"Viva Voce" is Latin for "live voice." And so, "viva" has come to mean the oral exam that Dphil (doctor of philosophy) students must endure at the end of their time here. A student submits her thesis, then 2 professors (one from Oxford, and one from somewhere else in the world) read it and prepare to grill the student on it. They meet and discuss the paper (in Chris' case, all 311 pages of it) and all of the students' work for however many years comes down to the fate of this one meeting. It is intense, to say the very least.
Chris is not one to "count his eggs before they hatch" so he was planning for the worst when he asked me to come pick him up after it was over. Little did he know, when he came out of his exam, he had all these friends waiting on him. (From left to right: Jonathan, Clark, Matt, Chris & kids, Matt, Brad, Louise) They were ready to take him to a pub to celebrate, but of course, he had to wait around for us to arrive.
We got there and decided we'd all head to the pub.
Tim joins the crowd.
Guido joins the crowd.
Caleb was great entertainment for Tim and Matt.
2 comments:
What a nice way to end a very important day!!!! You are indeed fortunate and blest to have such good friends.
CLB
Mary Boston asks: Do we have another fan of the Red Sox? Is that a Boston hat? CONGRATULATIONS, CHRIS on a job well done. You will have these friends forever and lots of stories to tell. Best Wishes from The Jordans.
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