I have completely forgotten to mention the highlights!
1) Inside jokes. They're everywhere. Sometimes I think that English teachers are really 15 year olds in disguise. We now have inside jokes on Ian McKellan's private parts, hitting curbs, certain slightly derogatory remarks, certain people, general dislikes of sandwiches, hockey chants, etc. It's enough to make a person pregnant with celestial fire! :)
2) Rare documents. Definitely one of the best things I've done is touched a letter written to Queen Elizabeth by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leiscester. And a warrant for Catesby by Richard III. Yes - I touched them. I could not, however, read them because their handwriting was so tiny back then and they used an odd sort of shorthand.
3) The people. I've met some fantastic people and I hope to keep in touch with a good number of them. As one person in particular said, "We'll always have DC."
Cheers, again!
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