MzChapman2010

Howdy peeps! Another week past in good ole Oxford, England! It's been quite a week as I've been getting more and more into my classes. It's such a different experience to have "tutors" that don't quite give out assignments but expect things to be done and the only deadlines you are given are the ones for the final exam and the papers. There is a lot more trust and expectation for the students to perform. It makes it feel like the American educational system kind of handholds its students but we expect an exact syllabus with dates and the exact assignment. Here they don't do that and it's kind of maddening. My professors are so great though. Dr. Catto, who's the history professor is sooooo cute! I want to stick him in my pocket and he ... read more

Hey Yizzall! As promised here is the second part of my week of study in Durham. You must be wondering what the heck flushin’ roulette is. Well the plumbing in the UK is quite different from what we’re used to at home. The bathroom on our floor was a little temperamental and you had to keep flushing it until it caught and flushed. It was always an adventure as to how many times you’d have to flush until it went down and it was even more exciting when the toilet caught in less than five flushes. So there you have it: Flushin’ Roulette was born and coined by my friend Anna. Wednesday we ventured off to Escomb Church, Hexam Abbey and Bede’s World. That’s right folks, Bede’s Wold. Escomb church was built in the late 7th ... read more

Howdy! Well I made it safely across the Atlantic! The flight really wasn't all that bad. It was kind of cramped but I was only on there for 6 hours. I was sitting next to this father and son who were on their way to Scotland for the son to participate in this bag piping competition. The son was skinny, longish floppy hair, wore glasses and seemed slightly awkward but he could finish a Rubik's cube in like a minute! Impressive to say the least. Anywho, I had been waiting all day for the excitement of going abroad to kick in and it finally happened when we were descending into Scotland and I could see the landscape through the window. I was quite happy to see everyone again and we were a chatty bunch, catching up ... read more