Author Archives: Kristen
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Spring at Oxford
“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place…You’ll not only miss the people you love, but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be this way ever… Read more »
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Living the Prologue to the Life I Intend to Pursue
“I purpose within a Month to put my knapsack at my back and make a pedestrian tour through the North of England and part of Scotland—to make a sort of Prologue to the Life I intend to pursue—that is to… Read more »
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Thank You, Thank You Notes
I had the blessing of learning strong time management skills at a young age. When I was little, my mother would often ask me to write thank you notes to my grade school teachers at the end of the year… Read more »
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Being a Tourist in London
As I discussed in my prior blog, I spent the first week or so of my Spring Break in Ireland. After Ireland, I flew back to London, where I got the chance to finally play the tourist role in a… Read more »
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Eurotripping: Ireland
As I mentioned in my last blog, I’ve been spending part of my Easter Break Eurotripping. The first place that I went to was Ireland. I had no idea what to expect when I went there. Now, having gone, I… Read more »
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Some Spring Break Reflections
Like Colby, Oxford is on Spring Break right now. That has been great, because it has given me a bit more of a flexible schedule (though the typical Oxford term-time schedule is still very flexible, which is one of the… Read more »
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Some Comments on Culture and The Curiosity Shop
I just got back from watching a production of The Curiosity Shop at the Oxford Playhouse. I am part of the Oxford Playhouse’s “Opt In” program, which offers individuals between the ages of 16 and 26 free tickets to Playhouse… Read more »
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My Weekend in Wales
If you study abroad at Colby, you will probably have the option of traveling with the Institute for Study Abroad of Butler University. I chose to study abroad with Butler, and over the weekend, I had the opportunity to take… Read more »
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Exploring Dickensian London
While I am spending spring semester in England, oddly, I have not been consuming a lot of tea. In fact, I had tea in England for the first time on Monday while on my break at the Charles Dickens Museum;… Read more »
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Celebrating the Bicentennial from Abroad
I am completely loving my time here at Oxford but, each day, when I scan the General Announcements and read about all the lovely things that are happening on campus in honor of the Bicentennial, I can’t help but miss… Read more »
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