I'm in Cambridge, England, as I think I've said in earlier posts. And if you didn't already know I was here, we're probably not close enough for you to be reading my blog. Shoo.
Life here is wonderful. The program I am participating in is eight weeks long (meaning I leave in a week and a half... Weird). I am taking two taught courses - Varieties of English and Avant-Garde Literature - and what's called a 'supervision,' which for me means I work one-on-one with a girl who just finished her doctorate (hooded and all! Congrats, Rebekah!), reading and writing about works of (dark and twisty) 19th century literature (the boys are all here! Balzac, Poe, Maupassant, Henry James...).
A most excellent experience which will be sorely missed upon my return to BYU. This supervision has shown me how much progress my writing and reading needs to make but has really shown me my future: academia. Laugh, call me impractical, but this is the stuff I love, while law courts, operation rooms, and office cubicles make me want to wretch.
My supervision has also given me the chance to try my hand at translation. This week I wrote on one of my favorite short stories by Guy de Maupassant called 'Letter from a Madman.' As my ardent supporters (if anyone actually reads this blog at all!) you might want to check it out yourself here! It was a lot of fun to work on, and in spite of how clunky my version is, I'm admittedly proud of my first brush with translation. And in the 20 hours it's been online, it's gotten 20 reads. Quite exciting.
Hm, these are just big blocks of text. Boring! I think it's time to put up some pictures. Since arriving in England I've been lots of cool places, but I think I'll give each of those it's own (potentially brief) blog post. Consolation prize:
A picture of a cheese shop (fromagerie) in Saint-Germain-en-Laye where my dear dad and I went when he came to visit in France.More to come.
