Although I attended the CMRS for a short time, my relationship with the people that I met there has only deepened over the years. My experience with the CMRS has made Oxford my second home and Medieval Studies a lifelong love. I first came to the delightful tower in Shoe Lane in the Fall of 2003 and I have been back at least every two years since then, visiting with former tutors and classmates. I think all of my classmates agree that we will never forget learning about English Cathedrals and English Pub Life from Mr Alun Thornton Jones. I still impress my students by talking about all the Medieval Magic that I learned from Mr Richard Ramsay - which formed the basis for my first conference talk, too. I still impress myself when I remember learning about chivalry from Mr Maurice Keen, the man who literally wrote the book on the subject. Most importantly, though, the CMRS has allowed me to endow my own students with a love of things medieval and the confidence to believe that Oxford might be attainable for them, too.