Photo Albums: Oxford

26 Jun 2004

The day after the "Last Supper", Marcos, Sara, John, Roger, and I all took a break from packing to catch...

25 Jun 2004

The Last Supper

For our last group field trip before we all part, the program organized a visit to the local Hook Norton...

18 May 2004

One more Oxford tradition we had yet to partake in by May was punting, so on the 18th a group...

16 May 2004

My parents and I next made a pilgrimage to Windsor, where, in addition to lots of overflying planes from nearby...

14 May 2004

Blenheim Palace

Although Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill, was just down the road from the Williams Compound, we didn't manage to...

11 May 2004

In mid-May my parents flew out from Indiana to visit. During the first week, we traveled to London where, after...

1 May 2004

One of Oxford's many lovely traditions is the singing of hymns from Magdalen Tower bright and early on May first...

24 Apr 2004

A few days after returning from our European sojourn, we attended that annual Exeter College Ball. The grand party featured...

19 Mar 2004

Natural History Museum

The day before we left for Sicily, Joe, Sara, Marcos, and I took a trip to one of my...

16 Mar 2004

Spring in Oxford

Although Hilary term was my busiest, with two full tutorials, it still afforded plenty of time spent with friends and...

8 Mar 2004

College Chapels

The final assignment for Medieval Architecture was a tour of some of Oxford's college chapels, beginning with New College's magnificent...

28 Feb 2004

Salisbury Cathedral

My third field trip for Medieval English Architecture was to 13th-century Salisbury Cathedral, not far away from Stonehenge, which I...

23 Feb 2004

The American Party

Williams students throw an annual party for their Exonian compatriots as an expression of cross-pond solidarity and, in 2004, for...

19 Feb 2004

Christ Church Meadows

These are pictures from three of my favorite settings during that spring: the Christchurch Meadows, the Sackler Art History Library,...

14 Feb 2004

Valentine's Day Ball

After returning from London, I joined the rest of the Williams crew at the Exeter Valentine's Day Ball, where...

14 Feb 2004

The British Museum

On Valentine's Day, Marcos and I headed to London where I planned on visiting Westminster Abbey for class. It...

7 Feb 2004

Winchester Cathedral

The second of my Cathedral trips was to Winchester, the capital of England in the 10th and 11th centuries and...

4 Feb 2004

Fellows' Garden

One February morning, I took my camera to Exeter's Fellows' Garden, where spring had come early....

31 Jan 2004

Gloucester Cathedral

The most exciting of my Hilary term courses was English Medieval Architecture, in large part because of its required field...

28 Jan 2004

Winter in Oxford

At the end of January, Oxford experienced its only snow that year-heavy, thick, and perfect for picturesque street scenes...

25 Jan 2004

Our resident ice skating expert, Marge, led a mid-winter outing to the Oxford ice rink where, after watching a particularly...

24 Jan 2004

Exeter College, Oxford, was founded in 1314 by Walter de Stapeldon, intending that it educate clergy for Devon. It...

16 Jan 2004

Solicitor's Lunch

The programme's first big event of Hilary term was the annual Solicitor's Luncheon, hosted at the Naval & Military...

1 Dec 2003

Boatclub Dinner

Despite our poor showing at the Christ Church Regatta, our boat was still entitled to enjoy the highlight of Michelmas...

28 Nov 2003

Christ Church Regatta

As part of our introduction to university life, John, Joe, and I decided to our try our uninitiated hands at...

14 Nov 2003

In mid-November Mark, Alana, and I decided to make a weekend venture to Bath, home of impressive Roman ruins and,...

11 Oct 2003

Thanks to some quick organizing by Marcos, we were able to see the Brazilian national football team play Jamaica...

10 Oct 2003

Stratford upon Avon

Our introduction to England continued with a trip to Stratford-upon-Avon, home of Shakespeare and the Royal Shakespeare Company, whose...

3 Oct 2003

Each year, William College send twenty-some of its juniors to spend a year at Exeter College, Oxford, where they take...

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