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Another Yank at Oxford — Part 7
First year women troubles, hitchhiking to Luxembourg and theater
I had the great good fortune to be able to attend Oxford University as an undergraduate from 1975 to 1978. I essentially talked my way into the university without taking the entrance exam, completing my ‘A’ levels or going through the central clearing system for university applications in the UK, then known as UCCA and, these days, UCAS. What I was able to do is not possible today.
The year before I went to Oxford, I had been having an affair with a woman ten years older than myself. You can read about some interesting (at least I think they are) aspects of it here: An Aspect of Primate Sexual Behavior Among Humans | by Glenn M Stewart | True Confessional | Medium
Mary came around a couple of times that year, mainly to torment me, it seemed. I went up to London to see her. The last time she was so unpleasant, she actually reduced me to tears. As a result of that reaction, she relented and invited me into her bed. But this time I declined. Much as I desired her, I didn’t need the grief. Instead, I took to playing the Rod Stewart song Maggie May over and over again to soothe my hurt.
At Easter, my friend Chris Jones asked if I’d take his girlfriend to the continent. She had been bugging him to take a trip…
