A Collection of Short Stories and Memories
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Coexisting Bubbles
I am writing this post in front of my window, back home in California. The sky is blue and the trees remain green whilst I’m reflecting back on the gray skies and bare branches of Oxford when I left a couple of days ago. It’s a very strange feeling to be back at home, in a climate and setting so
Read moreLooking Back – Final Thoughts from Oxford
Having read other students’ reflections as they prepare to close out their semesters abroad and make jubilant returns to Amherst, I have to say that I feel a bit jealous. As much fun as I have had in Michaelmas, it’s strange to think that I still have two more (exciting! incredible! inspiring!) terms at New College. My situation is a
Read moreAn Interview with an Oxford Student on One’s “Bubble”
Interviewee: Name: Sainbayar Erdenebulgan Home: From Mongolia, but grew up in northwest London College: New College Major: History I interviewed my friend Sainbayar on the ideas of personal “bubbles” in a chain coffee shop called Pret a Manger which is always packed with students and queues out the door. We met at a club I joined (OUAPS – Oxford University
Read moreOn Extracurriculars
After a year of lock-down with my family, I looked forward to spending this year with people my own age. If I had been at Amherst, I would have been reunited with my friends in Val, Frost, or my dorm, but as a study abroad student, I knew that I would have to make all new friends. Luckily, three wonderful
Read moreOn Student Life
Recently, while waiting to go into a class, one of my tutorial partners said, “I love Monday nights in the library, all of the English students are there and it’s one big stressful party as we write (or procrastinate writing) our papers.” Now, that combination of words sounds alien to you, don’t worry, but Oxford does have its own educational
Read moreInfluences on Bubbles Abroad
It’s been a full two weeks since I stepped off the taxi into the grounds of St Catherine’s College here at Oxford University. The days from then until now have been a blur of meeting new people, figuring out the dining hall, and wandering the city of dreaming spires. I’ve made many new friends, bought Cherry Bakewell tea, and fangirled
Read moreArrivals and Life as a New College “Fresher”
One thing that I’m very happy to report is that I was wrong about the weather. Except for one gray day, my first week has been sunny and relatively mild. Something I’m told will continue for most of the month. Everything else is just as beautiful as I expected, from the Radcliffe Camera outside my window (see photo) to the
Read morePreparing to Expand My Bubble Abroad
We all live in little bubbles – created by our habits, the people we surround ourselves with, our careers, and all the other bits and pieces that make up this tiny ecosystem we build for ourselves. As we go through our lives, these bubbles can expand and shrink. When we meet new people or experience something new, they expand. When
Read moreSilvia in Oxford, England
Hey everyone! My name is Silvia Huang and I’m a senior studying abroad at Oxford University for the Fall 2021 semester. I’m a LJST and ASLC double major and will be taking Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management and Ethics, and Italian Renaissance Painting for the Michaelmas term. I’m excited to reflect on expanding our “bubbles” (our personal worldviews that are shaped
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