EnglandSaint John's College, Oxford51°45’15” N 1°15’25” W August 28, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Oh myyyy!! The city of Oxford is beautiful and I am feeling so grateful to live at Balliol College for a month. Went on a run to see the grounds, found a “secret city wall garden” to eat lunch at,Read more
EnglandSaint John's College, Oxford51°45’16” N 1°15’30” W August 28, 2024 in England ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Hello! Its been quite a whirlwind since I got to Balliol College at Oxford University. A few lows but mostly highs :)
Settled into my room, which is incredibly spacious and has been an amazing spaceRead more
EnglandSaint John's College, Oxford51°45’15” N 1°15’27” W August 31, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
EnglandUniversity of Oxford51°45’17” N 1°15’10” W September 6, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
I can’t believe I’m already halfway through the Oxford portion of this program. Taking in every moment of the beautiful architecture, the walkability, and my friends from Cal Lu experiencing thisRead more
EnglandHMS Warrior50°47’54” N 1°6’34” W September 7, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
This second week we took our first school field trip to a city nearby, Portsmouth. It’s a port city and English naval base where we saw the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The HMS Victory is theRead more
EnglandSaint John's College, Oxford51°45’16” N 1°15’31” W September 8, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
This third week started out with a family (international) zoom! Then we went to the St. Giles Fair which has been around for 400 years. We went on another field trip to the Oxford Museum of NaturalRead more
EnglandUniversity of Oxford51°45’10” N 1°15’14” W September 14, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
During Week 3 was Oxford Open Doors day so my friends and I got to visit the surrounding colleges for free. Many of the colleges are so prestigious that they don’t let people into the grounds so theRead more
EnglandOxford51°45’5” N 1°15’37” W September 15, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Mom came over to visit for a few days after her Camino in Portugal! I took her to lots of popular spots such as the Plough Inn, Knoop’s hot chocolate bar, and afternoon tea atop the AshmoleanRead more
EnglandBodleian Library, University of Oxford51°45’12” N 1°15’15” W September 19, 2024 in England ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Had afternoon tea with the cohort of students by the Folly river. We also visited Christ Church where many Harry Potter scenes were filmed!! We had another field trip to Stratford Upon Avon, the townRead more
What a beautiful afternoon by the river! Those sound like great field trips. I wish Piper could have seen the ballet with you. :) Looks like you're enjoyed hanging out with your cohort. Good to see new friendships developing. [Erik Goehner]
EnglandBodleian Library, University of Oxford51°45’15” N 1°15’16” W September 23, 2024 in England ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
This last week, I went in some adventures to some spots and do some things I wanted to before leaving Oxford. I had my last tutorials, turned in my last papers, and said bye to my Dons.
I visitedRead more
Traveler So excited for you. What an adventure!
Sounds like a good first day! Thanks for all the. pictures that give us a glimpse into the town [Erik]
Traveler
So glad you are having a good start.