Sunday was an adventure. I slept in which was delicious.
Then Eliza, my flatmate (my NoVa twin) and I made scrambled eggs and English
Bacon. English bacon is different than American Bacon. If anything the closest
approximation I can make is that it is kind of a cross between Canadian bacon
and American Bacon. Once we cleaned up – we had so many dishes to wash—I headed
to town.
I trekked up to Lady Margaret Hall in North Oxford to figure out how much time I need to allow to get there for my tutorial this week. North Oxford is lovely. It’s a residential area with gorgeous homes. I walked past the Ashmolean, which I will somday go explore, as well as the Lamb and Flag Pub.
I made my way back to the City Centre in search of a hot drink and hopefully Internet and landed at Starbucks on High Street where I met a lovely American from Atlanta that is also here for the semester. We had a lovely chat about Oxford, home, and transferring colleges.
Then I made my way to Jesus for the Welfare Tea hosted by the JCR (Junior Common Room) Welfare Reps Eva and Niall. There were about twenty or so students in the JCR so it was nearly full. I didn’t really know if I was in the right place then I recognized Niall from the email of all the reps and got in line for tea. While I was trying to figure out exactly where the cue was the Chaplain, Megan, introduced herself.
“Oh Becca LeyLand! I just emailed you.” Then she said something I totally missed about worship. She was perfectly lovely and introduced me to several students. Once I got my tea, I made my way back to the pool table – I’ve got to get better so I’m ready to challenge Rachel when I get back. I played a boy named Leo, I think…(I couldn’t quite make out what he said) He reminded me of James, which made me happy. I managed to beat him out of pure luck – I set him up perfectly several times to sink the black ball and he missed it.
I just waited in the JCR until worship in the Chapel. I enjoyed Evensong. It was mostly music and I liked that the sermon was very college oriented. Though I did feel bad when there would be a response or a prayer to recite because I was surrounded by British accents and I tried so hard to keep my American accent, but I wasn’t entirely successful…
I trekked up to Lady Margaret Hall in North Oxford to figure out how much time I need to allow to get there for my tutorial this week. North Oxford is lovely. It’s a residential area with gorgeous homes. I walked past the Ashmolean, which I will somday go explore, as well as the Lamb and Flag Pub.
I made my way back to the City Centre in search of a hot drink and hopefully Internet and landed at Starbucks on High Street where I met a lovely American from Atlanta that is also here for the semester. We had a lovely chat about Oxford, home, and transferring colleges.
Then I made my way to Jesus for the Welfare Tea hosted by the JCR (Junior Common Room) Welfare Reps Eva and Niall. There were about twenty or so students in the JCR so it was nearly full. I didn’t really know if I was in the right place then I recognized Niall from the email of all the reps and got in line for tea. While I was trying to figure out exactly where the cue was the Chaplain, Megan, introduced herself.
“Oh Becca LeyLand! I just emailed you.” Then she said something I totally missed about worship. She was perfectly lovely and introduced me to several students. Once I got my tea, I made my way back to the pool table – I’ve got to get better so I’m ready to challenge Rachel when I get back. I played a boy named Leo, I think…(I couldn’t quite make out what he said) He reminded me of James, which made me happy. I managed to beat him out of pure luck – I set him up perfectly several times to sink the black ball and he missed it.
I just waited in the JCR until worship in the Chapel. I enjoyed Evensong. It was mostly music and I liked that the sermon was very college oriented. Though I did feel bad when there would be a response or a prayer to recite because I was surrounded by British accents and I tried so hard to keep my American accent, but I wasn’t entirely successful…
Monday was my last day of complete freedom. I just relaxed,
but I did go into town for a few things and to find where I had to go at Christ
Church.
Wow! You're getting around just fine and meeting people. Very happy for you. When you explain your observations and hesitancy when entering a new environment, I can so relate. Not shyness but alert to the situation and learning as you go. Loved the post!
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