Day One (and Two)

I'm looking out the first floor window of my home for the next five months: 10 Canterbury Road. I have my Ribena (a blackcurrant juice drink) on the desk beside me and a cool breeze from the open window refreshes me. It's so nice to finally have a few minutes to just relax. I feel like I've been going full speed since the plane touched the ground yesterday morning.

We took a coach to Oxford and had just enough time to find our rooms before we ate lunch. I for one was thankful for the milk chocolate digestive biscuits that the Morgans provided for us. After unpacking, we headed out for a little tour of Oxford. I am happy to say that I am now very well reacquainted with the town.  My favourite stop on tour? Our family's old house. It's a lovely little three-story house in one of the oldest parts of Oxford.

3  Bath Place, Holywell Street (our old house)

Almost as soon as we were turned loose for the evening, it began to rain. And it wasn't just a nice English drizzle, but a heavy downpour, complete with thunder (a bit of a rarity in Oxford when we lived here). By the time we made it back from grocery shopping we were all fairly wet. The rest of the evening consisted of a house rules meeting, reading for today's classes and an early turn-in.

Today, the first day of classes, began bright and early at 8 in the morning (that's 2 AM back in Texas) and I'm still not quite adjusted to the time difference. I think both of the classes are going to be fantastic as the discussions were very insightful. The Symposium is in a classroom at Linacre College, which is a graduate college. It's a lovely stroll from the houses through University Parks to Linacre. Today we were treated to a nice lunch of citrus chicken in the college's cafeteria.

These first two days have been wonderful. I still can't believe that I will be here for half of a year. I am so blessed to have this wonderful opportunity and it is only just beginning!