Veronica had opted not to attend the graduation ceremony for her master’s degree in Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture from the University of Exeter since there were only six students on her course and she spent nearly half her school year with us in Holland. However, she had signed up for the free rental of the cap and gown to get some photos around Exeter, including this one in front of the cathedral...
…and many on campus.
Here she is with Dreda, her best friend from her course and also hiking buddy from Expedition Society. They had spent the previous three nights on Dreda’s family farm near Wales and had some excitement when her van broke down en route to Exeter.
After getting a tow, Robin, Dreda’s boyfriend, swooped in to get them to campus to pick up their gowns. Dreda and Robin had met in undergrad at Exeter’s Penryn campus, where Veronica would be headed in September. The four of them had a celebratory lunch at the Mill on the Ex and then drinks at the Cosy Club (the same chain where we had taken her for cocktails after her graduation at UEA in Norwich).
Veronica and Brett later went out for dinner on their own to finish off their day of celebrating. Ironically, because Brett skipped doing his master’s before starting his PhD, for a short time in their lives, Veronica would have a higher degree than him.
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