Old Bloomsbury

I love the life that Virginia Woolf presents in Old Bloomsbury. Excitement is the only word that I can think of to describe her experiences. What she presents seems to show actually living. What I mean by that is that she lived her life and learned through life. I find this quality to be so valuable because I spend most my time trying to make good grades and working trying to make money. I love the value and the learning process of school, but the pressures of grades sometimes takes a toll on my body in the form of stress (a necessary evil). Virginia Woolf seems to have enjoyed learning and discussing knowledge with others. I too wish I could do this without the pressure. I think much more would be learned if along with reading we were able to simultaneously live. I found that, although the time difference, most motivations and meaning of what a party is transcends to today. Many times I come home from a night out with friends and there is a trail of clothes to my bed. I wish I had more time for tea, lunch, and dinner with friends but I do not. I love her non-conformity to the times. I like how she sees nothing wrong with the young men she is around. I love how she is able to acknowledge the fact that some men are gay and that times were changing. However, in my mind I thought that the early 1900's would have never even entertained the thought of homosexuality. I found the reading to be interesting, although it depicts a centuries old setting, ideas, and issues, I think the reading to still matter in the same subject matter today.