Day in the Life:Sunil
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Join Sunil at EXPLO Pre-College!
Take a trip through his day and see the new directions he explored, and choices he made. How will you make Oxford + London your own?
What Lights Me Up
“I really want to make the world a better place. I love helping people. I’m helping build a house for Habitat for Humanity. I’ve also been helping my grandfather build a terrace on the back of his house. It’s kind of like I’m helping people through building.”
Sunil
Age: 16, rising 11th grader
Program: Explorations in Architecture, Art + Culture at Oxford + London
My Day at EXPLO
Breakfast
8:00 AM
Met some friends in the dining hall. It’s incredible - long wooden tables. High ceilings. Portraits on the walls. It’s like you're in a movie. Seriously.
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Architecture, Art + Culture
Periods 1 + 2
9:00 AM
Our instructor is great. He’s an architect. This morning, he took us on a walking tour so we could see how architects blend new architecture with century-old buildings. We practiced techniques for architectural photography and sketched building details. All of this will be added to our portfolios. Tomorrow we’ll begin working on our first design sprint.
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Lunch
12:00 PM
We ended our architectural walk at the historic Covered Market — what an amazing variety of food in such a cool setting!
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Trip to Oxford
Prison + Castle
1:30 PM
As part of our afternoon class, we walked over to this 1,000-year-old castle and talked about the ways they built it, all without any kind of modern tools or equipment - so hard to imagine. It really reflected the values and society of a very different time in history.
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Afternoon Activity
4:30 PM
After getting back from the castle, Assad, one of my advisors, organized a pick-up game of soccer (football!) on the cricket pitch at Worcester College.
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Dinner
6:00 PM
There were a bunch of options, but I went with the fish and chips and a salad. Tomorrow night is high table, a formal dinner – a big Oxford tradition. We actually have to dress up. Everyone’s talking about it.
Check-In
7:15 PM
After dinner, the staff told us about the options for the night. Could go to a talk by an Oxford professor about current conflicts around the globe. Or you could see The Bluestockings, a comedy group, at the Oxford Playhouse.
Evening Event
7:30 PM
I decided to walk with my friends and my advisor Ciaran, to an outdoor venue where some local bands were playing. Everything is so close here.
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