London Trip, June 4

Breakfast at the Giraffe

Big Ben

Westminster Abbey

Newton

Sir John Franklin

John's favorite place--the oldest door in Britain (around 1050)

John across from horse guards

Mamosan's Dirty Ice Cream

British Museum

Chess

We often went to dinner at Victoria Station (the train one, not the coach one, which is nearby). It was connected to a mall. The boys were tired so Arlene and I went on our own and got them carryout. 

 

London Trip, June 2 and 3: Departure and Arrival

On the plane from Greenville to Newark

Playing chess and Exploding Kittens at the Newark airport

Arlene and the boys were tired so I walked around on my own to scout out for the next day. I stopped on the way to the Westminster Abbey area at the Westminster Cathedral

 

Update before Christmas 2023

Apah's birthday 

John loves countryballs and making flag maps

A guest speaker at my honors class talking about making cosplay, including John's character from final fantasy

David's Halloween pumpkin 

John's birthday

David handing out Halloween candy

At the Museum to see our exhibit

Juliet, with a student's exhibit and mine in the background 

Birbs

Revised Ninety Six presentation

Our students are on the left

Talk after firing the cannon

Thanksgiving

We don't usually put up Halloween decorations, so here is a first go

Arlene and David playing a shoot 'em up

The boys and I play "Rise of Nations" together. Go Philippines!

At Lander's tree lighting 

Posters made by one of my public history courses

Honors studnets playing Smash Ultimate on the last day of class. It was on popular culture so I wanted to include game culture

At Lander concert

Found the Filipino ball!

John's recreation of the Cold War using country balls

Vampire Penguin

I was part of a talk on the Charleston Tea Party

An award I received from the Daughters of the American Revolution for my part in the Museum exhibit

Group photo of the winners--a student who helped with the exhibit and the Museum person behind the exhibit