Christopher E. and Elizabeth F.
We just finished our first year at the University of Oklahoma Law School and we are studying abroad with the Oxford Exchange Program this summer! We are looking forward to exciting adventures and spending time on foreign soil! We plan to visit Italy, Great Britain (duh), Ireland, Morrocco, France and Spain! Esquires2BChrisandE
"...travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." - Miriam Beard
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Published: July 15th 2007Europe » United Kingdom » England » Oxfordshire » Oxford
July 15th 2007
I awoke this morning and found that Elizabeth had gone on a mid-day run... unfortunately for my stomach, I had promised her the night before we would go to breakfast as we did not dine on the usual midnight donor kabob. Belly growling, I desperately waited, and waited, and waited.. the girl obviously has stamina because it was about 1 1/2 hours and 8 dried prunes later that she arrived... now my stomach was growling for other reasons! With the prune bag empty we headed to the streets for a more traditional meal.. however, finding the traditional breakfast that had blossomed from mere desire to an absolute requirement was more difficult at 2 in the afternoon.. thank you Sophia2, a cafe tucked away next to the Oxford castle, and thank you Hormel (your baked beans ... read more
Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.
Published: July 15th 2007Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
July 15th 2007
Good morning! First off, an apology for the offensive language on the koozie in the last blog's pic. It says in really tiny letters below the big words "brought to you by the first amendment" and was a fundraising project of the 2L class last year right before OU/TX (until the Dean got angry). Anyway, I didn't realize it was in the pic when I put it up! The night before we went to London (Thursday night) Chris and I went to see Harry Potter! Although they did not sell beer in the movie theatre as we heard, the movie needed no enhancements whatsoever because it was utterly fantastic. If you haven't seen it, I suggest you go immediately. Unless you haven't seen the other, previous Harry Potters in which case you should rent them ... read more
July 8th 2007
Sorry it's taken so long for me to post, but life has been busy the past few days. Chris and I had our first final yesterday in our British law class. It was four questions, one hour long and it was open note and open book so I think we did OK on it, but as of Monday, I had not read any of the required material so I had to catch up quickly! The weather is "crap" as the cab driver in Dublin put it, but I am surviving. Now for the good stuff: In order to catch our Friday morning flight, Chris and I departed Frewin Hall at 12:45AM to catch a 1:00AM bus to London Stansten airport. Upon arrival (3 hours later) we surreptitiously toggled, tied, and squished Chris' backpack into its ... read more
4th of July in Oxford
Published: July 5th 2007Europe » United Kingdom » England » Oxfordshire » OxfordJuly 5th 2007
Hello family and friends! Chris and I just finished our first week of classes at the Brasenose college in Oxford. The classes are interesting and the city is beautiful EXCEPT that it is FREEZING and I only brought one pair of pants. Oops. Anyway, the highlights of the trip so har have been: 1) a fantastic wine tasting at a bookstore/restaraunt/club down the street from our college. We tasted over 30 wines from all over the world. It was really fun, but they kept pouring the wine faster and faster...and half way through the whites I could barely see straight! The best part of the night, however, was meeting three fantastic Brits: Nigel, Chris and Joe. They were much older than us, but very interesting people and they took us out after the wine tasting to ... read more
June 30th 2007
Buon Giorno! Chris and I just returned from a fantastic trip to Rome. We arrive by train and stayed at the beautiful Hotel Eden. The hotel was grand, but the best part was the 6th floor terrace overlooking the city where we would go for Apertivo (happy hour) to drink Bellinis. If you haven't ever had a Bellini, I suggest you make one immediately because they are the best drink in the world. Although Chris and I figure that they are probably the "Appletini" of Rome, we still loved them! We ate good food (not as good in my opinion as the food we had in Florence...Chris needs to talk about all the crazy things he's been trying) but we had a great time walking around the Piazzas at night. The first night we went to ... read more
June 26th 2007
I postponed writing this entry so that I could entertain you with rhythm and rhyme. I suppose you have waited long enough, thus, I will unleash the creativity that Firenze has embedded deep within my soul. I refer to this portion of my poetic journey as, "Dante." I awoke to the sound of yelling and looked up to see a blonde head It was Elizabeth, angry at the time I had spend in bed "It’s 11 o'clock and the Spanish boy is waiting behind the door" "I have not had enough sleep," I said, "I need much more" The day began with a journey for something to wear Thank goodness for me, I really do not care Elizabeth, however, held a different view As we walked and walked I gave up and had to sit Elizabeth ... read more
June 25th 2007
Hello everyone! After 30+ hours of travelling we finally made it into Florence early this morning. I am happy to be here, and currently full of mussels and gelato (not in the same dish, of course!). Our journey here was quite an adventure, however. We arrived in Chicago and learned that our plane departed from the "M" section of the airport (a section not located on any sign in the airport). Once we finally located a small map in the abandoned information station, we took the tram to terminal 3 and went BACK through security to the BA (British Airways NOT Broken Arrow) section of the airport. Starving, we looked around for a restaraunt where we could satisfy our hunger and begin our vacation right with a delicious beer. But alas, there was no food to ... read more
How do I fit all my shoes in ONE backpack and have room for anything else?
Published: June 18th 2007North America » United States » Oklahoma » TulsaJune 18th 2007
Untitled Christopher E. and Elizabeth F.It is T-Minus 5 days until we leave for Florence. I am working today and tomorrow and taking the rest of the week off to pack and get ready. I am kind of sad to leave because my internship at the Federal Defender's office has been extremely rewarding and I am learning so much. I am so excited to travel through Europe again, and especially to be back in Italy. Rome is my favorite city and I always get a familiar feeling while I am there. Maybe I lived there in a past life...or maybe it's the delicious gelato. While we are in Rome, we are going to see the Vatican and have lunch with the Ambassador to the Vatican (my former neighbor). I also want to go back to ... read more
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