Today I went on another day trip w/ Shayna, this time to Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare. The only Shakespearean thing we did was go inside the exhibition and his birthplace. The exhibition was interesting, describing Shakespeare's life and family and the city of Stratford-Upon-Avon. The actual house had furnishings like they would have been during his time. We walked around to the other Shakespearean sites in the city but didn't go inside ...

A big group of us left for Dublin Thurs. night. That night we got a taste of Guiness, which everyone says tastes so much better there. We got a glimpse of Irish music that night, which is absolutely awesome and we saw a beautiful night view of the bridges over the river. The next day we went to Trinity College, which houses the book of Kells and an ancient library. Then we walked through the midieval area, seeing some old churches and castles. Then we headed...

After having our flights cancelled and rescheduling another flight we left Oxford at 2 am and arrived in Amsterdam around 10 am. I went w/ three of my fraternity brothers, and two TKE's and one of their girlfriends then we stayed at the same hostel w/ 3 of our other fraternity brothers who were on the Lorraine program. That Friday we went to the Heineken Brewery, checked out some coffee shops, which was really interesting b/c none of the guys had any clue what ...

Today after class, I get done at 1, me and Shayna (another avid sightseer) traveled via our britrails to Bath, a historical ancient Roman resort city. Shayna told me about this city b/c it's highly recomended by Rick Steve's travel guide. It's famous for the old Roman Bath's which have been discovered and excavated w/ 150 yrs. The whole place was covered in mud and a street of houses was built over it, but after water kept seeping up through the ground b/c of ...

Yesterday we arrived in Oxford. I went into town some last night and ran through it this morning. There's tons of shopping and pubs and churches. Our campus is very pretty w/ a lake and tons of flowers. I finally am able to unpack and not live out of a suitcase, w/ a room all to myself. Unfortunately I'm in one of the oldest buildings, but it has a good location, right near the dining halls, pub, main quad (don't step on the grass or you'll be kicked out). ...