scenic sewanee

frankly, i did not expect much out of sewanee. i knew it was beautiful, but it is one of rhodes' rival schools and in a location so different than memphis. so, i naturally assumed there was nothing to do there! although i was right in thinking the location is very remote, there is certainly plenty to do. new sewanee friends were great hosts, taking us on their favorite trails (there are so many seeing as the campus "domain" boasts 13000 acres), suggesting the curry chicken salad at stirling's coffee shop, and rolling their eyes when we rhodents gawked at the many deer roaming around.

a coveted study spot on stirling's lawn

a run's end at green's view

a lovely view from memorial cross

a deer spotting in abbo's alley

seven countries + eighty-five days

this thursday, at eleven-fifteen in the morning, i will be chasing tears with laughter brought on by my family's desperate attempts to send me off on a happy note. i will somehow suck it up and remind myself how happy i will be once i am hiking in edinburgh, scotland's capital. 

through the rhodes/sewanee joint study abroad program, european studies: classical option, i will venture through europe studying "ancient greece and rome: the foundations of western civilization." i just spent three weeks in sewanee hiking + swimming + taking two classes (surveys covering "pericles to caesar": one studying greek and roman philosophers and the other historical and literary figures). i am currently home on a short holiday and will start my trip in edinburgh and york as a means to adjust to europe before starting class. i will study at lincoln college in oxford for six weeks; from there, i will spend five weeks touring greece, turkey, and italy. 

thursday, october-twenty-fifth at ten o'clock, i will be back in kansas city, and hopefully full of new understanding, appreciation, and experience, as well as a longing for more adventure.          

here are a few things i will be missing while abroad...