Over the past six weeks, I have had so much fun exploring London and the surrounding areas. Before this experience, I had only ever left the country to go to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, so this was a huge step up from that. I was able to see the city, Oxford, Bath, Stonehenge,…
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Week 5 in London
London has been so much fun! Along with exploring the surrounding areas, I have gotten to spend a lot of time in the city after classes and on my days off. After class this week I was able to see the V &A museum as well as walk around Harrods. Over the past six weeks,…
Exploring More of London Every Day
The past few weeks in London have been so much fun! We got to see Les Misérables on the West End, visit the Seven Sisters Cliffs, and even take a weekend trip to Paris! During the week I’ve been able to see some of the different neighborhoods in the city as well. London is also…
Lon-done with my first week!
Hi, my name is Rory Rayer and I am a rising junior from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania! I am on the pre-dental track majoring in biological sciences and accounting, with a minor in chemistry. I am currently in the Pitt in London program and taking three courses: Contemporary British Film, Global Perspective on Nursing and Midwifery,…
January in London – Post 3 (Paris)
Our learning network, CAPA, offered an optional program through Something New that took students to Paris for the weekend! Fortunately, they provided hotel accomodation, tours, transportation to and from Paris to England, and breakfast. We took the EuroStar from St. Pancras International Station and arrived in Paris early Friday morning. We started our tour at…
“What do you call garbage in America?”
Over the course of my time here I have had many interesting conversations with my co-workers about the differences between the US and the UK. Even when I try to stay away from the topic because I don’t want to be constantly questioning why everyone does what they do, something happens that makes the topic…
Working Life in the UK
As my program comes to a close (we are starting the last week and I’m just not ready), I wanted to talk about working life in the UK and my internship. This post probably belongs with some of the earlier ones about my neighborhood and first arriving in London, but I wanted to wait to…
Learning to be comfortable by yourself
I’ve been loving life in the UK for the past few weeks! I’ve had the opportunity to do some really amazing things, but I’ve learned a great deal about London, my course topic and also about myself. If I could give one piece of advice to other students currently traveling or who will in the future…
Mind the Gap
Sometimes, when students are choosing a destination to go when studying abroad England and Australia are top choices because they are English speaking countries so students think, “Oh it won’t be that different” or “Oh it won’t be that hard to communicate”. Granted going to a country where you only speak a little of the…
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