Today was basically orientation. For most of the day, I was in the Baring room in Hertford College with other OPUS students listening to the nitty-gritty details of our life here in Oxford. I found out I got the C.S. Lewis tutorial (which was my first choice) for my small group tutorial which was great. Also, I got my phone which is what I really wanted to show in the picture up there. Now, it feels real, being here. There is something about a phone, a means of access to communication that makes me feel more grounded to the world. Yesterday, Oxford felt like such a dream and yet today, it felt real, true and solid.
To add to this, I went grocery shopping for food and some supplies at Tesco’s and some school supplies at Staples. (I found out that Tesco’s carries Cruchie bars and Maltesers which are two chocolates I grew up with as a kid in the Philippines. They are simply amazing and wonderful and yummy that if ever you find them, you should have some and indulge) I’m starting to build up my life in here and I’m beginning to fully realize that I am going to be here for 105 days.
Suzanna and I went to Fire & Stone for dinner because they had £4 pizzas on Thursdays. I truly recommend taking advantage of this because their usual fare is about £8.50 for a pizza. Mind you, the pizza’s not a slice; it’s a pizza as big as a dinner plate. If you translate all this to dollars, £4 is equivalent to $6.40 which is about 2 slices of pizza. And mind you, these pizzas are not just cheese or pepperoni. They’re actually pizzas that have more toppings on them and are definitely better quality. Suzanna and I are planning on coming back again eventually on another Thursday.
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