It's relatively small for the number of volumes it has, so it is jam packed. You have to swipe in to and out of the library, but you can ring the doorbell to have someone open the door for you if you forget your card. But if that is the only other person in the library, say in the middle of the night, then you must remember to leave at the same time so as not to get locked in and forced to spend the night in the library, which would be a very creepy scenario. We also got our gate keys, which allow us to enter the college grounds outside of visiting hours. We then wandered around the college for a bit.
This is the deer park. I don't get it, but it's a big deal that they have deer here apparently. I just think it's sad that they live in such a wide open space, and I felt like a fool for taking photos of deer...We then took a walk on the different paths around the college.
We ate lunch at an Indian restaurant, and then everyone else went home. I wandered about by myself for a bit, and knew where I was in relation to the center of town the entire time, which is surprising and encouraging. I did a bit of browsing in the shops, and after consciously looking at what people were wearing, I began to realize just how un-posh I am. It doesn't really matter if you don't care about fashion in the states, but every single person here is so well dressed. I figure that I will study everyone during the first term, and then go on a little shopping spree. Thanks in advance Mom and Dad... or storage unit insurance.
Then I met Gareth Roberts at the cafe in the Oxford Playhouse. He is an honorary fellow at the university who just finished his dissertation and is working to get a grant to go on an archeology dig some place warm. He will be my Egyptology tutor, and I think it's going to be a very casual, flexible, and extremely interesting tutorial. I'm excited.
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