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 »
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. I hopped the train from Oxford to Tilehurst via Reading on Thursday morning eager for the 12 1/4 mile ramble to Henley-on-Thames, a global hub for rowing sports that attracts some of the best crew teams in the world every year during the Henley Royal Regatta. When I
It’s all about the feet (Thames River Ramble–Leg 4: Tilehurst to Henley-on-Thames) Read More »
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 »
