Day 1: Sleep.
Day 2: Stroll the city. Eat at a pub (meat pie upon meat pie). Day 3: Stroll the city. Make a list of must-do's. Attend orientation. Eat at a pub again. Day 4: Climb a church tower. Take pictures. Eat at a pub--it doesn't get old, mind you. Day 5: Find the grocery store, yay! Go to class. Start some blog posts. Day 6: Explore 1 of a bajillion libraries. Eat at a café--brie and cranberry sandwich goodness. Day 7: Explore more of the bajillion libraries. Eat at a café again (see a pattern here?). Day 8: Go to Windsor Castle. Eat a frozen pizza since your oven is finally fixed. Day 9: Find a coffee shop and read. Stumble across a spooky cemetery. Day 10: Visit a church. Get lost in a bookstore for hours. Eat lots of popcorn. Day 11: Go to class. Write an essay. Climb the same tower again because it was awesome. Day 12: Beg for bus passes. Figure out the bus passes with friends. Go to the mall. Day 13: Be in Bath for the day and see the Jane Austen Centre. Top it off with a tea party. Day 14: Go to the local rowing competition and try to blend in. When all else fails, eat ice cream. Day 15: Explore the local market and purchase a ring, a lovely find. Eat yummy Thai food. Day 16: The gem already falls off the ring and the jewelry stand is gone. Ah, crap. Day 17: Watch The Crown, best decision ever. Dine in the "Harry Potter Great Hall" with robes :D. Day 18: Watch Harry Potter and Les Mis with roommates and get inspired. Day 19: See A Midsummer Night's Dream at Bridge Theatre in London! Walk into the National Gallery. Day 20: Spend all day waltzing through the library. Okay, maybe more sitting was involved. Day 21: Recover from a cold and attempt to pay attention to your professor. Day 22: Stonehenge, Avebury, and ancient burial mound day!! Channel your inner Neolithic man. Day 23: Wake up in a hostel (safely) and go look at Buckingham Palace. Afternoon tea before class. Day 24: Sleep in and read, read, read. Think, think, think. Write, write, write. Day 25: Go see two more Shakespeare plays at the Globe Theatre in London! Modern Art Museum. Day 26: Wander the Botanical Gardens. Hit up the souvenir shops. Find a park (so many!) to read. Day 27: Lose/find yourself in the local Ashmolean Museum. Happy Father's Day! Day 28: Work day at the library. Walk along a stream filled with swans, a dreamy reality. Day 29: Medieval Literature class. Pizza party with the roomies, our go-to. Day 30: Shakespeare class. Authentic Chinese dining w/ friends. Convince self not to spend more $$. Day 31: Phantom of the Operaaaaaaa in London! Tasted a Michelin Star Japanese restaurant meal. Day 32: Visit Shakespeare's hometown, Stratford-Upon-Avon. See another play of his: As You Like It. Day 33: Immerse yourself in the Museum of Natural History. Keep walking til you can't no more. Day 34: Isle of Wight day! White cliffs, fairy gardens, and quaint sea-faring villages. Day 35: Canoe down the Thames! Watch the women's World Cup at a pub; fish and chips downed. Day 36: Inhabit the three libraries you owe your experience to for the last time. Day 37: Last class :(. Last-minute peek into science museum, including seeing Einstein's chalkboard. Day 38: Goodbye, Oxford. Next up: get on a flight to Tromso, Norway to see your awesome friend.
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