Yesterday I completed the third leg of my Thames River Ramble, a 15.4 mile hike from Wallingford to Tilehurst, a suburb on the outskirts of Reading. The hike was smooth, though I’m still not hitting the 3 MPH goal I was setting for myself. I left Oxford around 6 AM, started from Wallingford around 7 […]
Today was a heavy teaching day. I taught two classes in the morning, and in the early evening I started teaching my honors colloquium, “How Soccer Explains the World.” My sense is that classes are off to a good start. The students seem to be on top of things, especially good at the beginning of
The games we Americans play Read More »
This post will be a quick one. Tomorrow is a busy teaching day for me, so I won’t have as much time to share about today’s ramblings around Oxford colleges (in short, we visited Jesus College, Lincoln College, and St. Peter’s). Instead of showing grand pictures of those inner courtyards, I want to talk about
I found my Oxford pub! Read More »
The last couple days have been extraordinary for our Study Abroad group. Just as we are starting to feel more settled in Oxford, the world changes. The queen’s death has evoked a palpable collective grief. This weekend is Oxford Open Doors, an annual event that normally has colleges open to the public and special exhibits
“To rest and refocus the tangles of youth, dreams, and striving…” Read More »
Yesterday (Thursday, 9/2/2022) I completed the second leg of my Thames River Ramble, covering a 14.5 mile stretch running from Abingdon-on-Thames to Wallingford. My journey included a few detours and missteps that took me off track, so all told I covered closer to 18-19 miles on foot yesterday. I’m giving a big shoutout today to
To see or not to see? (Thames River Ramble, Leg 2–Abingdon to Wallingford) Read More »
On Thursday, September 8, 2022 I completed a 14.5 mile ramble from Abingdon-on-Thames to Wallingford, the second leg of my Thames River Ramble. I returned to the ACU house fully intending to blog about the journey. The ramble turned out to be closer to 18 miles after accounting for a few side trips I took
Regina mortua est. Vivat regina. Read More »
