June 20, 2022 – There’s something special about a British railway station on a Sunday. Travelers milling about, some so obnoxiously early that their train isn’t even displayed yet, others so abhorrently late that one misstep between the gate and the platform will leave them watching their train pull off into the countryside. It attracts …
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Matriculation
October 31, 2021 -October 16th was a very special day in Oxford: Marticulation Day. Matriculation at Oxford and Cambridge has a slightly different meaning than the way the term is used at US universities, where often it is synonymous with enrollment and often occurs once a student pays their initial deposit. However, matriculation at Oxford …
Dreaming Spires
October 31, 2021 – It’s been an amazing first month in Oxford. There’s so much to report on I may have to split it between two posts! Here are some highlights of the past few weeks. The university’s stunning architecture looms over you while walking around the city. Nowhere is more iconic than the Radcliffe …
The Next Adventure Begins
September 23, 2021 – Well, dear readers, I’m back once again; this time with a bachelor’s degree and a rebranded blog: “Reports and Reflections from Life Abroad”. All of my content from my semester in Jordan is still available to read, and I will once again update weekly about my newest adventure: graduate school at …
Lessons from Amman – Part 2
December 12, 2019 – Part 2 of lessons from abroad: Lesson 3: We are small, and that‘s okay! I’ve written a lot about living in a historical place like Jordan, so I won’t recount what that’s like. However, being in front of such history is a humbling experience. At times, it puts everything in perspective, …
Lessons from Amman – Part 1
December 7th, 2019 – Since its finals week and there’s not much else to do, I thought I would write a few short posts this week about different lessons I’ve learned while studying in Amman. Hopefully I’ll find a way to weave some photos in so they’re not as boring. Lesson 1: Take time to …
Christmas in Jordan
December 1, 2019 – I was informed that I haven’t written anything in awhile, but that’s mostly because I’ve been busy with finals and, therefore, haven’t done anything overly exciting. However, it is Christmas season in Amman, so I have lots of pictures to share. In Jordan, Christians make up about 4% of the population …
Jerash
November 17, 2019 – Jerash is an ancient city about 50 km north of Amman. The archaeological park within the modern city is home to one of the largest sites of Roman ruins outside of Rome. The journey at Jerash begins at the mighty Arch of Hadrian, built when the Roman Emperor visited Jerash (then …
Jerusalem
November 11, 2019 – I came to Jordan with 1 trip in mind: traveling to Jerusalem. I finally got the chance to go there this past weekend with my friends. We crossed the King Hussein Bridge border crossing from Jordan into the West Bank on Friday afternoon, and, after going through immigration on the other …
As-Salt
November 2, 2019 – On Friday, myself and two friends took a bus to the city of Al-Salt (pronounced and often romanized as As-Salt because of the intricacies of Arabic phonetics), which lies about 30 minutes West of Amman. Until the Twentieth Century, As-Salt was the largest city on the East Bank of the Jordan …
Reports and Reflections from Life Abroad 