Blog post for July 17th - Maggie Di Gravio

Our fourth day in Oxford was full of exciting moments and great memories. We started off the day with our King Lear quote test. By the end of the two hours all our hands had cramps and our minds were fried. Lucky we had break and went back to class to discuss our King Lear Essay. After class we headed to lunch and then into Oxford to punt down the river. Our journey to the river was a bendy one, taking many wrong turns. These mistakes took us on a great adventure of seeing swans, ducks and cows, a true glimpse into the wildlife of Oxford. When we finally arrived at the punting take off docks we split into groups of five and four proceeding into our punting boats. The river was extremely high, due to all the rain we've been having, therefore we did not get to punt ourselves but instead got a guided tour by expert punters. Even with the experts steering our boats, the water current was so strong they even struggled to remain in control. Our take off was rocky and we bumped into multiple boats but after that it was smooth sailing. The river was beautiful, willow trees draped over the water while artistic bridges filled the horizon, we even got reminded of home by seeing some patriotic Canadian geese. Once we were back on solid ground we had some free time to do as we pleased. Some went shoe shopping while others enjoyed a nice dinner out. After returning back to our dorm many gathered on the field our front of our residence to play a friendly rally of volley ball. We learned that the majority of us have no future in the sport therefore we retreated back into the dorm and watched a great movie. We are all excited to get started on King Lear essays and see Legally Blonde the musical tomorrow.


- Maggie