This is me, in the courtyard of Hertford College (pronounced Hartford) in Oxford just before high tea on Saturday afternoon.   Notice my fun scarf--I bought it at Marks and Spencer just a few hours before this picture was taken. I'm not really one to follow the fashion of the day..but I did notice that like..EVERYone was wearing these...and it was cheap(ish) so..what the hey? It has been an exciting time since entering this little country.  There haven't been any hiccups in travels (thank you Lord) except for a missed bus because of a long queue (line) at the coach (bus) station...but it was no big deal because the next bus was leaving just a few minutes later.  The Lord has been so faithful to hear my prayers and the prayers of my loved ones to keep me safe while I travel abroad (how my soul thrills at that description) and I'm looking forward to the rest of the trip.  So, a bit of an overview of my journey thus far: Thursday was spent flying across the Atlantic..I had vowed to get some reading done but I ended up mostly just watching some of the in-flight movies: Fool's Gold (cute), Jumper (eh), and Penelope (loved it).  My friend, Kerry, picked Mirachelle and myself up right at the gate at Heathrow and we went to bed around 1am (8pm EST, but we were dog tired-helped get through the jet lag).  Friday we spent the day exploring the area around where Kerry lives, just outside London in Surrey (Sutton) and spent a quiet night at her flat as Mirachelle and I tried to read more (SO MUCH READING) and Kerry had a previous engagement. Saturday morning we got up at the crack of dawn to begin our journey to Oxford..I think our bodies have mostly adjusted to the time difference--or at least mine has, yay!  We did a bit of exploring Oxford yesterday and met the others in the class and just this afternoon had our first lecture; an overview of C.S. Lewis's life. It was mostly things I already knew about him, but picked up some new tidbits along the way. Later this evening we're going to go to church for an evensong service, then we have the night on our own. This morning most of us chose to attend the service at the Magdelene (pronounced maudlin) College Church. They are famous for their boys choirs and I was able to record a bit during the service. Although I found out later that was strictly forbidden-whoops! lol Oh well, no one came and confiscated my camera!  Anyways, this trip is only 4 days old and it's already a great one. I'll try and find time to write more later, as more happens, but I've got to concentrate on the reading again for now.