I Can't Believe I Just Paid $26 For A Towel!

Okay, so this is my first post from Oxford (!), and I have to say everything has been pretty sweet so far. This place is unbelievable, and by unbelievable I mean expensive (or totally awesome). So I will list a few pros and cons so far, just to give you a taste of an American gone bloke (or broke?):

Pros:
1. Oxford is the most amazing town in the world. Learning and erudition is around every corner, especially in the Pubs (today I bought a fruit drink and I was told only women buy it. Here's to not drinking!).

2. My room is gigantic! I don't have internet in there yet or I would put a picture up, but it is great. Plus, the hall way right in front of my door always smells like powdered doughnuts. Ummm....doughnuts.

3. You get to call all the professors by their first names. Awesome. Alister? Sitting at the same lunch table? Plus, the Old Testament professor is going to teach me how to play squash. Sweet.

Cons:
1. Everything is twice as much if not more than what it costs in the states. The cheapest towel in Oxford costs £13, or roughly 5 billion American dollars. Unreal. I used my undershirt the first day, but I had to suck it up and buy one for long term use. I am still trying the find the diamonds hidden in the lining, they have to be there...

2. I only have to walk up two flights to go to the restroom and shower! Plus, all showers were designed in the 1200s when people were only 4 feet tall. All those pencil diving routines we did as kids are paying off big time.

3. Being friendly to a British person means not saying hi. Apparently when you introduce yourself you are not supposed to give your name, because that would be too arrogant of you. This leads to awkward starts of conversation with references to "you there" and "hotness."

So basically everything is really expensive and I almost run into people three times a day because I am walking on the right side of the sidewalk. But other than that Oxford is totally amazing and I am really excited to start my course of study (and squash) next week. Once I get my computer up and going I will add images, but I leave you with an image of the most expensive towel in the hsitory of the world:

Or not. Apparently blogger doesn't like UK pages. Blimey!