Tuesday started with the first tutorial, for which we had prepared work - and early reports from the tutors sound very promising! Brains were stretched and ideas were challenged for an hour and a half (though nearly two hours in Zenya and Talia’s case!) before there was time to wander into Oxford city centre for lunch.
After some time spent working in the afternoon, we were divided into two groups - scientists and arts students. The scientists were given a tour of Oxford’s Science Museum by Summer School Leader and Wadham College physicist, Tom. Meanwhile, Summer School Coordinator and historian-extraordinaire, Sophie, took the arts students around the newly-refurbished Ashmolean Museum. Of course, Bogdan thought he could do better than Sophie and gave an ‘interesting’ tour of the history of money gallery...Following an hour’s free time in the city centre, we ate at Oxford’s most famous (and, admittedly, only) burrito restaurant, The Mission, where the carbohydrate-heavy mix of beans, rice and tortilla wraps defeated nearly everyone, with only an elite few being able to finish their meal.
We then went to watch an outdoor production of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra at the Said Business School. Fortunately, the rain so often typical of a British summer held off, allowing the combination of fighting, gore, romance and fire to captivate the group well into the evening.
It has been a thoroughly enjoyable first couple of days. Next up: essay technique and problem solving sessions; and a trip to Oxford’s famous rival university - Cambridge.
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