So this was my last weekend in Oxford---and I didn't spend it in Oxford. This weekend was our excursion for the Reformation class and I must say that I liked it better than the excursion last weekend. The professor is a blast and it was much more chill. We went to a castle (another one) but we had a really nice picnic right in the middle of it which was cool. Then we went to Ludlow (which is in England but right on the Welsh border)---our home for the next night. We went to a church there that was converted during the Reformation and also the castle. After that, we went back for dinner-which was fantastic! Our room was really nice and it was nice to be in a comfy bed for a night. We woke up early this morning and saw Stokesay Castle then drove about an hour to Harvington Hall. The Hall was my favorite excursion site of this whole trip. It was a manor owned by Catholics during the Reformation and so there were about 7 "hides" built in during the Elizabethan period for the priests to stay during searches (during this time, it was treason to be a Catholic priest). After Harvington, we came back home!
I am super tired now...excursions are quite exhausting. I have a 3000 word and 2000 word paper to write this week, so I will definitely be busy! I am hoping to have a great last several days in Oxford and I can't wait to see everyone when I get home!
Love you and see you soon!
Courtney
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
SO SORRY!!!
Wow...so it has literally been weeks since I last updated and I never finished London. So in a nutshell...we went to see Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station, went on the London Eye, took a cruise on the Thames, and then visited the Tower of London. All that was on our last day and then we went home!
So in the last two weeks I have been super busy with work...although I did get a B+ on my first paper for a class so thats good! Now that I am starting to get a hang of the workload and how different it is, it's not as stressful, just kind of tedious. During the week I have just been doing work and hanging out with friends. We did go see Horrible Bosses one night and that was funny... I definitely recommend it!
Last weekend was my first excursion...it was for my History of Medieval Ages class. We went to see five castles all across North Wales...I have seen enough castles :) It was a four hour drive so that was long and boring but I didn't have to ask to go to the bathroom (for me that is big, and I know my family wishes I could do that on a car trip with them)!!! The castles were all built by Edward I during his war with Wales...they were all built around the same time but as we kept going, they got better and better. Of course, with my luck, my camera died just in time to NOT get pictures of the last castle...where William will be crowned Prince of Wales when the time comes. This was an overnight excursion and the hotel we stayed in was amazing...and we had a really fancy dinner there too which was incredible!!! Now I know where the fees are going :) All in all, it was a great trip but definitely exhausting and I was ready to get back.
It is Friday night here at about 11:30 and I am about to go to bed because I have my other excursion tomorrow bright and early at 815! It is for my Reformation class so it will be some castles and manors. Apparently the place we are staying tomorrow night is supposed to be one of the most picturesque inns in the world...so I am super excited! I will try and let you know how that goes!
My time here is winding down...less than a week to go. It is definitely bittersweet---I have so much enjoyed my time in Oxford and I will be sad to see it go but I am also excited to get back home and start my last semester of undergrad!!! I can't wait to see everyone when I get home and pictures of my excursion are being uploaded to facebook as we speak!!!
Love you and miss you!!!
Courtney
So in the last two weeks I have been super busy with work...although I did get a B+ on my first paper for a class so thats good! Now that I am starting to get a hang of the workload and how different it is, it's not as stressful, just kind of tedious. During the week I have just been doing work and hanging out with friends. We did go see Horrible Bosses one night and that was funny... I definitely recommend it!
Last weekend was my first excursion...it was for my History of Medieval Ages class. We went to see five castles all across North Wales...I have seen enough castles :) It was a four hour drive so that was long and boring but I didn't have to ask to go to the bathroom (for me that is big, and I know my family wishes I could do that on a car trip with them)!!! The castles were all built by Edward I during his war with Wales...they were all built around the same time but as we kept going, they got better and better. Of course, with my luck, my camera died just in time to NOT get pictures of the last castle...where William will be crowned Prince of Wales when the time comes. This was an overnight excursion and the hotel we stayed in was amazing...and we had a really fancy dinner there too which was incredible!!! Now I know where the fees are going :) All in all, it was a great trip but definitely exhausting and I was ready to get back.
It is Friday night here at about 11:30 and I am about to go to bed because I have my other excursion tomorrow bright and early at 815! It is for my Reformation class so it will be some castles and manors. Apparently the place we are staying tomorrow night is supposed to be one of the most picturesque inns in the world...so I am super excited! I will try and let you know how that goes!
My time here is winding down...less than a week to go. It is definitely bittersweet---I have so much enjoyed my time in Oxford and I will be sad to see it go but I am also excited to get back home and start my last semester of undergrad!!! I can't wait to see everyone when I get home and pictures of my excursion are being uploaded to facebook as we speak!!!
Love you and miss you!!!
Courtney
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