I have to confess something. I’ve never been a big fan of C.S. Lewis. I’ve read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. I’m familiar with some of his imaginative literature that I’ve not read, and I understand the role he has played in the lives of many Christians who have been inspired to a […]
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Spend any time reading this blog, your impression may be that a Study Abroad semester is three month vacation, with weekly journeys to far-off destinations that inspire wonder and capture the imagination. I haven’t written a lot about the actual work of teaching academic courses here. Recounting my class lectures is decidedly less interesting than
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Our Study Abroad group has entered our third week in Oxford. By now, students are getting settled. This weekend was the first for some of our students to head off on their own. Yesterday a group spent the day in Bath. We have a second group that booked their accommodations in London before the death
A “normal” weekend Read More »
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
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