Jill Russell travels to a London community church called St. Martin's in February. She will be working in the marketing department and cafe of the church. On this blog, she will talk about her experiences as a first timer in Europe. She will compare the European and American media cultures, the people, the food and try to give people a real sense of what London culture is all about.
Jill is a senior at Pacific Lutheran University, graduating in May. She is a journalism major who was born and raised in Lakewood.
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Cabin fever was setting in mid week, so my generous hosts decided to take me on a tour of the city of Cambridge.. and yes, the college is in this city. As a matter of fact, that was one of the first questions that came out of my American-accented mouth.
‘So.. where is Cambridge University?? It’s here, right?’
To my surprise, Cambridge was very spread out, across several small complexes. I guess you learn something new everyday.
The town is absolutely wonderful. A little college town situated right in the heart of the best of English farm land, and I quickly discovered that it is a place where sheep and Prada meet. Although it rained (and snowed) slightly, it was still a very charming place to spend the day. It was a surprisingly crowded place too. College kids with their bikes cluttered the narrow streets. It was amazing that some people were brave enough to DRIVE these streets. I swear, it was only big enough for one way of traffic.
Through the middle of the city, well.. village really, there is a river, where (on a better day) one might like to take a boat ride and enjoy all that nature has to offer.
There are also tons of small, very old churches built of stone with thatched roofs. They really helped give character to the town.
Our day was topped off with a very spicy, tasty dinner at Nando’s, a local Portuguese restaurant. Did I get smarter at Cambridge? I left feeling a little smarter and a little more traveled!
