Study Abroad with UNA
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Oxford
A group of us went to Oxford, which appears to be similar to Hogwarts. In Oxford we saw New College, New College Garden, The Turf (the oldest pub in Oxford), the tree where Draco Malfoy became a ferret, and ate at a pub where C.S. Lewis frequently sat. One of our group members is writing a short story in the style of C.S. Lewis, so that was really awesome for us to see. We saw the toured the Bodlian library and went to the “restricted” section of Hogwarts. Apparently, the library has been an academic library for years, yet … // Read more
Research and a Few Pretty Things
We’ve had a few half days here and there where we have requested books and started our research and planning, but TODAY was our first full day at The British Library. I touched and read books and manuscripts that were hundreds of years old, and really made progress on my project. You know those libraries people storm frantically into in movies, trying to save someone or run from the bad guys? Well, I was expecting someone to run in shouting because that is exactly what the reading rooms are like. The past few days have been just as busy as … // Read more
We’ve arrived (finally)!
All of us London-ers are finally together. A few of our group had a few minor problems: getting stuck in the airport for four days, only having one pair of clothes, no shower, etc., so after arriving, everyone was just thankful for a hot shower and food. We’ve been on the go since we arrived. After successfully maneuvering the tube, a scavenger hunt, walking seven miles in four hours with Dr. Bibbee on Independence Day (slight exaggeration, but it felt like it), seeing Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Macbeth in The Globe (amazing), starting our research at The British Library, walking around Westminster Abbey and … // Read more
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