Hello every one

My name is Phillip. I live in Norway with my family, I have 2 sisters and one brother and my parents are divorced. I also have a dog named Raw Beef, and a cat named Captain Buggers. I like to spend my time with friends and outdoors. My friends would describe me as sports “enthusiast”. I have always enjoyed watching sports. However, I also enjoy competing. The relationship that I have with sports is complicated. I have been competing in different sports since I was a toddler, the range spreads from swimming, soccer, tennis, gymnastics, running track and my latest obsession is rowing. I have been rowing for about 6 years now, won the u23 EM in 2012, our quad had the best time of all the competing nations.

Sport in itself is nothing, but with the system backing you that makes all the difference in the world. We can see that sports all around the world used to be biased and irrational, although the past has not been that satisfying for many people. But nowadays the sport arena has been opened for everyone, regardless of skin color, belief and ethnic origin. This has made sports a public interest, and entertaining for everyone.

I would say that the British people are over average interested in sports. There are many different sports that are practiced in the UK. However, the sports they are most known for is cricket, rugby, soccer and rowing. All of the British public university’s compete in tease sports. Many people are inspired by the atheist, because of their mentality and their willingness to that represents their university. sports is a cultural event that gives extra promotions that people with all different ethicality  can work together as a united force. Sport is used as a tool to unite people. The different universities are using sports to gather fans, tourists and visitors, which works as a tool to unite people of different origins and cultures.

I applied to the University of Oxford because they focus on the academic as well as sport. I also have friends that attend to the school. They told me that the university really supports their athletes, which was a deciding factor for me. The University of Oxford has a large pool of sports that any student can apply for.

When I first arrived in London I set on a grope with other Norwegian exchange students. Their names were Kristine, Ida. We were taken on a tour by the Oxford welcoming comity. They showed us how to have a good time in London. We quickly learned that London was a metropolis, that attracted people from all over the world. London is also as known for being the capital of education and sporting events in the UK, offering countless opportunities.Within the first week I had gone to three soccer matches and one rowing regatta which was in the Thames river. 

 The senior rowing crew explained what values that were charged within the sporting community at Oxford. They told me that “Fair Play” was top priority.  Fair play is a codex which explains how you should behave during a sporting event. To be precise they told me this, fair play is the unwritten and the written rules which is made so that everyone has the same ability to compete in their sport, and exercise fair play means that we will participate with a positive honest attitude, which is running at any time and foremost to be honest when looking violation of the rules. Fair play is out of tolerance in connection with sport and exercise.

The environment was something different, by the end of the year I had a tone of new friends from all over the world the students that attended the school were from prestigious families that could open doors later for me in life. The culture was something different from what we were used to in Norway. The students looked out for one another although the competition was harder than we were used to, both academically and when it came to sport.

The year went by too fast, I had learned so much yet so little. I would recommend to everyone that can to apply for the exchange program at the University of Oxford. I had a blast I bet you will have a blast too. It’s not just about learning it’s about how you’re exposed to different cultures and learn from them. Oxford will educate you, and form you into a prestige member of the society.



Sources:
read 10/3-2014
http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/videos/129071/euro-2012-england-1-0-ukraine-england-edge-hosts-to-face-azzurri-in-last-eight-photos-highlights.html read 9/3-2014
http://www.sport.ox.ac.uk/sport/mens-lightweight-rowing/ 8/3-2014
 http://mostbeautifulplacesintheworld.org/?p=3110 8-3/2014