All Things ASE

An ASE Thanksgiving.

As we prepare to say farewell to the Autumn ‘23 students, we thought we’d share this poem, written for our Thanksgiving Dinner by Lane Sillin and Delilah Delgado (both from Williams College).

Here we are gathered on Thanksgiving Day

And our stomachs will all soon be full.

We are nearing the end of our study away,

And all of our ciders are mulled.

We’d like to begin by first giving thanks

To Imogen and of course Bill

For getting our money each week from the banks

And our internship placements fulfilled.

Now, let us swivel around in our chairs

To none other than Jonathan (and Rob)

For leading us all with charisma and flair

Through Bibury, Wales, and beyond.

Now in your mind’s eye we would like you to climb

Up to Lucy and Annie’s top floor

Thanks to them all our classes have been just sublime

If you fancy a chat, crack the door!

On Instagram, Rika posts stories and reels

And Georgina plans social events

Without them, we’d simply all take to our heels

And the program would just make no sense.

And last but not least, we have Simon and Kara,

He keeps us all safe in our homes,

She’s devoted and kindly, always aware-a

‘Cause of them, we feel quite safe to roam. 

From Wales to the Cotswolds and Salisbury too

From Lacock to Stonehenge and back,

We’ve seen places beyond anything that we knew

And we feel that there’s nothing we lack.

Besides all our trips, we’ve felt quite at ease

In this beautiful city we love,

From the Baths to Jane Austen—and, of course, Mr. B’s

Our new home has just fit like a glove. 

From Vikings and Romans to Women and Lunes,

From Acting to Black British Lit,

We’ve studied in Bath now for so many moons,

Our tutors boast great heart and wit.

Our week up at Oxford was simply divine,

We explored the old town with such glee,

Every morning we entered the great hall to dine,

And our last dinner’s courses were three!

And of course every week we all filed in

To wherever core lecture took place

We listened with heart and with rapt attention

As the speakers orated with grace.

Now each house has a place in all of our hearts:

Northampton, the Ralph, and St John’s,

Nunes and Linley play a wonderful part,

And St Georges of course will live on.

Eighteen different colleges sit here united,

Special shoutout to iF&M

For being so brave and so very excited

You all are such beautiful gems. 💎

From those that we met the first day we moved in,

To those we made friends with in class,

We’re so glad that we know you—what a journey it’s been,

And I know these connections will last.

We’re so grateful to share the semester with you,

Thank goodness we ended up here,

Together, we make up a wonderful crew,

Our parting will bring many tears.

Thirteen weeks have gone by in such a bright flash

But we’re glad for the time we have spent

Every class, study trip, and ASE bash

Leaves us constantly glad that we went.

We also give thanks for our meal here tonight

For the turkey and lentils and pie,

To see you all here has been such a delight,

But it’s time now to bid you goodbye.

So our last bit of gratitude goes now to you,

For listening close as we rhyme,

We’re so thankful for everyone here—yes, it’s true!

Now here’s to the rest of our time!