St Hugh's was founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Wordsworth, great-niece of the famous poet, originally intended only for the education of young women. It is named after Hugh of Avalon, and counts Aung San Suu Kyi amongst its esteemed alumni. Rachel didn't know any of this, I looked it up on Wikipedia. It has been polluted by men these days, but still maintains its principles of excellence in all things. Hence Rachel's presence there.
It was a very pleasant place to walk around, but I was overcome by feelings of needing to hand in essays, and the worry that there were exams that I hadn't revised for just around the corner. But in other news, Rachel's just been offered a fully-funded PhD at Stony Brook, upstate New York, studying small bits of broken pottery from North-West Kenya for six years! Start spreading the news, she's leaving today, she wants to be a part of it...
The friendly welcoming face of Oxford.
They don't leave the gardening to the students.
Far too much cleverness concentrated in one place.
St Hugh himself, with a swan - a sign of purity. So a bit strange for an all-girl's college.
Fitting right in.
