Yes, it took me this long to find my camera cord
Hey!
I walked around campus a bit more this afternoon and got some pics. Then I walked south, though not far enough to get to downtown, and captured a few more pics. Observe London and UWO! Clicky for large size.
Outside the front of my dorm.
The library.
The main drag, Oxford Lane.
The other main drag, Western Road.
Coat of Arms
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Downtown on Oxford Street.
We’re in ON!
WOOHOO, we finally made it!
My mom and I got to London this afternoon (no trouble at the border, though my student visa is going to be a pain), drove around, found my dorm, unloaded all my crap in seemingly record time, experienced the wonder that is the Real Canadian Superstore yet again, got a desk at WalMart, and are now hanging out in my dorm room. Which, by the way, seems nothing like a dorm room and more like my old apartment.
I like it here so far.
Pictures to come whenever I get everything organized and find my camera cable.
A Red Sea and its Better Half are Soon Parted
So I’ve made my decisions.
Thesis defense will, if everything works out, occur sometime in May (the earlier in the month, the better).
I will then be done with my program here and have decided to move east to London, Ontario to pursue a PhD in philosophy (particularly the philosophy of science, more particularly the philosophy of statistics) at the University of Western Ontario.
Yup. Finally getting off the west coast.
The fantastic road trip across the continental US will occur sometime in August, for which my mom and I shall rent a van and drive the suggested Google Earth route, which involves passing through as many states as possible:
It will be wicked.
Here are some fun facts about London, Ontario:
- It sits on the Thames River. Not kidding.
- Population of approximately 350,000 people.
- Halfway between Toronto and Detroit.
- More southern than Boise.
- Affected by thunderstorms more than any other city in Canada (AWESOME).
- Home to the most technologically advanced Kellogg’s plant in Canada.
- Not Vancouver, and therefore not a rainy hellhole.
And a few fun facts about the University of Western Ontario:
- 20,500 undergrads, 4,500 grads.
- Ranked 164th university in the world (UBC is 44th).
- The philosophy of science program is ranked as a second tier program according to Philosophical Gourmet.
- Second largest philosophy department in Canada (largest is University of Toronto).
Yayzorz.
