No matter how many towns I travel to and how many worldly wonders I witness, I realize that an old cliché still rings true – there’s no place like home.

My time abroad has been incredible so far. Traveling has exposed me to all sorts of different places, each uniquely equipped with its own culture and people, that I would have not understood otherwise. Being in many different cities has caused me think about the ones I like the most. Each place I’ve visited has its merits and flaws, but not one is more special than home.

But what is home? Is it the location where you grew up, or where the people you care about are at? Is home where the heart is, or the house your family lives in? As Mr. Healy used to say in English class, yes. I’m currently in the middle of a 6 week break from Oxford, and I took the opportunity to spend the first half of it at home sweet home.

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From the looks of this blog, it seems like I’m on a long vacation in Europe. Indeed, I’ve jokingly thought before that the whole concept of “studying abroad” might as well be renamed to just “abroad.”

In reality though, I do go to school at Oxford, I do take classes, and I do do things at the University itself outside of that. Oxford’s had plenty of new things to offer to a student trying to learn about the world.

To start, I’ll discuss what Oxford was built for almost a thousand years ago.

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If you’re a tourist looking for a large European city to visit, go to Paris. You’ll find museums galore, iconic landmarks, fine dining, shopping districts, majestic buildings, a river, high-altitude views… any form of tourist attraction you ask for, Paris has it. Just be careful not to overdose.

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