Between Coffee and Wittgenstein

I am a student from New York currently studying at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford.

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I'm back home and pretty much settled in and I have a cold. I already miss Oxford, but it's surprisingly nice to be back home.

I started this blog in September as a sort of personal journal to keep track of my time at Oxford, but I wound up with more followers than I ever thought I would. I just want to thank all of you guys!

Now that I'm home, I'm not really sure what to do with this Tumblr. I'm thinking of either keeping it as a personal blog or only updating when I travel. Suggestions?

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Annnndddd.....I'm going to the airport in a few hours.

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Last night was my last night out in Oxford and today I spent all day with my friends that are still here. We made dinner and desert and then one of the colleges set off a ton of fireworks and we watched from our back yard. It was a really nice way to spend my last night here, but now I'm sitting in my room freaking out about leaving. I just can't believe that so much time went by so fast. I made some really amazing friends and it's likely that all of us will never be in the same same room, or even the same country, again.

Deciding to come to Oxford was definitely one of the best decisions of my life, and I think I've changed a lot during my time here. I think I'll always be nostalgic about it. On the plane on the way here I had no idea what to expect. I didn't know if I would like it, or if I would meet cool people. I was even worried that I might hate it and want to go home. It turned out that I met some fantastic people and for the most part, I didn't even miss home. It really has been an indescribable experience and I don't think anything quite like it will ever happen to me again.

I keep trying to put into words how I'm feeing right now, but it's kind of surreal. It will probably hit me once I'm home, but it just doesn't feel like I could possibly be leaving. I'm not usually an emotional person, but right now I feel extremely sad.

I love Oxford. I loved this year. This experience will always be important to me and to who I am as a person.

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Well, I'm going home tomorrow. I'm a little bit excited, but I'm also really sad. A lot of people have already left which will make it easier to go, but I think I'm always going to miss Oxford, at least a little bit. It's been an amazing year and I have no regrets.

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I just had my last tutorial, and some of my housemates are already gone, and more are leaving tomorrow, and it's starting to really hit me that I'm going home and won't be back in Oxford for a very long time and I don't know how to handle it.

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After two parties in two days, I'm exhausted. Also, I think I might have been hit on by a friar? Like an actual friar?

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Blackfriars Ball with my sister!

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Tonight is my last end of term part at St. Benet's.

This makes me both sad and happy.

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Currently working on my LAST OXFORD ESSAY! I can't believe it.

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Walking in heels on Radcliffe Square

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My sister's plane lands in Heathrow in an hour! So excited!

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Here's the river! Luckily it was a very nice day. 

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Aaaand here's one of my friends being shot in the face with a bottle of champagne. Following this, he was covered in confetti and glitter.

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Here's a shot from Tuesday's trashing post river swim!

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I've got my last Latin collection today and I only have two more essays left! I can't believe that I've been here for so long and that I managed to write all of those essays. When I first got here, I seriously doubted my ability to finish everything, and now here I am, almost done.

My sister is going to be here on Sunday and I can't wait to see her! This is the longest that we've ever gone without seeing each other and I'm looking forward to introducing her to my friends.

(I only have 16 more days left in Oxford, what am I going to do?)

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Some of my finalist friends had their last exam today and I went to their trashing! It was really amazing seeing people run out of the exam schools with pure relief on their faces as friends throw confetti, sparkles, and other not so pleasant things at them. After they're covered in various crap, they jump into the river to wash off. The atmosphere is totally different than at American schools. The weather was beautiful as well, which just made it an even better experience. I'll probably post some photos in the next few days because it's really like nothing I've ever seen before. Oh, Oxford.