Elizabeth Pittman: Hard Work and Poetic Intention at Oxford
A city of dreaming spires Cheerio from across that big pond of the world. My name is Elizabeth Pittman and I will be a junior this fall. I am a Walton Honors student majoring in Economics and also a Fulbright Honors student majoring in English Literature. Last summer,...
Amelia Freeman: Adapting to Life in London
Getting here has not been easy, and I am not just talking about the almost eight-hour flight from Chicago to London. I recall how all the way back in September of 2012 I began working on applying for the program, and working on scholarships including this one....
Mathias Bellaiche: A Weekend Getaway
As the end of winter holiday draws dreadfully close, I’ve gotten a chance to reflect on all the great experiences I’ve had this Michaelmas term (the first of the three trimesters) at Cambridge. I have loved my time here from the first few days I got to the United...
Joshua Windsor: Out and About at Cambridge University
Honors history and classical studies student Joshua Windsor is spending the 2012-2013 year studying abroad as a Libby Finch scholar at Cambridge University, in Cambridge, England. January 22, 2013 Cambridge is a beautiful place. In the morning, when I walk to lectures...
Lydia Thompson: Snapshot from Cambridge
Honors history student Lydia Thompson spent the 2011-2012 year studying abroad as a Libby Finch scholar at Cambridge University, in Cambridge, England. So many fantastic things have happened since my last update. I’ve been exploring college, which is huge and complete...
Stephen Bentel: Learning the Lingo in London
A Remarkable Year Early in the morning my train pulled away from Heathrow Airport and I saw the smoke rising from the chimneys in the cloudy morning sky of West London. The scene out my window spoke to me with a Dickensian dreariness that was somehow exciting. When my...
Mac Stephen: A Cambridge Retrospective
I spent my 2008-2009 academic year studying abroad at the University of Cambridge, thanks in part to a Fulbright Honors College program with Corpus Christi College, Cambridge—and thanks in larger part to the Bodenhamer Fellowship which made the trip possible. Before...
Samantha Sigmon: On Becoming an Oxford American
Although I kept a journal for the 10 months I was in England, I decided to only type the entries from the first term. In the next few terms I go to Poole England, London, Amsterdam, and Paris. And I have many more adventures. But if I printed all of this I would...