Arrival

Today, we arrived at Oxford.

We came here after the longest flight I've ever been on, which also concurrently served as the first. The people I am with are a nice group, though, so that made everything go much smoother. I tried watching Ghost Writer and the Hurt Locker on the flight, but failed on both accounts. I did manage to listen to a full playlist of Aaron Copland music, though, and watch reruns from this season of the Office and 30 Rock.

We eventually arrived. I got situated in my room, which came with a fully functional piano. Weighted keys and all. I have a great window view that opens out onto the quad. My room is still really empty and quiet, though.

We went sightseeing around the town, and saw some wonderful architecture. We were going to go to Christ College (where much of the Sorcerer's Stone and the dining hall was/is filmed), but decided to postpone due to an insane tourist line. We went to a cloister in a neighboring college, though, where a scene from the last Harry Potter was filmed, specifically, where Mad Eye Moony turns Malfoy into a rat. I didn't recall that scene, so I just took my professor's word for it. I'll look it up later.

We ate Thai for dinner. And the rest of the evening is pretty much a blur. I'm exhausted and really should go to bed even though I should review poetry for tomorrow. Haven't slept for over a day though, so I will make that my first priority.