Oxford Notes from Yearly Impressions

Well I'm finally here - and it's raining.

Definitely a different vibe to LSE; there are actually green fields at the back of my college - although there were some home comforts (eg. got my fees bill before I'd even arrived)...

Not really an organised freshers week (yet at least either)...so LMH is pretty quiet (dunno where the other BCL students that are meant to be are)...having said that, life been pretty good so far. Monday night went to the pub with one new arrival (New Yorker who ran Kerry's campaign in NY state...always good to meet a fellow Bush-phobe) and the MCR rep, a vaugely scary (but very interesting) academic type who specialises in biblical prophecies...yesterday had a VERY tedious half hour talk about the wonderous mysteries of the library catalogue - made up for by going to the pub afterwards with a load of fellow BCL students (including a few potential fellow alcoholics, something I was very relieved to see)...also met a random bloke who I hadn't seen since LSE (guess academia really IS a small world)...today ? Met my college tutor (nice) - and hopefully drinking either here or down at Lincoln college later...

Oxford is a really beautiful city with lots of nice buildings, interesting dark alleys and - naturally - pubs...

Early days but I think its gonna be a good year...