A month already!

Can't believe I've been here a month already! I left SA on 27 Sept, and it's now 29 Oct. We've just set our clocks back an hour, so bear in mind (if smsing or skype-ing from SA) that the UK is now 2 hours behind... This week has been good - I'm getting into my work a bit more now (and understanding a bit more of the Biochemistry!), though I haven't started in the lab yet. Hopefully I'll be able to do that tomorrow. I've also started rowing - had my first tank practice yesterday, and a swimming test (to fulfil Health and Safety regulations), and we should hopefully be able to go out on the river on Wednesday. There's been so much rain here that the river is flowing too fast for them to allow novice boats out on the water. I went to a Merton Orchestra practice yesterday too, which was good fun! The Chapel, where we practise, has glorious acoustics, which makes for a really good musical experience. We're playing a Beethoven Symphony and a Mozart Overture, both of which are really nice pieces. Today is a beautiful sunny, warm day - I've just been for a walk along the river with a South Korean friend from church - everything is still green here, so it's really picturesque. The tourists are out in force today- Oxford, alas, is full of them! But it's a beautiful day and the sunshine, which is becoming rarer, is very welcome! I saw Charmaine on Wednesday this week too, which was really great! We had lunch together in College, then took a tour of the city and climbed the tower of St Mary's Church, which gives great views of the city. We also walked in Christ Church Meadow and along the banks of the Thames - it was also a sunny day, so really pleasant! It was great to see a friend from SA - the invitation's open to anyone else who wants to visit ;)