Cambridge at Last!

St. Catherine's College

Well, after many long queues at Dulles and Heathrow and a flight delay of several hours, my friend Heidi and I finally arrived at Cambridge today via bus around 1 p.m. From what I've seen so far, the town is beautiful - quaint, old buildings everywhere, a river running right through town, a charming college atmosphere. The weather's wonderful - breezy and 70's!

I'm staying at St. Catherine's (a division of Cambridge - not sure yet how all of that works). It's gorgeous on the outside, but less than luxurious inside. My room's spacious though, and the food we were served tonight for dinner was fantastic.

I'm actually not too tired, though I only slept for a few hours on the plane last night. But I'm off to watch the second half of the World Cup finals. Classes start tomorrow morning. I'll try to write more soon...and attach some pictures!

Joining the Dark Side

After years of making fun of people who had time to write or read blogs, I'm finally joining the dark side. My excuse is that I'll be traveling in the UK for the next 5 weeks and that this will provide a space for me to share travel updates and pictures without flooding everyone with mass e-mails. We'll see if I end up using it for other purposes after that!

So if you're interested in hearing about my trip and what I'm thinking and learning, check in periodically. I will try to post pretty regularly. But for now, it's back to the packing and laundry!