Well, I’m back. After an eight hour plane ride (much easier than the one to Heathrow), I made it home. I’m glad to be back, but I’m so enormously grateful for my trip to Oxford. Something I’m especially appreciative of is my expanded world view. I feel like I have a much greater understanding of…

I’m nearing the end of my program! I have a week left. At the same time, I feel like I both have fully settled in here and am ready to go home. But certainly, it’s been a universally wonderful experience. Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been able to do more casual, domestic things now…

After three weeks at Lady Margaret Hall College, Oxford University, I’ve completed my first course, which was about the history of fantasy literature. It was truly excellent, some of the best teaching I’ve ever had, and I was also delighted by the passion and curiosity of my classmates. It was really exciting to be in…

Hi! My name’s Luca. I’m an English Literature and English Writing: Fiction double major at Pitt, and I’ll be a senior this fall. I flew into England a week ago yesterday, and over the past week I’ve been studying the history of fantasy literature at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford! My first week went…