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This week has been quite full and eventful. My final paper, a 20-pager, was due last night, so this week I was working on that. First this happened: Then this happened: But now all is well and mended and turned in, and the bit I’m probably most excited about is that last Thursday (probably aContinue reading “Winding Down”

Because things have been pretty quiet, I’m going to take a brief interlude between papers to present an Ode to London. When I was here two years ago, the Olympics were going on, which was fantastic because I had the amazing opportunity to go to the see Olympic beach volleyball one of the days. However,Continue reading “An Ode to London”

The one-week lapse in postings was not intentional, but probably exposes the fact that life has been incredibly full and busy. Many many pages of reading to stay on top of, one paper turned in already and another in the works. On top of that, there is much to see, lectures, concerts and theater toContinue reading “Oxford Snippets”

Also, I stumbled upon some nonsense today:

Yesterday was our library orientation, which involves a surprising amount of ceremony. While studying at Oxford we have access to the Bodleian Library, one of the oldest and most comprehensive research libraries in Europe. The structure is vast, including many buildings both above and underground. Also it looks like this: (And the underground part isContinue reading “The Day I Swore Off Academic Arson”

Our last few days in the lakes were lovely. We were able to take a boat ride around the lake which gave a superb and even overwhelming view. The area reminded me a lot of the Swallows and Amazons series, which we grew up reading and is set in the Lake District. We were alsoContinue reading “The End of the Journey and Back to School”

Yesterday morning we bid farewell to our little cottage in Stratford-Upon-Avon.   After returning the rental car, we boarded a train North. The first leg was in a local train and required a quick sprint from one station in Birmingham to the next, but we caught the next train. The train ride north was beautifulContinue reading “North to the Lakes”

After yesterday’s little mishap, I had to rally a good courage to get back behind the wheel, but in the words of king Henry V: “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!” We made it into Stratford-Upon-Avon, which for two English teachers and Graduate students is a bit like a pilgrimage. I hadContinue reading “Stratford-Upon-Avon”

Yesterday was, appropriately, much ado. We left Oxford in the morning and took three different trains to Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s hometown. At the Stratford train station we rented a car, which thankfully had automatic transmission. Most rentals are manual, so getting an automatic car was nothing short of miraculous, and I’ll be honest, is something IContinue reading “Shakespearean [mis]Adventures”

I will sum up our day in London with a Haiku only:   St. Paul’s Cathedral Antony and Cleopatra Sunset in London   And now the pictures: