Athol wrote his final exam on 13 June 2016. It was 3 hours and he had to write 3 papers. There are so much traditions at Oxford University. All students write at the University Hall and you need to dress up in Sub Fusc (the traditional gown and bow tie with cap ). You can't wear the cap yet as you haven't graduated so you must carry the cap with you. You also need to wear a carnation. A red one means it's your final exam. A white one means it's your first exam and a pink one for exams in between. This is an important exam, if you fail you get kicked out the program and leave with nothing. If you pass you can proceed to the second year. So now we wait for the results.
On 24 June 2016, we hired a Kia C'eed from Hertz- luckily no international drivers license is needed as long as you have a valid drivers license and passport. We drove about 2 hours to Brockweit, which is a little suburb near Tintern in Wales. We stayed at Hunter's Lodge, which is a beautiful cottage up in the mountains with beautiful views of the Wye Valley. The property belonged to late painter George Weissbort and his wife Rebecca. There were lovely paintings by George around the cottage. We were fortunate to meet Rebecca who lives on the property and she showed us more of her and George's paintings in their house. Such a delightful quiet retreat. We even made a fire one night.
The beautiful view from the cottage
George Weissbort's book of paintings
The poet getting some inspiration
Painting by George Weissbort
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