Aghhhh!! I’m so ecstatic!! What a time! In case you were wondering, guys, I’ve finally arrived at Cambridge Prep Experience in Cambridge, England. Agh! It’s so amazing finally being here. It’s beautiful weather here in Cambridge and I’m currently sitting in my dorm room after my first exhilarating 24 hours here on campus.
I arrived yesterday and was picked up by Cambridge staff along with some other camp-mates. We drove an hour and some change outside of London to Cambridge, where we arrived at Peterhouse College, one of the campuses of Cambridge University used by Cambridge Prep. We were all checked in and transported to our dorms. There, I met my roommate, who was also flying in from South Africa. Although she was actually South African, and from Johannesburg.
After that we had the rest of the day to chill and unpack. I was a little nervous (still am) to go out onto campus and try making friends. But, around late afternoon I went out and read in a large open space designated to the Cambridge Prep students before heading off to dinner.
Although I’ve heard some bad reviews—mostly from Stella and Cleo—about the food at Oxbridge, I was happily surprised by how my expectations were happily met. Of course, it isn’t the same quality as my family’s cooking *chef’s kiss* but it was definitely better than my other experiences with camp food. They have a much wider range here, as well as not providing lunch, which forces kids to explore the restaurants around town for that meal.
Because Oxbridge is an academic camp, all students are required to pick a major that they study for the duration of the camp. The majors range from anything like robotics to creative writing to espionage. I am taking psychology with a small group of about ten kids. We started classes today and did a bit of icebreakers and get-to-know-each-other games. We also had a scavenger hunt around town, which helped everyone to get their bearings of where all the shops and colleges were.
Sorry for such a short post without many photos of my time here, but I’ll write a lengthy post in two weeks at the end of the session with lots of details and photos. Gotta go, bye!