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Every Wednesday, we have a reporting day. Our lecturer releases us into the wild and tells us to come back with a story by 3:00pm. Sounds simple, but have you ever noticed how questions and assignments are actually far more difficult the more open-ended they are? Then again, the day is fueled by adrenaline, and there are few things I love more than adrenaline (see yesterday's post about mind-boggling hamburger).
Thus, today was semi-stressful, but excellent practice for real life as a journalist. I filed my story on deadline (phew), and got to speak to a really nice member of the comedy troupe Clever Peter. Big thanks to Ed for taking the time to speak to me when his sketch comedy act was probably rehearsing for their show tonight.
The other wild part of Wednesday was my flight booking extravaganza. I booked my flight home for Christmas, which most people seemed excited about, except for Tyler, who is no doubt getting a large lump of coal and a broken iPhone in his stocking this year.
I also booked my tickets for Israel! My super smart friend Libby is working for the Israeli government, and has kindly agreed to take me in as a guest for a week in December. I'll be traveling to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and the breathtaking city of Haifa, not to mention spending seven days with one of the coolest and most clever people I know!
So, even when things get stressful, I can always look forward to Mediterranean beaches, hummus and my mom's Christmas dinner!
Since this post wasn't that exciting, I'll move from looking forward to looking backward, and finally post those Oxford pictures I promised! Gives me a false sense of intelligence every time I look at them.
Christ Church College:
Inside of the library:
Inside Christ Church dining hall, which supposedly inspired the Great Hall in Harry Potter:
All Souls College:
My host, Chris, looking out over Oxford from the garden behind his house:
And finally, my personal favorite, this pink lady, walking through Christ Church after a wedding:
That's it for now. Hope everyone had a happy hump day!
Love,
Jess
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