Returning home (Oxford, Day 1)
Reflections on returning “home…”
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Preparing for departure…
The ACU semester kicked off on Monday. My Oxford students have been busy with orientation prior to our departure on Wednesday. It feels like the calm before the storm. Orientation did not impede us from attending ACU’s opening assembly yesterday, our first in three years. It was extraordinary being back in a newly-renovated Moody Coliseum.
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What am I watching?
One week from this moment I hope to be at city center, Oxford, taking in our new home town. Yesterday I posted about books I’m currently reading as Tara and I prepare for the semester. Today I’m posting a list of series I’m currently streaming, or those I plan to stream while in the UK.
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What am I reading?
In advance of our arrival in Oxford, I’ve been reading several books that are connected in different ways to what I’ll be doing this semester. It’s my first piece of advice to study abroad students: prepare yourself for the experience. Here are five books I’m currently reading in preparation: Peter Aylmer, Walking the Thames Path:
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What is the Thames River Rambler?
Hello to friends, family, and strangers that happen on to my ACU Study Abroad blog, Thamesriverrambler.com! This Fall my wife and I are going to be living in Oxford, England with a group of 24 Abilene Christian University Study Abroad students. We are thrilled about the opportunities that our Study Abroad semester will offer us
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