I adventured the city of Oxford last Friday. On the trip, there was a tour guide by the name of Victoria who showed us around some of the important places around Oxford and gave us tidbits of history every so often.
We discovered that the University of Oxford was, in fact, a collegiate university consisting of 38 independent colleges. There is, obviously, a central administration that governs the whole university, but each college is separate and independent of each other. If you were to ask a student of Oxford what school they go to, they would immediately answer with their college first and then if you were unaware of its affiliation with Oxford, only then do they reveal the name of their university. When one graduates however, they are granted a diploma from Oxford University, not their college. Yeah, I know. It's a little confusing.
Anyway, our group visited the most famous of the colleges called Christ Church. The school is known for harboring the English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), the author of Alice in Wonderland; it's hall is known for being the model for the Harry Potter films; and various other famous/well-known people including Bill Clinton.
Christ Church also has one of the largest cathedrals in Oxford. It was fun hanging out there, to be completely honest. After the tour, I just wandered the city and found that much of the buildings and the way things were set up are ancient! They were soooo very old. Blackened and worn down over hundreds of years. It truly was amazing.
Love,
Ouchii
