my sessions and really enjoying my work.  Sometimes I can't believe I'm being paid for this stuff, it really is a lot of fun teaching the kids how to play.  In unrelated news, I have developed a moniker for all of you followers of my blog.  From this point forward I will refer to you as Ryan Goes Globalites, or just Globalites for short.  On to what I have been up to:

I was able to get into the city Friday for a day of solo sightseeing and had a lot of fun.  I started out at the British Museum, where I was able to see thousands of artifacts from all over the world.  Most had been "rescued" and "salvaged" (more like stolen) from their original homes during the height of British Imperialism.  I spent about 2 hours in there walking around and seeing the different exhibits, my favorite were Ancient Egypt (complete with the Rosetta Stone), Rome and Greece.  After I left the museum I went and checked out Leicester Square then on to Trafalgar Square.  Trafalgar Square was really cool and I've included some photos in an album I've added on Facebook (yes I'm finally back on it).  From there I made the short walk over to the river and went and saw the London Eye as well as Parliament and Big Ben.  I ended my day of exploration with a pint of Guinness at a nearby pub and a train ride home.

Saturday night I enjoyed a visit from Mr. Acone.  He was in London and we met up in Leicester Square for dinner and a couple drinks.  It was great to see him and seeing such a familiar face lessened the sting of homesickness substantially.  The good food, good beer and good conversation was also a big plus.  We ate at a place called Steak & Co.  then made way to a pub for a couple pints before we had to catch our trains back.  We ended the night with a solid man-hug and took our respective trains in opposite directions.  Thanks for the visit Greg, it really was a great night.

To end this entry I will make brief comments on unfortunate events that took place this weekend in the American sporting world.  First, the brutal and repulsive display of football put on by the New England Patriots in the 2nd half of Sundays tilt vs. doughboy Rex Ryan's New York Jets.  I was beside myself while watching that mockery of offense and defense.  The only team that had a worse performance was Gryffindor House, my own fantasy football squad.  After a dynamic week one performance, my team laid an egg this weekend.  They really let me down Globalites, they really did.  But its a long season and I look forward with confidence. I will chalk this one up as an anomaly, a complete and total aberration, a perfect storm of underperformance that will never be repeated.  After all, they say lightning never strikes more than once in the same place.

So thats all for this week Globalites, I'll check back in soon.  In the meantime, I wish you all the best.