oxford punting

even though i began this weekend lamenting the fact that i wasn't traveling anywhere, my friday turned into quite a lovely day and i realized that this weekend was perfect to be in oxford. i ended up going punting with my friends eunice, cristal, and my new friend ben. prior to coming to oxford, i had no idea what punting was (and therefore had never done it before), but for those of you who don't know, punting is riding along a river in a low, flat boat and paddling along with a big pole thing (much like venice's gondolas). during our time on the water, we literally bumped into the riverbanks, some trees, and some other friends! friday was the perfect first experience, complete with wonderful people, pimm's and sunshine.

welsh ducks part ii

when i originally post about these ducks, you couldn't really see the movements they were making. luckily, hiyabel took a little video of it (:

and i promise to blog about the rest of wales (and actual travel-related-matters)

once i finish my two papers :(

the best part about wales

when hiyabel and i were walking across a bridge at the welsh museum of life, we kept seeing these ducks reach underwater for food. their little bottoms would stick up in the air and their little webbed-feet would keep moving as if they were still swimming. i realize that this is probably not exclusive to wales, but it was the first time i'd ever seen it and i just love it so much.