Category Archives: Oxford
Kelly in Wonderland
I will not steal Alice’s story from Oxford. No tea parties with the Mad Hatter, no Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb, no Cheshire cat, but the adventure I will have. Unmistakably Oxford is a place of adventures and imagination. I can’t leave my door without getting caught up in the majesty of the looming spires, [...]
Official Classes Start Tomorrow
We had a week of orientation, college inductions, and the Freshers Fair last week. It was a great week topped off by a social gathering last night that began at “The Living Room” and ended at Keble College’s bop. I’ll make sure to add some photos soon. Last week was a blast. The school has [...]
Great few days
The last days have been great. As you can see from our photos at www.mcfaddenplace.com we’ve had a blast. Today I played my first round of golf … all documented on my golf link. It reminded me of playing golf as a kid. I rode my bike to the course and played as a single. [...]
First round in England
Today I rode my bike (yes with my clubs) to the nearest golf course in Oxford. The club is Southfield (http://www.southfieldgolf.com) and it’s about a 20 minute bike ride from my flat. It was quite an adventure just getting there as the roads are tight and my bike is a little unstable. There were two [...]
Arrived in England … Itching to play
I’m still waiting to get my first round of golf in England. Granted I’ve only been here one day (I’m writing this September 15th). I will document my rounds as I’m studying abroad.
Day 1 almost finished
Hello All – What a day Mike and I had! After traveling all night, we arrived in London at 9am ready to go. Deciding not to deal with our bags, we rented a car and took a wonderful country drive into Oxford. Mike did a great job with the left handed stick. He never even [...]
Arrived!!!
We’ve arrived in Oxford safely. We landed in London at 8:45AM local time and then decided to rent a car (we had a lot of luggage to carry to the bus). We got to Oxford around 11AM … we had a few detours in the city … these streets aren’t marked as well as the [...]
