Trip to the WeddingMichael Lane So, it has been a bit since my last entry, but I caught a bit of a cold during my whirlwind trip back to California and I've been recuperating. Just a bit about studying in Cambridge then before I leave you for another entry. First off, Cambridge is OLD. Obvious, really, but some of the ramifications of the age of physical structures and surroundings I had not previously considered. The buildings are often nearly absurdly amazing and grand, on the outside. On the inside, well, let us just say that old means old. Think of all the problems and quirks a 40 year-old building has and multiply that by 5, or 10, or even 20!! (Univ. of Cambridge celebrates it's 800th anniversary in 2009). Creaky floorboards, drafty rooms, shrunk wood, cracked
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