Somehow I seem to have found myself back in Turf Tavern with my laptop and some inspiration to write. Perhaps a habit is forming…? Though this time I have a glass of mulled wine. Old Rosie cider was my companion last time. (Speaking of mulling and cider: I had mulled cider for the first time … More Reading, Fall, and the Future

Once again I am typing this post in a Word document while on the go. This time I am on the second story of a tour bus, fourth seat from the front on the lefthand side. We are just heading out of Oxford proper and once again I am surprised at how quickly buildings give way … More Bus ride memos and some pictures

November is just around the corner and, amazingly, I am able to sit outside in the evening while typing this. It drizzles plenty here and the pavement always seems to be wet but there are bouts of sunshine and the temperature has been appreciably mild. But with the shortening days the leaves have started to … More Moving into Second Week

This is the first of likely several posts that are written to take a break from the larger task of essay-writing. What today looked like: I got up around eight, which is the time my internal clock is starting to favor. Cleaned my room, sent some emails, had yogurt and a banana, taped event cards … More Essay break

… would not be enough to take advantage of everything Oxford as a town and university has to offer. (Let alone blog about!) I am writing now in my kitchen as a way of procrastinating from doing the real business of writing my first tutorial essay, but that will come in due time. First a … More All the time in the world…

Yesterday was a most exciting day: I was inducted into the Bodleian library! Now I have access to the online system, the physical library (which is enormous), and today I gained access to Christ Church’s library as well. This evening I have been locating all of my assigned readings and tomorrow morning I will check … More Almost time to get down to business

It is the end of my second weekend at Oxford and I have been rather busy. Nothing serious (yet) and it has been nice to enjoy the days guilt-free. Okay well I do have a reading list already, so there was a little guilt but not much. Everything will be taken care of in due time. … More Another Sunday Evening

Orientation continues to stretch on in a not-unpleasant fashion, leaving us OSAP with plenty of free time. The quiet before the storm, as it were. For example, today we only had to attend a brief lecture about how to use the library system. That’s it. Beyond that we are free. It is a cloudy day … More Punting, Peasant food, and Pianos