Studying in Britain has many advantages. One of them is that you can visit many world-renowned historic sites. And we visited one of them - Cambridge - on a recent weekend early in the morning.
This town of great scholars boasts fine neoclassical and gothic architecture. The coloured window panes shimmered in the sunlight as we arrived. All around town there was an aura of studiousness.
Mr Booth, one of our boarding masters, is a Cambridge graduate. He gained permission for us to enter some of the many colleges. As we stepped into courtyards of finely kept lawns, the bustle of street life with crowds of tourists and traffic disappeared. It's as if we had entered a whole new world. The courtyard was so peaceful that you could enjoy the twittering of birds and the sound of leaves rustling in the breeze. If you listened hard, you might even catch the murmuring sound of professors delivering lectures.
Then the call of sightseeing drew us to the town's flea market. We were all hungry and smelled something aromatic.
It smelled part like chicken and part like beef. We decided to investigate. That's how I had my first ostrich meat burger. It turned out to be a tasty treat. No wonder there was such a great crowd outside the ostrich burger shop.
We couldn't miss punting, either, of course. Punting on the River Cam is a popular activity in Cambridge. It's not as easy as it seems, though. We became all confused about how to steer our square, flat-bottomed boats. Before long, we got stuck together in the middle of the river.