Last weekend, I traveled up to Newcastle to spend a wonderful few days with some fellow Trojans. The main highlight of the weekend was getting to see my long-lost roommate Jesse, getting to catch up over a pint of cider, and exploring the rape-trails, stone henges, arc de triomphs, the rainbow bridge, and the other fantastic Newcastle edifices at night. We sported £8-Newcastle United jerseys to one of their premier league games, and watched them snag a thrilling come from behind draw in the 93rd minute. We got to watch 'the world's longest play' (Antony and Cleopatra) being performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The next day after the rest of the USC students left, I took a lone-ranger journey out to the coast of England and walked through the ruins of a 13th century priory that was surrounded by a quaint town that was hosting a farmer's market (with legit farmers, mind you). I then stopped by the excavated ruins of a Roman fort, and a small portion of Hadrian's wall. There wasn't much left of either, but just seeing the foundations of the fort and the wall stirred my imagination to envisage the small Roman garrison constantly watching the hills to the north for signs of the barbaric Scots.
The past week has gone by in a blur with plenty of reading (Chesterton, McGrath, papers on Schumann's symphonies, original texts by Wagner, papers on Indian healthcare... the list goes on). Football has got me more and more excited has our first match comes in just two weeks from this Sunday! I'm playing wide receiver and loving every minute of it. I get my helmet and jersey this Sunday, and I can't wait to don them and start hitting people.
Well, I must be off. Tomorrow I head out to York on another all-expenses paid trip by USC (I love USC-I've had two pints of cider, six meals, three plays, and soon to be two weekends all on the school bill!). Fight on!
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