From the title of this post it's pretty obvious that this post was due long time ago. Before coming here I thought I'd write something everyday. I just work till 5, no homework, so should be easy, right? However, in real it went like this- jet lag, settling in the new city and fatigue. So, almost one week is over and here's my first post from Oxford!
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After wrestling with packing and moving all my stuff till the last minute, I finally flew from Chicago on 4th of July (I know it's not the best day to leave U.S. :p) and reached England on Sunday morning. Though I was pretty tired, the journey was rather fun. I met some cool people on my way, we even exchanged contacts.
* Every time I travel somewhere alone, I always get to know some interesting people, that makes me realize that there's something special about everyone, we just need to know the right way to approach them *
Anyway, landed at Heathrow safe and sound but was still a little worried about getting to dorm safely, mainly because of luggage. Usually I try to travel light but this was the first time I had to pack for 6 weeks for going somewhere other than home and it was NOT easy..phew (>.<)
So, the first day was pretty much spent on sleeping and eating. I went out to hunt some food on evening, and because of my "exceptional" sense of direction couldn't make it home straight :-/ But could return eventually, didn't have to sleep on street luckily!
Second day was our orientation day, starting from morning. We met at Oxford e-Research Centre, which is my workplace, followed by lunch and going to meet Bodleian library staff. Meeting around 50 new people can be a bit overwhelming, but my supervisor said I did a great job dealing with that. I give most of the credit to my tiredness though! I guess my senses were getting pretty numb to the level that I couldn't feel anything anymore! But it was nice meeting everyone, especially people at OeRC are really nice and fun to work with.
Rest of the week was spent trying to get the grip of my project, understanding and getting familiarized with the dataset, planning, attending meetings and some events, which include launching ceremony of Digital Bodleian and talk by famous HCI scientist and professor Alan Dix.
One week was well spent but I do miss my friends here and for some reason it feels longer than a week. Five more to go! Tomorrow I'm going to Blenheim Palace! Hope to come back with some good pictures and good memories :)
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After wrestling with packing and moving all my stuff till the last minute, I finally flew from Chicago on 4th of July (I know it's not the best day to leave U.S. :p) and reached England on Sunday morning. Though I was pretty tired, the journey was rather fun. I met some cool people on my way, we even exchanged contacts.
* Every time I travel somewhere alone, I always get to know some interesting people, that makes me realize that there's something special about everyone, we just need to know the right way to approach them *
Anyway, landed at Heathrow safe and sound but was still a little worried about getting to dorm safely, mainly because of luggage. Usually I try to travel light but this was the first time I had to pack for 6 weeks for going somewhere other than home and it was NOT easy..phew (>.<)
So, the first day was pretty much spent on sleeping and eating. I went out to hunt some food on evening, and because of my "exceptional" sense of direction couldn't make it home straight :-/ But could return eventually, didn't have to sleep on street luckily!
Second day was our orientation day, starting from morning. We met at Oxford e-Research Centre, which is my workplace, followed by lunch and going to meet Bodleian library staff. Meeting around 50 new people can be a bit overwhelming, but my supervisor said I did a great job dealing with that. I give most of the credit to my tiredness though! I guess my senses were getting pretty numb to the level that I couldn't feel anything anymore! But it was nice meeting everyone, especially people at OeRC are really nice and fun to work with.
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| Campus store at Argos Oxford City Centre |
In the mean time I had to visit the city centre to get few things for survival and made a record of not losing my direction! (Yay! :D) Especially, the weather was really nice on Wednesday, so I took few photos of surroundings as well. Posting few of those.
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| Radcliffe Camera, landmark of Oxford |
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