by fistbumpmedia | Jan 29, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
We spent the night at a Holiday Express just on the edge of Oxford and travelled through fairly hard rain to Bath, where we enjoyed touring the Roman baths at our own leisure using individual audio devices. I’m sure Roman ruins are not everyone’s cup of...
by fistbumpmedia | Jan 29, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
Saturday morning found me boarding yet another bus, this time with about 30 students, the Illinois mentor, and a tour guide — all of us bound for Oxford to visit Oxford University. Our tour guide was wonderful. Throughout our journey, she shared interesting...
by fistbumpmedia | Jan 29, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
Originally, I had planned to write about the entire past weekend in one post, but I simply couldn’t get the post short enough to make that feasible; my internal editor couldn’t convince the writer in me to cut much of anything. Instead, I’ll be...
by fistbumpmedia | Jan 27, 2014 | Self-Care, Travel amp; Leisure
I am not stiff-necked, and I don’t mind apologizing when I have wronged someone. So here you go, Rich. I apologize for inwardly doubting you.Let me explain. Rich is one of my colleagues (from another of my college’s four campuses), and he served as the...
by fistbumpmedia | Jan 24, 2014 | Relationships, Travel amp; Leisure
As I explained in an earlier post (or 2 — I tend to repeat myself), I am here in Canterbury as the mentor to 10 students who come from either the community college at which I teach or the community college in a neighbouring city. I made a conscious decision...
