This is not going to be a day-by-day update (I hope) but since I have to remember some of these things, I can as well tell you. ;)

The introduction to the library this morning was cool. Just imagine a baroque style cupola roofed building, up with books from floor to wall, with a spiral staircase leading 6 metres up, then you've got the Taylorian Library. And it's all mine! Well of course not but it's my subject specific library. And they have an extra section only with General and Applied Linguistics! If the place hadn't been so grand I would have squeed. ^^

Afterwards we went to Moo-moo's for milkshakes. Those are really dangerous things. I was so stuffed I skipped lunch (but was starving again at dinner time).

Then I was really lucky to decide to go to the computer room and check my emails because my tutor had sent me one asking if I could make it one hour earlier.
So I went to the meeting at 3, climbed up several very narrow staircases (her office is located in the top room in one of the flanking towers of the main-side) and nearly bumped into the office door as it quite suddenly blocked the way. -.-

I'm not sure if I made a good impression, my tutor (Prof. Watanabe btw) asked me what I wanted to do specifically, I answered as best as I could but I didn't name any specific author; I had the impression I should have done so.

Then she informed me that apparently the University of Oxford has changed the rules for Visiting Students, and so I can't do my Master here. :(
On the other hand, this means I can take whatever courses I like, and I can even decide if I want to have tutorials or not (and in which term I want them). I'll take tutorials anyway but for that I have to be more sure of a specific topic.

After the talk with Prof Watanabe I went and bought my gown (graduate, as a Visiting Student) at "Walters of Oxford".
It was so neat!
Of course I don't know if the chatting and serving was "just" to make a sale, but the vendor seemed genuinely caring for me being dressed accordingly to academic requirements. ^^
So now I've got the whole set: Graduate gown, mortarboard, black ribbon tie (the vendor even gave me one of the more expensive velvet ties instead of a plain one for the same price) and white "sub fusc" blouse.
Pictures to come. ;)