It feels good to be home. That’s what we have taken to calling Oxford. Yes, Abilene is still technically home for us, but after a week travelling in mainland Europe, arriving back at the ACU house on Woodstock felt like returning to my comfort place. Others may feel differently, but I find traveling abroad to […]
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Apologies to family and friends for the nearly week-long break I’ve taken on posting to the travel blog. This week was incredibly busy. In addition to my regular teaching, I attended the Oxford City soccer match on Tuesday evening, and Theo arrived in Oxford on Wednesday. I opted to postpone continuing my ramble in order
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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
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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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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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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