Tag: Oxford
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A Time for Everything: Changing Seasons
Last weekend in Los Angeles, we had 90-degree weather. On Saturday, I wore shorts and flip flops; on Sunday, a sun dress. I am very tired of the summer. Don’t get me wrong—one of the reasons I love living in Southern California is the near-paradise weather. We rarely get rain, bask in 80 degrees in…
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Cooking for the Masses
There are close to 40 of us living in the Vines—the massive house owned by our study abroad program—and no such thing as pre-made dorm food. As a result, this has been the first time that I’ve had to buy and cook all my own food. While I’ve appreciated my university’s cafeteria for the last…
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My Writing Debut in England
I’ve never enjoyed talking to strangers on the phone. So I was a little panicked when I left the Oxford Student newspaper meeting last Friday with an assignment to write a news article, due Monday at 3:00 pm. I had never written a news article before, was a foreigner in the country, and knew nothing…
Victoria Van Vlear 