Welcome to the MSUM Eurospring 2009 Blog!

Need last minute travel supplies or accessories?

2009-03-05T08:04:00.004-06:00

Need last minute travel supplies and accessories? Checkout: Magellan's Travel Supply. See "Related Links" column.

New Links to Cities and Day-trip Destinations

2009-01-11T13:02:00.005-06:00

If you look to the left, you'll notice that the "Related Links" column has grown. I've just added links to all the major sites and cities we'll be visiting, especially focusing on museum links for Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Salzburg, Weimar and Amsterdam. I've also posted links to our day-trip destinations while we're in Oxford: Stonehenge/Avebury/Salisbury; Warwick Castle and Startford-upon-Avon; Burford and Bath; and the Portsmouth Royal Navy Museum and Dockyard. Within these links you'll find even more links to specific museums, sites and helpful information. Use these links as you prepare your Pre-Trip Museum Plan, as well as acquaint yourself with the cities we'll be visiting. There is an abundance of opportunities waiting for you—and since we have limited time in most places, planning ahead will help you get the most out of your visits. To be honest—it's going to be overwhelming: some much to do, so little time. I strongly encourage you to read and plan ahead. Every moment is precious—you'll want to get the most out of your travel.

Harry Potter, LORD OF THE RINGS, and ALICE IN WONDERLAND

2008-12-07T21:53:00.007-06:00

Are you a Harry Potter fan? A Lord of the Rings devotee? How about Alice in Wonderland? Do you know each of the above has connections to Oxford? "Google" Harry Potter, Tolkein, or Lewis Carroll + Oxford and see what pops up. If you're interested in any one of the above, plan to scope out the Oxford landmarks associated with each. For a fee, there are daily walking tours and bus tours you can take with professional guides. But with just a little research, you can plot your own adventures for free!

Pizza & Pop Get-together

2008-12-02T20:04:00.004-06:00

Just a reminder that this coming Monday, December 8, at 5:00 p.m. in CMU #205, we'll have our ever-popular "Pizza & Pop Get-together" with former Eurospring students. It's a great opportunity for you to ask questions of and to talk with several Eursospring veterans. And yeah—the pizza and pop are really free! Hope to see you all there!

International Prepaid Phone Cards

2008-11-22T11:25:00.014-06:00

Many of you may want to phone back to the U.S. while you're in Oxford, as well as back to the U.S. from other countries while we're traveling on the continent for three weeks. A convenient and inexpensive way of doing this is using prepaid phone cards. One of the best that I've used is Nobelcom. I used these during Eurospring 2005, as did many of my students, and we were happy that we did. It can get very expensive calling direct or collect or reversing the charges using the pay phones in Wycliffe Hall as, unfortunately, several students discovered! (How does $65.00 for a twelve minute call grab ya?) Follow the Nobelcom.com link to the left to check out Nobelcom's rates from the United Kingdom back to the U.S. If you find a lower rate, let us know!

Travel, Health and Safety

2008-11-03T15:34:00.002-06:00

There are a number of good online sites dedicated to travel safety and health-related issues. I've posted a link to one of them in the left column under related links. Look for others. If you find any other good ones, feel free to post the link in a blog comment.

Passports

2008-10-03T00:10:00.002-05:00

Opportunity to get your passport & passport photos!

Act now!

What: Passport Drive

When: Tuesday, November 18, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Where: Flora Frick lounge area

We'll have a special on passport photos (4 identical pictures,

use two for passport and one for ID card) for $5 (usually it's $10).

Eurospring '09 Listserv

2008-10-01T10:00:00.004-05:00

Greetings Eurospringers!

I have set up a Eurospring '09 listserv for our communication. If you registered for Eurospring prior to October 1, 2008, you have been automatically subscribed to the list with the email address you gave when you filled out the Eurospring application. Most of you used your mnstate.edu account, but a few of you used your hotmail or another account. I'll be sending a test message soon. If you don't use your mnstate.edu account as your primary email account, please contact me so that I can change the account address. This is important as I'll be using the listserv to communicate with you starting now and then throughout spring semester (and even when we're in Oxford, if I need to). It's crucial that all of us are on this listserv and receive all the communiques! Contact me if you have any questions or problems.

Welcome 2009 MSUM Eurospringers!

2008-08-23T14:03:00.008-05:00

I'll be building a list of related links that I'll be calling your attention to over the next few months. These first links are to Eurospring-related links at MSU Moorhead, ones which will provide nuts-'n-bolts information about the Eurospring program. Stay tuned for more links to information about the city of Oxford, itself, as well as to other related sites, museums, and points of interest related to our tour.