The day usually starts with a commute to the department on a bike. This is the easiest way to commute around the city. It also gives me a bit of exercise and is environment-friendly.
Typically, I spend about 8 hours in the department running experiments and working in the lab. I break for lunch with my fellow students.
The Department of Engineering Science may not be pleasing to the eyes, but its engineers get to soak in one of the most stunning views of the city of dreaming spires.
The odd occasion where there is not much work in the lab, I spend the day just reading and writing. This is an opportunity to work in the beautiful libraries of Oxford.
Once the work day is over, I head into my college (Exeter) to catch up and relax with friends.
The colleges have common rooms that form social hubs for parties, interactions and general chill spaces for students. Here we are enjoying an evening with champagne and chocolates.
Here is a picture from a recent Ultraviolet themed big open party [otherwise knows as Bops] at Exeter. We are all dressed up and ready to party here.
As the long day comes to an end, the picturesque horizon fills your heart with hope and ambition, and you feel ready to start life at Oxford all over again.