Blog Entry for July 15th, 2012 – Jenna Eaket

Today was our second full day at St. Edward’s School just outside of Oxford. It was also the only full day of sun we have seen since beginning our trip. In England, July 15th is known as St. Swithin’s day, and the legend goes that if it rains on this day, then it will rain for the next forty days. Hopefully this story turns out to be true and the rest of our time in England will be nice and sunny!

Our main event today was another full day of class. This morning we went over the second and third acts of King Lear; the story is really getting good. We also handed our short story assignment, and most – if not all – of us received our marks for our ‘modest proposal’ and our short story test. All in all, the class was very productive and work went quickly.

As Oxford and Summertown (a quaint town just outside of the school gates) have no time-consuming events going on, the rest of the day was free time to spend as we chose. A group of about ten of us decided it was the perfect time to get our first ‘real’ loads of laundry done, and so we made our way to the local laundromat in Summertown. The rest of the group either remained in the residence to catch up on any work they may need to do, or they made their way to Oxford to buy their official Oxford University sweaters. Most people on the trip now own one of these sweaters.

Today, while mainly uneventful, was a good day, in all. The sun was shining and there wasn’t a cloud in sight, which made it a fabulous day in England.

- Jenna Eaket