Wow! What a great week! I was busy everyday, all day - with schoolwork, seminars, social events. The days have just flown by, and I know it will be the same for the rest of the semester (except even busier!).
My classes - just ten people led by a professor - were incredibly thought-provoking; I thoroughly enjoyed hearing the opinions of my course mates and dissecting our readings. On Thursday, in Researching Africa, Dr. Helene largely allowed us to follow our own conversation flows, focusing primarily on ethics. Today, Professor Anderson gave more directed points, but we still interjected our opinions and brought out different points in the material (I actually was the first to speak in both my classes!). We discussed colonialism, so it was important for him to provide a base of knowledge. I am learning so much!!
And not just in classes - also in informal conversations with my peers and in seminars. For example, I attended a great lecture last night on negotiating statelessness in Somalia. It's almost impossible to process all of this information!
Plus, the weather has been very mild; I've kept my window open almost all week and had some great running experiences. As I write, the sky is a vibrant pink, much deeper than a beach sunset.
I am so grateful for these opportunities!
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Hi Amanda,
I hope it's you and not someone else. I stumbled onto your blog while browsing the net. I am not sure if you remeber me. I met you last Friday in the St. Antony's late bar. You said you were doing African Studies at Oxford. I am doing DPhil in Engineering Science at University College and I am from India. I read a few of your blogs and I think you will enjoy Oxford a lot. Its a wonderful place to live and study. Maybe I will see you sometime soon in St. Antony's late bar. I hope you have a nice day and it was really nice to meet you that evening.
Dipayan Das
dipayan@robots.ox.ac.uk
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