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Oxford: An Experience of Pure Serendipity

Oxford: An Experience of Pure Serendipity

by Madeline Hohman| Spring 2024 | Recently, when reflecting on the past four months in Oxford, I have found myself in disbelief that this is the life that I live. My mind takes me back to a few years ago when I was deliberating between universities. At this point, I...
Hola de Uruguay!

Hola de Uruguay!

by Patience Whitaker| Spring 2024 | I love Montevideo! The people here are so warm and welcoming, and it’s a walkable city, which I had no idea I needed! It reminds me a little bit of Boston – my favorite city in the United States – except with two beaches...
Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned

by Emory Pollard| Spring 2024 | I don’t even know if words could describe my experience of studying abroad or explain all the many lessons I have learned during my time in Oxford, but in this short post, I will do my best. This semester has been a time of exponential...
Fab House on Woodstock Road

Fab House on Woodstock Road

by Sarah Trahan| Fall 2023  | Not a word I could write would possibly do justice to what I have experienced this semester, but “fab” is a worthy start. Prior to arriving in Oxford, “fab” was not in my vocabulary. My friends and I initially began saying the phrase...
Of Hobbits and Oxford

Of Hobbits and Oxford

by Olivia Neale | Fall 2023  | Oxford came unexpectedly. I am a hobbit at heart, quite content to stay with my books and maps, dreaming of faraway lands from the familiar comfort of a cozy armchair. I’ve always agreed with Bilbo Baggins that adventures, while...
A Semester to Remember, A Life Changed

A Semester to Remember, A Life Changed

by Will Vogelsang | Fall 2023  | If you told my sixteen-year-old self that in just three years, I would be traveling Europe for a semester, I would never have believed you. I did not see myself as a traveler, I had never left the country, and could not fathom how I...