Although my time in London was sadly cut short, I believe that I’ve made the most of my experience for the time I was abroad. When everything was changing so suddenly last week, it took a lot to adapt and navigate my way through. It was very confusing and hard to not get overly stressed…

London is such a large city that I was initially worried about having a very long commute because we were warned that our commutes could be up to one hour each way. However, I got quite lucky and my commutes to work and school are approximately thirty minutes each way. My internship site and my…

If I was lucky enough to be a full-time resident in London, I would love to live either in Camden or Greenwich which are two distinct areas of the city. Camden is in the northwest part of London and one reason I would like to live there is because there is a huge night life…

Outside of London and the study abroad program, I have done two trips so far. The first one was a short day trip to Stratford-upon-Avon where my friends and I saw Shakespeare’s birthplace and then attended a performance of one of his plays: King John. It was a lot of fun to walk around the…

Studying abroad has always been on my “Bucket List” and I knew I would learn a lot both academically and culturally. I also knew that I would experience a certain degree of culture shock as well as a lot of growth. So, after a little over a month abroad, these are my three biggest takeaways….

For this semester, I am living in the residential neighborhood of West Kensington. My roommate and I are right across the street from a large conference center called Olympia London where they hold numerous different events such as RuPaul’s Drag Con or the Olympia London International Horse Show. We are also a short walk or…

Hello! My name is Gracie Turk and I am originally from Harrisburg, PA but I now call Pittsburgh home! I am nineteen years old and a sophomore studying Accounting and Business Information Systems. At Pitt, I am involved in the Club Equestrian Team and I have an on-campus job as an Administrative Assistant for the…