This is intended to cover something that was missed in previous entries…
I was lucky in meeting Mr Pugh, a retired lawyer and ex-professor at LSU for whom Jenna has been working, as it was not arranged by me at all. He had apparently expressed some interest in meeting me after she explained that I was visiting, working, and would be studying Law at Cambridge this year. And I, of course, jumped at the chance of a relaxed afternoon of intelligent conversation.

Although he seemed to want me to do most of the talking, Mr Pugh was certainly full of questions for me about my views on the States and its current situation, along with differences from Britain. I answered his questions as best I could, and was pleased to find he was rather liberal which made it much easier to justify certain statements I made. I suppose with age and experience one either sees the flaws of the country or becomes blinded to them. Perhaps because of his line of work, he seemed very aware of the shortcomings, but was interested to hear that many were also evident in the U.K. too.

You can always tell a conversation is going well when you are offered tea, and you can always tell your company is really being enjoyed when they crack open the wine! It was going to be a long afternoon of discussion, which was fine with me. I think Jenna was really content to just listen intently as we discussed everything from politics and religion to education and lifestyles. I savoured the almost interview-intensity of it, having to careful support my opinions with evidence while politely arguing certain points. Accompanied by a serious lightning storm around us (we were sat in a covered outdoor porch) the mood was certainly electric. A little too much, in fact, so after watching Jen jump at some particularly loud thunderclaps, we retreated inside before eventually taking our leave. A most memorable afternoon, and Mr Pugh also mentioned he knows another retired Law tutor who lives in Cambridge and suggested I visit him. And that will, no doubt, be an entry of its own…