Ashley DutcherVP of Communications
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
I have been studying at Oxford University with Dr. Stoddard (from SDSU) for the past four weeks. I am taking an international politics course and I have been enjoying listening to famous lecturers like Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to ever run the four minute mile and Dr. LeMay, Winston Churchill's WWII speech writer. I have honestly learned more at Oxford in four weeks than I did in my two semesters of Political Science classes at SDSU. There is so much history here at Oxford (it is the oldest university in the world) that I am learning new facts simply by walking around the city.
Other than attending class every day, I have visited London, Portsmouth, Windsor, Dublin and Paris. At the end of this week, I will also being visiting Edinburgh, Scotland and multiple cities in Italy including Florence, Tuscany, Venice, Rome and Pompeii. Adam, your VP of Finance will be accompanying me on these trips as well!
My all time favorite part of this trip was my tour inside Buckingham Palace, the full time residence of the Queen of England in London. I walked through the room where Prince William was baptized and the room where the Queen's secret door (leading into her apartment) is hidden. My favorite part of the palace was the ballroom, which for the first time was set up for a State Banquet. I am so happy I got to experience this because the Palace is only open two months out of the year, and I'm not sure if I will ever have the chance to see it again.
Although I love San Diego and miss everyone from home, I do not want to leave Europe! I am so happy I had the opportunity to study in such a beautiful, history-filled city and I know I will return to Oxford some time in the future. I can't wait to tell you all more about my trip at our first AMA meeting!
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