So today I went busking next to the London Eye for the first time. I've done this before in Boston and Munich, but I haven't been out for several years now. In case you don't know, I do contact juggling, which involves creating an optical illusion with a clear acrylic ball that seems to make the ball float: tourists love it. Today I went out in a green dress with make-up, and I think I'm going to invest in a green wig as well: the bigger/crazier your costume, the more money you make.
I'm planning to go as often as possible to make money for travel this summer, especially after my experience today. It takes about an hour to bike there, a 15 mile round trip, so the commute isn't too bad. And on a rather dreary Wednesday afternoon during a Tube strike I made about 50 pounds in three and a half hours (plus an American nickel, a coin from the Czech Republic, and a handful of Euro). The set-up down there is perfect for street performing: it's a wide boulevard next to the Thames, with tourists a-plenty drawn to the London Eye and no hostility from the cops. It even has trees to stand under, which is very important for what I do (if I stand in the sun, the ball can burn me). And the competition is certainly not overwhelming or hostile: today there were a couple guys in silly costumes talking to the tourists, some iguanas riding bikes, and an all-blue guitar player, all of whom were very chill. There are plenty of tourists to go around.
So I think I'll go back tomorrow, since we don't have school yet again (stupid Tube strike!). Crazy stories to come, I'm sure! :)
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