So I played in my first Korfball match today and it was so much fun! I was a bit nervous as I had never really played before, but it ended up being the first game for two others on our team as well. It was great because it was both competitive and casual. Since it is divided into three tiers, you play a team of comparable ability so it gives you something to play for, but without high pressure. The best part is we won! : ) Final score was 2-1. With the nets so high and narrow, I think it tends to be a low scoring game.
Yesterday, I went to Cambridge by coach with about 45 others as it was an optional trip offered as part of the orientatio
n for international students. On the way there, we stopped at the Cambridge American Cemetery where the American soldiers who died during WWII, particularly those interred in the UK. It is quite an amazing memorial as there are 3,810 white cross headstones and an elaborate chapel with a reflecting pool in front.
n for international students. On the way there, we stopped at the Cambridge American Cemetery where the American soldiers who died during WWII, particularly those interred in the UK. It is quite an amazing memorial as there are 3,810 white cross headstones and an elaborate chapel with a reflecting pool in front.Once we arrived in Cambridge, we were pretty much on our own to do as we pleased so long as 
we were back at the bus for 4:00. The man who was leading the trip offered to take some people for a short tour, so I accompanied him for a little while and was able to learn a bit more about what we were seeing. Then I just wandered on my own. When I had heard of Cambridge University before, I didn't realize that, rather than being just one big school, it was comprised of 31 autonomous colleges. I believe, as many European universities, it began with monastic purposes. It is the second oldest University in the UK (next to Oxford) and was started by a group of scholars that left Oxford. The first college, Peterhouse, was established in 1284 with the most recent one being built in the 1970s.
we were back at the bus for 4:00. The man who was leading the trip offered to take some people for a short tour, so I accompanied him for a little while and was able to learn a bit more about what we were seeing. Then I just wandered on my own. When I had heard of Cambridge University before, I didn't realize that, rather than being just one big school, it was comprised of 31 autonomous colleges. I believe, as many European universities, it began with monastic purposes. It is the second oldest University in the UK (next to Oxford) and was started by a group of scholars that left Oxford. The first college, Peterhouse, was established in 1284 with the most recent one being built in the 1970s. All of the architecture is beautiful (it reminded me so much of UMass...not!) and each college seemed to have it's own style. The weathe
r was sunny and not too cold, so it was great just meandering around the city. Some of the campuses are closed to visitors or open for tours only, but I was able to find a few that we could explore. The city itself was quite nice too with all of the little shops, a market, a river that you could take boats out punting on, and several free, university sponsored museums. I went into the museum of Archaeology and Anthropology as
well as the Fitzwilliam Museum, which was an amazing art museum displaying art from all countries and time periods. It was a fun day and again great to see another part of England. Then, once I arrived back at UEA, an Australian friend prepared several of us a delicious meal in honor of her beloved Australia Day (another thing I never knew existed until coming here!)
r was sunny and not too cold, so it was great just meandering around the city. Some of the campuses are closed to visitors or open for tours only, but I was able to find a few that we could explore. The city itself was quite nice too with all of the little shops, a market, a river that you could take boats out punting on, and several free, university sponsored museums. I went into the museum of Archaeology and Anthropology as
well as the Fitzwilliam Museum, which was an amazing art museum displaying art from all countries and time periods. It was a fun day and again great to see another part of England. Then, once I arrived back at UEA, an Australian friend prepared several of us a delicious meal in honor of her beloved Australia Day (another thing I never knew existed until coming here!)
2 comments:
Congratulations on your Korfball victory!
Yeah, it sounds like you're having so much fun. Glad to hear you've made at least one friend :-) with whom you can have adventures. Take care, and we'll see you when you get home.
Michelle
So whose grandpa?
Korfball sounds ridiculous... do you have videos of the game? That would be nice. Have you eaten anything ridiculous yet? How about wine gums or round trees? Seen any football games? Yup, I'm experiencing England through your blogging.
BTW, can borrow some of your education books. Oh wait, nvm
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