on the way to the club, we walked past a bar where they had put on the election coverage after the FC Barcelona game (first priority, clearly). the first returns were coming in, so we popped in and watched a few true-blue northeast states go obama. we then left to go dancing and get our mind off of things.
but when we left the club at 3, we knew that things would be happening. we got back to our hotel room (with a bottle of optimistic champagne in hand) and turned on the bbc. obama was up 175 to 95, but ohio and pennsylvania hadn't come in yet. we watched as the BBC commentators interviewed such experts as eddie izzard and some republican in colorado. clearly, the top peeps were taken by cnn and fox. then ohio got called--and pennsylvania. it was around 4, and we were beginning to feel confident enough to nod off...so one by one, we crashed on the beds. but an hour later, at 5, ritu woke us all up, shouting, "GUYS HE WON! HE WON!" we all jumped up and hugged each other, and smiled, and feel back asleep, becuase we had to leave for a flight in two hours.
then we headed off to berlin, where we had a wonderful time. berlin is basically like a big brooklyn--there is art, ethnic food, and music everywhere. we listened to german music, saw an absurdist play (in german), saw james bond, visited the holocaust memorial, and on our last night made friends with a very charming and friendly gay german art magazine publicist.
sunday was a rest and chill day, with the grandparents and poppa haun visiting.
today was our first day of rehearsal--kelly is my director, and i'm in king lear, as a sister. but i won't find out which one til tomorrow...so expect another update!
love,
ellen
p.s. to all the wonderful adpis who sent me that fabulous care package--i love you!
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