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Dreaming Spires: Orientating
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Sunday, August 3, 2014. This past week (my second in Kenya) has been dedicated to new staff orientation, which has included lectures about transition and TCKs, question and answer sessions about life in Kenya, and opportunities to grow to know our fellow incoming teachers. Some of these opportunities have been officially organized (such as the Wednesday outing to a tea farm run by three generations of British immigrants. Interestingly, however, when it comes to my walk of faith, I am pretty entrenched in...
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Dreaming Spires: Shadows of Ecstasy: a review of sorts
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Saturday, July 17, 2010. Shadows of Ecstasy: a review of sorts. By Charles Walter Stansby Williams. My rating: 3 of 5 stars. I love Charles Williams' books. Everyone who knows me knows this. Others may think them strange or obscure, but I find them pulsing with life and power. They remind me, in language that transcends knowing, what it is that I'd forgotten I'm looking for. Is Considine an antichrist or a returned messiah? Does it even matter? What do we do with those Old Testament passages in which the...
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Dreaming Spires: October 2010
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Thursday, October 21, 2010. Morning on the river. Walking to the river this morning, alone and in the dark, was like stepping into some primordial past. The stars blazing above Christ Church, only to be blotted out by the trees growing dense and dark on either side of the path. And the river itself, rising out of a rolling mist that shrouded bank and distance in the mysterious grey of pre-morning light. Links to this post. Sunday, October 17, 2010. Interesting wood designs in the ceiling. Our incredibly ...
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Dreaming Spires: November 2010
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Monday, November 15, 2010. Today feels exquisitely like fall. The sunlight filtering through the crisp coolness of autumn mist, and the city's austere beauty beginning to soften with the glimmer of Christmas lights and lighthearted holiday shoppers. Add in a toffee nut latte, and the only thing missing is space at a coffee shop to actually sit and study. Links to this post. Wednesday, November 10, 2010. I went to a play this past Wednesday, almost a week ago now. The Oxford Playhouse. There were also som...
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Dreaming Spires: Trinity Eights: a new boat for a new term
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Sunday, May 1, 2011. Trinity Eights: a new boat for a new term. Well, our new Regent's boat has had its maiden voyage (for all I know, it's had a few of them - but this afternoon was the first women's crew outing). I have christened it with my blood (stupid fingers always getting between the boat and my blade) and my sweat (yes, it was actually warm. Best of all, however, the new boat is ten kilos per boy. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Trinity Eights: a new boat for a new term. On a Given Sunday.
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Dreaming Spires: June 2011
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Sunday, June 5, 2011. Time Displacement Activities (as Kim would say). Sitting next to Christine Baranski. At the Perch (you know, that actress from Mamma Mia. And The Big Bang Theory. Helping Kim celebrate completing her finals (I don't know if I can stress how big of a deal finals are here - rather than marking the end of a semester's work, they, and they alone, are the assessing rod for one's entire Oxford degree - think N.E.W.T.S. in Harry Potter. Friends waiting for Kim to exit her last exam. Discus...
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Dreaming Spires: January 2011
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Monday, January 17, 2011. Early mornings with Percy Shelley. I am in the process of creating a new lifestyle for myself. One in which I actually wake up in the morning. (Shocking, I know). Eat breakfast (with many, many cups of coffee), and then spend all of my daylight hours in the library. The real test will be how well I survive the revival of crew training tomorrow. But anyway. That was actually just a prelude to say that I was in the Bodleian today, reading The Poetic Edda. What I found exceedingly ...
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Dreaming Spires: Oxford Writing
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Thursday, April 14, 2011. This is a picture of me writing my first ever Oxford essay, back in 2008. It still pretty much sums up exactly how I feel about the writing experience. On that note, off I go to get some more writing done. April 15, 2011 at 2:57 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Paper Templates Kit #116. It’s Hard to Be Right. A Year in the City of Dreaming Spires. Muses Wanted: Inquire Everywhere. Poems (and prose) from a small place. On a Given Sunday. Sara is Going to Papua New Guinea.
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Dreaming Spires: Time Displacement Activities (as Kim would say)
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Sunday, June 5, 2011. Time Displacement Activities (as Kim would say). Sitting next to Christine Baranski. At the Perch (you know, that actress from Mamma Mia. And The Big Bang Theory. Helping Kim celebrate completing her finals (I don't know if I can stress how big of a deal finals are here - rather than marking the end of a semester's work, they, and they alone, are the assessing rod for one's entire Oxford degree - think N.E.W.T.S. in Harry Potter. Friends waiting for Kim to exit her last exam. From H...
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Dreaming Spires: May 2011
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Sunday, May 1, 2011. Trinity Eights: a new boat for a new term. Well, our new Regent's boat has had its maiden voyage (for all I know, it's had a few of them - but this afternoon was the first women's crew outing). I have christened it with my blood (stupid fingers always getting between the boat and my blade) and my sweat (yes, it was actually warm. Best of all, however, the new boat is ten kilos per boy. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Trinity Eights: a new boat for a new term. Discuss ...
