Always a good thing when you wake up to find money in your pocket...

So tonight is the close to the first night in lovely Oxford, England. I absolutely love it here, I honestly would consider living here if I had the option (or funds, our exchange rate sucks).Today was a lovely day not much over 50 degrees and not a gray cloud in sight! Which is great because I conveniently forgot to pack an umbrella. Our breakfast was McDonald's where we could get free WiFi but after that we made our way to Oxford and enjoyed a Cornish Pasty (pronounced like "in the past" with a y). Definitely one of the greatest things I have ever tasted (Thanks Robbie), it is kind of like a fancy hot pocket with beef, potatoes, and onions.

After our adventure to the local open air market and devouring our pasties we headed back to explore the grounds which are absolutely amazing.

 This is the backside of the actual college. Everywhere you look there is absolute beauty, lush and green. To the left of this is a pond which serves home (or holiday) for some lovely water foul.

After watching these these gracious birds and roaming the grounds it was time for orientation. We met Chris Day who is our coordinator/lecturer here at the college who introduced us to the history of the University of Oxford and its 38 associated colleges. It was an interesting lecture but the day began to catch up to me and I began to doze off just a bit. By that time I was starving and had to eat so we headed to our rooms briefly and then made our way to the dining hall.

We were served Pea and Butternut Squash Risotto

Followed by Corn Fed Chicken with Pancetta, Coccotte Potatoes, and Mixed Beans (forgot to take a photo but it was delicious!)

Then finally dessert came, definitely not my favorite but it was good, Apple & Cinnamon Tart with Clotted Cream

Overall a great way to end the day, we then headed to the college bar where I indulged in two Lager and Blacks (a lager with black currant syrup added). This is by far my favorite beer ever, its sweet and delightful.

We decided as a group that we would proceed to a local pub where it wasn't a private event and we could enjoy the local culture, thus we headed to The Four Candles, where I enjoyed a Carling Lager. This was the final chapter to the long day but it was well worth it.