God save the Queen

We have arrived in Oxford!

We left ACU around 11, and discovered on our way to DFW that our original 5 pm flight was delayed until 7, due to weather in the western UK. The airline gave us $9 meal vouchers for the airport, too! Awesome. The flight was smooth, although good sleep was hard to come by. We landed at London-Heathrow around 10:40, and waited at Customs for a good bit. Then, we were off! After an hour-long bus ride to our houses, we got to Oxford around 1:20 and lugged our suitcases up to the rooms. (p.s., I live on the third floor of House 9. and the handle for one of my rolly suitcases broke. woo.) We enjoyed some lunch in House 10, and took a little walking tour to learn the city. Found an ATM and picked up some groceries.. but by then, we were already exhausted. So some of us stayed at the house and ate leftovers for dinner, while others went to the Eagle and Child pub (a popular hangout for C.S. Lewis) for some fish and chips. Maybe I'll head in that direction after a shower. We're all moving slowly and managed to get unpacked.. and some of us are watching Home Alone in the downstairs common room of House 9. It's only 8 pm, but obviously feels like bedtime.

What a blessing it is to be here! All of the people in this group are awesome, and we've been fortunate to have such a smooth transition to England. Thanks to everyone praying for us, we really appreciate it. Cheers and goodnight!