Although it is not yet the end of my interview trip, thats what it feels like. I guess despite all the fun and excitement i had, i just got tired after a while with all the socializing, connecting, presenting, etc...
Penn was such a great place that i kept asking myself why i didn't choose it for my undergraduate (i know i know, i probably wouldn't have got in anyway, so it's just plain wishful thinking). Good city, benign weather, enthusiastic faculty.
New york would have been great too if not for the excruciatingly cold weather. I wasted two good afternoons staying at the hotel - no chinatown food, no watching musical or dance show like i had planned to - because of the sub-freezing temperature. The only saving grace is the fact that i got to see new york's first day of snow.
So now im at oxford, about to attend the most serious phd interview. And i'm still not used to the way people talk here. The accent, the precise intonation, the speed. American english is definitely much easier to swallow (or do a fake imitation of) than the mainstream British counterpart.
Anyway, it's time for breakfast (it's free, i think :)) and enough rambling for today.
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