Trucking away at writing papers. Taking a 30 second break.
I had a pleasant day. On our third hike for this excursion, we saw waterfalls. Pressured to be cool, I stripped down to my boxers and plunged into the icy cold water with Gary, Christine, and Laura. I don't know how they did it. They stayed in a little longer than me. I think I almost went into shock because my breathing was erratic and I couldn't articulate real sentences. But that's what made it awesome!
We discussed Brideshead Revisted today for an evening class, which was pretty intense. While it was my favorite reading for this program, I think it was everyone else's bane.
We had our third, four course dinner for this week. The three hour dinners are starting to eat away at all of us. While we are being urged to practice the art of long dinner conversations, we are also growing weary fast. Laura said she felt like she was shackled to the table with a ball and chain, and I agree all the way. The food is great, though. I just told Matt a little bit about what I've been eating so I'll share: duck, pork fillet, sorbet, vegetable soup, steak, and seven other courses that have escaped me. On any other day, I have had fish and chips, more steak, some kind of ethnic food (American, Brazilian, Greek, Indian, Chinese, or Tai), and lots of European chocolate. It's the best.
Tomorrow back to Oxford.
Now, I should really go back to studying poetry...
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