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There are a lot of opportunities for travel for research, including library and museum access, conferences, fellowship opportunities, and other connections. Often, research travel means jet-lagged during presentations, interviews, and networking. Sometimes it means getting creative with packing heavy books. But, there is lots of opportunity for fun and enjoyable moments, you just got to know where to look.
I feel close to being back on a normal schedule today. I am up before 6am, drinking coffee I made with my aero press and working through edits on my dissertation. I have a lovely view from the kitchen table in my AirBnB host home. Then, I walked into town this morning to start my…
I jumped off the train at Oxford and ran for the bus, stashed my luggage at my AirBnB before meeting Dr. John Goldingay at the Queen’s Lane bus stop. We went on to the Bodleian Library where I applied for admission and received my access card. I got a quick tour of the old round…
After a very restless night mixed with deep sleep and wide awakeness (thank you, jet lag!), I am up and having a lovely little spot of tea at breakfast in the Alhambra Hotel. It is a bit cloudy this morning, but it may get burn off into a nice sunny afternoon like yesterday. Although I…
Sunday crept up on me as I crossed the Atlantic Ocean. I believe I managed about five hours of sleep on my nine-hour flight. When I arrived in London, there was a massive line for border control. However, I made it through, and then another hour train ride to Kings Cross / St. Pancras station,…