Day 6 - London's Museums and Musical!

We started our day by visiting the Imperial War Museum. Here, we visited the Holocaust exhibition where we learned about how the Jews were treated during the Second World War. We found out that at least 6 million Jew died due to the war and till today, Jews are still discriminated although it is not openly stated. The museum was really interesting; there were a lot of tank and airplane replicas from the World Wars. By the time we left the doors of the Imperial War Museum, we were all so affected by Adolph Hitler’s brutality.

After that, we visited the British Museum which was a little less interesting but still awesome as we saw all the artifacts from around the world. The interior design is very modern and the exterior design, ironically, has very ancient design. It was indeed a fascinating and memorable experience as we explored the histories despite not having enough time to explore everything the museum has to offer! Moreover, we need not spend money to travel to Egypt, China, Mexico or Japan to learn about these countries.

Next, we attended a theatre workshop in Victoria where we expressed ourselves freely through actions. The instructor told us to jump or clap while we walked around as our warm-ups. We then did parody of one another. For example, one of the pair would do something that we would consider normal and the other must do the caricature version of it. The contrast has to be visible and it was really enjoyable. The next activity was what we call the “sit, stand, lie”, which 3 people will take turns to sit, stand, or lie based on a given theme. Nobody is supposed to be doing the same action at the same time. It was the most amazing workshop we have ever been to.

Lastly, we attended a musical called Wicked. It is a prequel on the Wicked Witch of the West from Wizard of Oz. The story was about the Wicked Witch of the West getting bullied and looked down on just because she looked evil (she is green-skinned). It was a fantastic musical. The good witch, Galinda, was so hilarious and everything she did made us laugh. The songs they sung were fabulous and the soundtrack is a steal. We believe that the musical was created to tell the public about issues such as politics, racial discrimination and hope. This musical probably has allow people to be more sensitive about the other people around them.

Reporters of Day 6 of UK Trip:
Viviana Lie, Ho Ling and Alicia Chong