Near the beginning of Sweeney Todd, the title character performs one of his signature songs of the show, “My Friends.” The song is a true testimony to Sondheim’s creative genius. Who else is capable of writing what is, in its essence, a love song to a collection of straight razors?:These are my friends.See how they […]
Okay, I lied. Five months ago I ended this blog. I said I was done writing here. I am back in Abilene now, so why is it that I am writing another post on a Study Abroad blog I left behind last semester? Yes, the Study Abroad semester has concluded. But despite this, I can’t
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In the classic children’s novel The Cricket in Times Square there is this lovely moment near the end of the story when Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat are saying goodbye to Chester Cricket, who after many great adventures in New York decides to return to Connecticut, his true home. As the friends make their way
The end of the semester is fast approaching. In the spirit of trying to savor the experiences of the semester, yesterday I returned one final time to the Thames Path. It is my final ramble. I consider the Path a hallowed place in my personal geography. I don’t know if I will ever have the
It is hard to believe. One week from today, Tara and I will be back in Abilene. The last week has felt like the beginning of a goodbye to our Study Abroad home. It’s a slow goodbye, to be sure. There are still essays to grade, a final walk to Oxford city centre, and a
The end of the semester is looming, so a lot of my attention has turned toward the important but unglamorous work of wrapping up courses with students, preparing them for finals, and girding myself to grade large batches of final papers. Even though the Thames River Ramble is behind me, I am still thinking a
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