Day 4: And it Begins

The day began with me going over to Coffee Republic and getting wi-fi. I went alone as Suzanna has decided to do her laundry. The only schedule I really had was my 3:30pm appointment with my C.S. Lewis tutor at St. Peter’s College. I was at Coffee Republic for an hour or so and then I proceeded to walk around. I lugged my bag with my laptop in it, walking in circles, literally. (I passed through Westgate about 4 times in 30 minutes) But I didn’t mind. That was the only way I’d get used to being here.

I ended up sitting at the bench in the plaza in front of Westgate shopping center in order to rest. And there, I met a man who I nicknamed, “Friendly Man”. He and I chatted for about 45 minutes and talked about Oxford, the weather, the colleges, Oxford, shopping, Scotland, China, the Philippines, food and more Oxford. He was a porter and it didn’t register to me until I met up with Jeffrey and Suzanna that I was talking to a porter, meaning someone who was guarding the college entrances.

The three of us headed to the library and there I got my library card, checked out a couple of books and talked with Mike who found me as I sat down to go through the online catalogue. We all separated as I headed to St. Peter’s College and waited for Debra and Helen. It ended up that our tutor was running late and instructed the porter to let us in St. Peter’s Chapel. The photo above is the backside of St. Peter’s College Chapel which is what can be seen from the outside. The entrance is inside the college itself.

The chapel was simple yet beautiful. It was an Anglican chapel and yet it felt calming. It was definitely a moment wherein I felt like it was the calm before the storm. Dr. Ward walked in at around 10 to 4 and then we headed to his office for a meeting.

He is going to be in the US after next week until the end of September. Our tutorials ended up one being on Week -4(which is next week) and the other two on Naught Week (Week before term officially starts). We are going to focus on Myth and Christianity, Narnia and The Screwtape Letters and Mere Christianity. This means I have 3 weeks of having no meetings (I can’t quite say that I have nothing because I’m sure that we will have much to do) I’m debating that it might be possible to travel for most of the 3 weeks and stay on top of my work. I need to talk to OPUS about this and I’m hoping that the answer will be to my favor.

I am slightly overwhelmed. But I’m trying to keep my Zen and sanity. I do hope I succeed or else the world is over. (A slight exaggeration, I must admit)