What a lovely rainbow! It rained a on and off all yesterday evening, so this arc of joy was treasured by everyone in the park.
Yesterday was Sunday, so we were allowed to sleep in a bit later than usual. I had a breakfast at 8:30, the usual time, enjoying an apple, 1/2 banana, and some pineapple. Following this I returned to my room to prepare for the "Literary Wonder Walk," which is put on by Oxford's "Story Museum." It was the best tour I've ever been on, I think. We learned about three authors and heard three of their stories: C.S. Lewis, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", Charles "Lewis Carroll" Dodgson, "Alice in Wonderland"; and J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit." Our tour guide, Sophie, and her son, were excellent storytellers. If you come to Oxford, take this tour and go to the museum. It costs £4, but I promise you it's worth every penny.
Following the Wonder Walk, I returned to college and had free lunch in the Dining Hall: chips, chicken, and green beans. I did a final revision of my Shakespeare essay and read. I cleaned my room and then went on my daily rounds (I don't go by the main offices and message boards for my classes, so I go by them when I have free time, and call it my "daily rounds.") I was surprised to find that I had a package waiting, and when I brought it back to my room I was overjoyed to learn that my mother had sent some lovely Mary Janes. Thank you, Mother! Also on my rounds I figured out the whole printer nonsense and printed my essays.
We had dinner in town with our RA groups, a sort of bonding activity. I actually really enjoyed getting to know my hallmates better over Italian food at Zizzi's of George Street. We walked back from dinner in the rain, and some girls grabbed ice cream on the way back. Just as we reached the cricket park near college, the rain cleared and out popped a beautiful rainbow! All of the students, mothers, professors, and workers in the park stopped to look and take pictures. After we got back to college, there was a "Decade's Dance," where everyone dressed as a different period in history. I went as the (early) 60's.
Today, I've had breakfast, gone to a group meeting, been to Shakespeare class, eaten lunch (in my room), and snagged one of the last spots for high tea, tomorrow at 1:45. I am meeting my Genetics partner at 2:00 today to work on our project, and then I have a meeting with the program directors and other hall representatives to give my thoughts on the program thus far. Following that I'll go to Genetics, then dinner and a seminar on Oxford's history. Sherlock is showing at 8:30, so hopefully I'll get to see that as well (I'll be about 15 minutes late due to the seminar). I'll put today's schedule below.
Yesterday was Sunday, so we were allowed to sleep in a bit later than usual. I had a breakfast at 8:30, the usual time, enjoying an apple, 1/2 banana, and some pineapple. Following this I returned to my room to prepare for the "Literary Wonder Walk," which is put on by Oxford's "Story Museum." It was the best tour I've ever been on, I think. We learned about three authors and heard three of their stories: C.S. Lewis, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", Charles "Lewis Carroll" Dodgson, "Alice in Wonderland"; and J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit." Our tour guide, Sophie, and her son, were excellent storytellers. If you come to Oxford, take this tour and go to the museum. It costs £4, but I promise you it's worth every penny.
Following the Wonder Walk, I returned to college and had free lunch in the Dining Hall: chips, chicken, and green beans. I did a final revision of my Shakespeare essay and read. I cleaned my room and then went on my daily rounds (I don't go by the main offices and message boards for my classes, so I go by them when I have free time, and call it my "daily rounds.") I was surprised to find that I had a package waiting, and when I brought it back to my room I was overjoyed to learn that my mother had sent some lovely Mary Janes. Thank you, Mother! Also on my rounds I figured out the whole printer nonsense and printed my essays.
We had dinner in town with our RA groups, a sort of bonding activity. I actually really enjoyed getting to know my hallmates better over Italian food at Zizzi's of George Street. We walked back from dinner in the rain, and some girls grabbed ice cream on the way back. Just as we reached the cricket park near college, the rain cleared and out popped a beautiful rainbow! All of the students, mothers, professors, and workers in the park stopped to look and take pictures. After we got back to college, there was a "Decade's Dance," where everyone dressed as a different period in history. I went as the (early) 60's.
Today, I've had breakfast, gone to a group meeting, been to Shakespeare class, eaten lunch (in my room), and snagged one of the last spots for high tea, tomorrow at 1:45. I am meeting my Genetics partner at 2:00 today to work on our project, and then I have a meeting with the program directors and other hall representatives to give my thoughts on the program thus far. Following that I'll go to Genetics, then dinner and a seminar on Oxford's history. Sherlock is showing at 8:30, so hopefully I'll get to see that as well (I'll be about 15 minutes late due to the seminar). I'll put today's schedule below.