I really do need to read this book.

"They danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones that never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars."


-On the Road by Jack Kerouac

There is no place like Oxford.

"In spite of the roaring of the young lions at the Union, and the screaming of the rabbits in the home of the vivisect, in spite of Keble College, and the tramways, and the sporting prints, Oxford still remains the most beautiful thing in England, and nowhere else are life and art so exquisitely blended, so perfectly made one."

                                                                            -Oscar Wilde

I cannot believe the time has come for me to leave this beautiful place. As ready as I am to travel around Europe and to eventually go home to Hawai'i, it breaks my heart a little to leave. Looking back at the first day I arrived in Oxford 3 months ago, I was in utter disbelief as I stared out the window of the bus at the endless castles, cobblestone streets, quaint caffes, cozy bookshops, and other beautiful sights. Even from an unbiased view, I really believe Oxford has a pretty strong shot at being the most beautiful city in the world. After traveling around a bit and seeing a few other cities around England, I have come to the conclusion that England is beautiful, but no place has come remotely close to the beauty and artistic perfection found in Oxford. I feel so blessed to have lived here and been able to call this place my home for the past few months. I assimilated into the culture and way of life here with ease, and maybe some day I will return to study or live here again. Thank you, Oxford, for your academic challenges, artistic enrichment, new perspectives, and beautiful culture. You have added to the growing list of places I have made "home" over the past years of my life. There really is no other place in this world quite like you.