Hi all! We're into 5th Week now, which means everyone is feeling the pressure. I am in pretty good shape, though there is never enough time to do all the work I want to complete, particularly with my dissertation. I had a great meeting today with Matteo, my extremely helpful supervisor. I leave for Uganda in less than four weeks!! Thanks for your thoughts and emails!
On Sunday, the St. Antony's/Wolfson Women's Football Team took on Lady Margaret Hall/Trinity in the Cuppers Quarterfinal Match. We played two 45 minutes halves, then 30 minutes of overtime. For those of you who are counting, this means that my first football game in 5 years lasted for 2 hours! I loved every second! (Though I was not too thrilled to then have to ride my bike for 20 minutes to get home :) ) Unfortunately, we lost 3-4, but our team spirit was so fantastic - I enjoyed the camaraderie and we all worked so hard. I scored two goals - very exciting. And after the game, each player on our team secretly wrote down who they thought deserved to be 'Man of the Match,' and they chose me! I thought that was really great since I am the newest player. Now I get to keep a stuffed chihuahua all week, as that is our mascot (no Chief Osceola, I know). We did take a team picture; I'll post it as soon as I have it.
I spent Monday night at my home-away-from-home: John and Gyll's! We always have such wonderful conversations and relaxing evenings. Plus, dinner was delicious. It included brussel sprouts, apples, gooseberries, and red currants from their own garden! After a fabulous night's sleep, I did some readings in the morning. Then, John and I attended the Bicester Rotary meeting, where I was able to have lovely conversations with several members. I feel like I am getting to know a lot of the club pretty well, which is so great. I present there next week! Yay!This weekend I am going with friends to the Oxford Union Ball – 50s theme!! It should be a great break from work.
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