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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Today I finally got back to my Thames River Ramble! It felt good to be back in touch with the river, another “homecoming” of sorts after a week in Europe. Leg 7 began in Maidenhead and concluded at Staines-on-Thames, around 14.5 miles total. Between these two towns lies the historically significant towns of Windsor, Eton,
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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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