Magdalen Cloisters

Reminiscing about the rainy visit I made to Magdalen College...

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"Even Oxford's infrastructure was conducive to contemplation, revelation. Its walls seemed infused with mystery... It was tempting to think that resting my head against its stony chest would betray a heartbeat, or by putting my ear to this shell, I could hear the distant but undeniable advancing and then retreating of whispered wisdom." - Carolyn Weber

"The spirit of the elder days found a dwelling here, and we delighted to trace its footsteps." - Mary Shelley on Oxford

"I tended, indeed, to feel that God Himself dwelt in Oxford, His holy city, where He could hear the bells." - Sheldon Vanauken

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All photos courtesy of Cami :)

One year ago today...

I climbed Magdalen Tower.

"...that city with her dreaming spires" - Matthew Arnold

What a breath-taking experience. I miss that place so bad, but memories are sweet... and Inspector Lewis helps too =)

[Magdalen Window]

The last few days have been so very Oxfordian.

It's enough to make a girl cry =')

On Wednesday, I finally met a girl who I had heard went to Oxford the summer before I did. Our conversation over favorite places and memories ended with both of us near tears.

Last night, my dear friend Kristina called me just to say "hi." Miss her like crazy!

Then today I got to meet someone who went to Cambridge but visited Oxford.

So all around, I miss it and I'm dying to go back... I think this was the motivation I needed to finish my application (just 3 weeks left =\ =)

These pics are some my friends have taken of the city I love:

A view across Magdalen's entrance with St. Swithun's Quad in the background

Magdalen cloisters

Magdalen & the tower from Addison's walk

[photo credit: wm]

St. Mary's of the Virgin and Radcliffe Camera

[photo credit: mm]

So grateful for friends!

There are some girls here that I have grown so close to, so quickly!

This is Kristina. Oh, and she was nearly crying in this picture because she had just heard Big Ben chime for the first time =)

She is just as much of a nerd as I am--and that is totally a compliment!

Here are several of the girls in the Jane Austen course at our reception dinner at Magdalen college =)

I am so grateful for good friends!

Memory of the day...

Walking around Magdalen College (pronounced "Maudlin"... by the way - yah, weird), but anyway... walking around Magdalen College, Oxford, where C. S. Lewis was a fellow, where Oscar Wilde lived and went to school, where the "new building" was built in the 17th century. I went over and put my hand on the wall, and said, "Are you real? Am I dreaming? This is too beautiful to be true..."

[not my photos]

in love with Oxford =)