I'm new to this blogging thing. Hopefully, it won't be too time-consuming. If it is, it's not the blog's fault. I take full responsibility. Well, me and my addictive personality that is.
I'm in week three now. I didn't have too many responsibilities the first two weeks which was nice. It gave me time to acclimate to the new surroundings. I went exploring a lot which was amazing. Oxford is the most beautiful city I've ever been in. I can't believe that I live here! The entire city is filled with history. Just on my way to Regent's, I pass several medieval stylized, Gothic buildings, a botanic garden, and the pub that C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein frequented! I'm completely overwhelmed by the possibilities of experience!
The five of us Georgetowners are living in a house on Stanley Road about two miles from Regent's. It's quite a hike there and back. Since Regent's feeds us every week day, it's really not an option to stay at our new home. The first week we were all so sore, and I think that a bike would be a wise investment. It's a cycling culture here. The slight incline on the way to Regent's does somewhat trouble me though...
Now, coming into the third week, I'm need to buckle down. I have my first essay due this Friday. Not doing work has made me forget how much pressure writing a quality paper feels like. Whereas at Georgetown, it would be easy to slack off and still manage grades, the one-on-one tutorials make it impossible here. My tutor, Claire, is really great though. She's so British and says really polite things like "Oh, that'd be grand." It's quite entertaining, but people don't always like when you laugh at them everytime they finish a sentence, so I've had to contain myself.
I'm sure I'll post later this week considering it'll keep me from doing necessary work ;)
Pictures to come later once I figure out this downloading thingy...
I'm in week three now. I didn't have too many responsibilities the first two weeks which was nice. It gave me time to acclimate to the new surroundings. I went exploring a lot which was amazing. Oxford is the most beautiful city I've ever been in. I can't believe that I live here! The entire city is filled with history. Just on my way to Regent's, I pass several medieval stylized, Gothic buildings, a botanic garden, and the pub that C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein frequented! I'm completely overwhelmed by the possibilities of experience!
The five of us Georgetowners are living in a house on Stanley Road about two miles from Regent's. It's quite a hike there and back. Since Regent's feeds us every week day, it's really not an option to stay at our new home. The first week we were all so sore, and I think that a bike would be a wise investment. It's a cycling culture here. The slight incline on the way to Regent's does somewhat trouble me though...
Now, coming into the third week, I'm need to buckle down. I have my first essay due this Friday. Not doing work has made me forget how much pressure writing a quality paper feels like. Whereas at Georgetown, it would be easy to slack off and still manage grades, the one-on-one tutorials make it impossible here. My tutor, Claire, is really great though. She's so British and says really polite things like "Oh, that'd be grand." It's quite entertaining, but people don't always like when you laugh at them everytime they finish a sentence, so I've had to contain myself.
I'm sure I'll post later this week considering it'll keep me from doing necessary work ;)
Pictures to come later once I figure out this downloading thingy...
**This picture is the quad at Regent's Park.
**The image at the top is the dining hall at Regent's. Looks a lot like the dining hall in Harry Potter right? Well, a more ghetto version, but I like to use my imagination :D
