Our
last full day in Oxford was filled with stress, laughter, and an incredible
amount of final pictures of the beautiful landscape and historic buildings.
Stresses mounted as the classes hurried to put their
finishing touches on our King Lear essays. We knew this was an important
project, yet some of us have been feeling the weight a little too much. An
extension on the due time allotted us an afternoon to visit Christ Church and
to hopefully spend a few hours forgetting about essay structure and punctuation..
Harry Potter fans had a mini heart attack when we got to enter the dining hall
that inspired the layout of the Grand Hall in the films. It was a majestic
experience; just the thought that they actually did film some scenes there gave
us all Goosebumps.
After a lengthy walk of the
beautiful grounds of one of the most famous buildings of Oxford University, we
stopped for an indulgent treat that can only be found in few places. What do
you get when you have a deep fryer and one of the finest chocolate bars in the
world? That’s right, a deep-fried Mars Bar! As if that wasn’t enough to quench our
hunger for junk food goodness, some of us stopped by Shakespeare’s Milkshake
Bar. It’s an innovative little shop that can make a milkshake out of any candy
bar you can imagine, as well as recipes inspired by some of his famous plays!
As the day wound down to our final
evening in Oxford, the group split in two for either a poker tournament or to
watch a scary movie! It was a great way to spend our last night together in
England, but the 5am wake up time was less than peachy. Most of us were off to
bed early to clock in as much sleep as we could!
Farewell St. Edward’s and Oxford;
you will be missed!- Natalie
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