Wednesday, July 17, 2013

A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words

Well it's been more than two weeks since my last blog...and they have been the busiest two weeks thus far. As I have also started my tutorial and written three 2000-word essays in the past 10 days, I have decided that the best way to catch up is to post a lot of pictures and let them (mostly) speak for themselves. Hope you enjoy!

On the 8th I started my Philosophy of Bioethics tutorial. Melissa (another Summit student) and I meet with a tutor every 4 days or so to discuss various topics and the assigned readings about them. Before each tutorial, we each submit a 1500-2000 word essay. So far I have done three:
1) Should alcoholics be de-prioritized for liver transplants given the scarcity of resources?
2) Should the government be allowed to place a ban on trans fats?
3) Is assisted-suicide permissible? Is there a difference or similarity between killing and letting die?
The beautiful Bodlein library that I get to study in! One of 113 libraries in Oxford.  

Oxford University is made up of 38 colleges. This is the crest for the one I am a member of, New College
Then, another highlight of my time so far is that CASEY DUBIE randomly came to visit me!!!

And we went to go see WICKED in London....

....with Lis!!! It was phenomenal, so say the very, very least.



The next day we explored London with the rest of the gang....


Trafalgar Square

And had a picnic at Buckingham Palace...





Flat-mates and Casey at Buckingham!

We attended evensong at Westminster Abbey, which was breathtaking.

The martyrs at Westminster

And of course, we visited Ben :)

The group walking through Trafalgar to go to the National Gallery
 

The next day, we walked around Oxford.

Had lattes at the oldest coffee house in Europe
Then climbed St. Mary's tower for the view of the city from the top..




Followed by a sunset walk to what has become one of my favorite spots on the planet: Port Meadow.



 Later, we met up with a few more people from our group and strolled around New College, which is beautiful at night. (For those of you who are Harry Potter fans, some of the shooting was done under that tree on the right.)


Then we woke up at 4a.m. to go to DUBLIN!!

But it was so worth it once we got there...
Trinity College Library

Trinity College Library

Dublin Castle


St. Patrick's Cathedral

View of the city from the top of the Guinness Storehouse

After hitting all the major touristy spots in one day, we decided to go to a coastal town to walk, read, drink more lattes, and get Irish icecream

This is where we spent a few hours reading (annnd writing my bioethics paper. But I'd rather write it in Dublin than a lot of other places, so I'm not complaining :)

Marley House. I seriously felt like I was in Pride and Prejudice walking around the grounds.


Later in the week, we were privileged enough to have a lecture and drinks reception with Lord Stirrup, Knight of the Garter,  which is "the highest order of chivalry existing in England."

Annnd here's the group lookin' all fancy shmancy:




After all that serious business, we had a candy-bar pancake night and watched Monty Python (my first exposure) at the guys' flat.

 

So, all that to say, it's been a great two weeks.


And I must say, I'm impressed if you have made it this far :)


Cheers!




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