Day Eight

I spent the morning in the library and finished reading my assignments for tomorrow's tutorial. I have yet to do the actual assignment, but it looks like it will have to wait until later tonight.

We met up for lunch once again and headed to Magdalen College, where a guy from the States gave us a tour. He is a fellow in Exeter college but was a student at Magdalen previously. We climbed up Magdalen Tower, up a winding, steep staircase and ten foot ladder. I thought that would be the worst part, but the tower was fairly small and you had to stand on an angled roof. I was scared out of my mind. I didn't think I would make it back down and I didn't move more than three steps once I got up there. It took a bit to get down but I did make it. No more towers for me.

We walked Addison Walk where C.S. Lewis did his thinking for his books. We saw the room where he stayed and the seat he used to sit in at the chapel.

He also took us to Exeter College and discussed what studying at Oxford is like and answered various questions. I'm pretty sure he talked me out of wanting to study here. Too much work and too much writing, let alone paying for it.

It rained quite a bit and even hailed some while I was walking. I checked out the grocery store and got some American bagels and Doritos for snacks.

April and I are headed to a bible study tonight for the younger people at St. Matthews. It'll be the first time we've used the buses and I'm a little nervous. I prefer walking, but it's two miles away.