Hello and greetings from Gonville and Caius College in the lovely and historic Cambridge England! I'm finding it hard to contain my excitement because this day has been a whirlwind of fast-paced action and lots of public transportation. My flight to Cambridge was perfect: departed at 11pm, entire row to myself for sleeping and an early arrival. Customs was as enjoyable as ever and then I was on a bus, Cambridge bound. I haven't visited this country for quite a few years now and I admit I forgot how beautiful it is. The narrow streets are lined with flower encrusted shops and a range of cuisines from Italian to Lebanese. When the city limits were breached, it was mile after mile of green grass, tall fields and blue sky.
As exception as the view was, I still sat on a bus for 3 hours after a 6 hour flight before a 5 minute taxi which finally placed me at Caius (pronounced "keys", if you care to know). "Happy to arrive" is about as big of an understatement as I could give you. Once inside the Gate of Humility, at which all students enter, I passed under the Gate of Virtue to sign in and it was official. I had arrived as a Cambridge student. Next, it was a run to the room, watching Caiti's luggage tumble down a narrow and winding stone staircase, a 4 o' clock tea-and-info session, a tour of the campus and then dinner in Hall, which was truly a room straight from Hogwarts.
Cambridge is an exquisite city and I'm anxious to explore it further, but for now it is organization of room ( in which I have more shelves and drawer space than I know what to do with), prep for Shakespeare class tomorrow and some much needed sleep. Until then, here is my first bubbly and happy blog post from England.
Hi ALlie:
ReplyDeleteI have been remiss in not reading your blog, and what reminded me was a recent issue of the Economist magazine which had a special report on how the Internet has affected the news industry. I really enjoyed reading the blog and will now keep up. Too bad you didn't have one of your saris so you could have joined the wedding! Remember to try the scones, and perhaps the steak and kidney pie. However I can't recommend the kippers for breakfast.
Regards to Cambridge, Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking if you run into them.
Grandpa
Hey Grandpa, I'm glad you like it and thanks for reading. I'm doing well with trying lots of new food, but I'll need to find a scone at breakfast tomorrow. The wedding was beautiful and I wish I could have blended in:) I'll keep an eye out for Stephen Hawking, his office is across the courtyard from my classroom.
ReplyDeleteLove,A*