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| Canterbury Cathedral: Under Construction |
July 16 – August
14, 2018 – “The London 15” – OBU Student Abroad in London, England
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Beautiful Interior of
Canterbury Cathedral |
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Chapel of St. Anselm -
my favorite Archbishop |
This summer, I had the privilege of spending a month in England with a
group of 15 students from Oklahoma Baptist University. Dr. Lindsey Panxhi (an English faculty colleague)
and myself, along with our respective spouses, conducted a faculty-led Study
Abroad that spent four weeks on the ground in London teaching OBU courses to
OBU students while being immersed in the culture and history of Great Britain. These are our stories!
Tuesday, August
7 – Canterbury & Dover!
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| Model of Dover Castle (at Dover!) |
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| Most of the London 15 on a Dover hill |
Today was the start of our whirlwind three-day
excursion. Up early to be at Enterprise
car rental before 8AM. It took until
8:30 to process all our paperwork and get our 3 vehicles. Arsid drove a 9-passenger Mercedes van, I
drove an 8-passenger Hyundai, and Vanessa got a Volkswagon Touring, a
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| View from the Tower of Dover Castle |
smaller
5-passenger car. Despite getting split up
almost immediately, we all made it to Canterbury in plenty of time for our 11:00
entrance. Canterbury Cathedral was, once
again, beautiful, with soaring arches and story-telling stained glass. Much of the exterior was, sadly, obscured by
scaffolding, but the inside was impressive and spiritually uplifting. The grounds were also very extensive and
enjoyable. It was quite warm, and
Vanessa was about done with walking – but I could have spent hours exploring
the grounds and the old medieval walls.
We had a quick lunch (McDonald’s for us – first fast food in Europe),
then on the road again …
