Yes, today was yet another fantastic day in my study abroad experience in Cambridge, England! First, I had the opportunity to meet with my internship supervisor Dr. Apurba Kundu for the first time. I came away with an immensely better understanding of the scope of my project and the direction I would like to take it. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation in our meeting and we accidentally ran over by 30 minutes! I also had a very interesting meeting with Julie Walkling. We discussed some issues facing senior level management within student affairs. I am glad she is taking the time to meet with me about my future aspirations and sharing her expertise.
Also, today was great for me as it was the first time there has ever been a Bow Tie Tuesday at Anglia Ruskin University. While I was the only one that participated, I am very proud to say that The League of Extraordinary Bow Ties was able to bring Wright State University President Dr. Hopkins in and others to participate in Bow Tie Tuesday this week! I am also very honored that they would think to Skype me in for this occasion. It was nice catching up with people and my brief conversation with Dr. Hopkins was also fantastic!
After joining in for Bow Tie Tuesday, Debra and I decided to explore the other side of King's Parade that we had not seen yet (there are pictures on Facebook as well, none of burritos this time unfortunately, though I did have a fantastic lamb kabob today). While exploring the other side of Cambridge we were able to go into a church that was built in the 14th century today. This was an amazing experience, you could almost feel the history that the walls had experienced. We also were able to see the famous Mathematical Bridge (though I am not sure why it is mathematical? Maybe it was the angles?). Finally, we stopped for a pint in the world famous Eagle Pub, which has also been around since the 1600's. This pub was used often by airmen during WWII and was also the place where Francis Crick and James Watson announced they discovered DNA in 1953. I have decided that THIS place is where I will have my official Fish and Chips, but Debra and I thought it would be nice to wait until all the others on our trip could join us! :)
Overall, it was an amazing experience to see history so well preserved and to see people still using the facilities. Also, it was great to see that there seemed to be an immense amount of respect for the buildings. That is, I didn't see any gum stuck to the walls, or people scratching their names into the buildings, etc. Additionally, there were no guards there policing the locations, you could move about freely. This was a refreshing contrast to historical sites in the U.S. where they are always heavily guarded to prevent someone from causing shenanigans. I am so excited to continue my study abroad journey in England and I believe we will be venturing to London this weekend! :)
Song of the Day: The Smiths - "How Soon is Now?"
Where is a pic of the kabob?
ReplyDeleteThanks! Unfortunately, I didn't take a pic of the kabob :/
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