I had my first class, or tutorial, last Tuesday. I met with the professor (tutor) and read my 5-page paper on Jeremy Bentham aloud. Every paragraph or so he would stop me and ask questions about what I had just read. Why did I think that? Could I think of alternative points of view? Etc. It was nerve-wracking at first but I got less nervous as time went on, and I assume it will be better during my next tutorial.
I have started figuring out a consistent schedule for myself to make sure I get enough work done each day. I get up in the morning and have breakfast/coffee in my room. Then I respond to email and start reading. I read for 1-2 hours and then get ready to head over to the college. I make sure my room is tidy before I leave (Mom I know you're proud!) because someone empties my trash everyday, and she also vacuums once a week. Then I go to the college and eat lunch. After, I head to one of the libraries, the Bodleian, Radcliffe Camera, or Social Science Library, and read for 4-5 hours. Many of the books I have to read cannot actually be checked out, so I have to read them at the library and take notes for my papers. Then I go for a run and then head to dinner. After dinner I come back to my dorm and do more reading!
The Radcliffe Camera, with the shadow of the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Once I was studying in here and a tour group came in and watched all of us study!
The Hertford Bridge, or Oxford's own Bridge of Sighs.
The Bodleian Library, the second largest library in the United Kingdom.
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