Scotland

              My favorite place we visited while in Scotland had to be Edinburgh. We did a bus tour of the city on the first full day there ...

Finally traveled to London and more!

England               The study abroad tour I went on we traveled to Scotland and England. I loved the whole tour and everything we saw, bu...

Strawberry Hill: the castle you ought to see

   So the countdown begins – 30 days till we are traveling to the UK. For me the day seemed like it would never come and then suddenly it is...

Solo with the Scots

Before leaving for England, a common “order” I received was to never travel alone. People told me it wouldn’t be safe—especially as a female...

Look out Oxford, I'm headed your way!

Oh my goodness! Time flies so fast when you are preparing for an adventure. I guess I kind of know how Bilbo and Frodo Baggins felt before t...

A Lovely Language

If I’m being honest here, I must admit that my number one reason for studying abroad in England is not education or location; it’s the accen...

IT'S SUMMER!

Last Wednesday I turned in my last 3 assignments of the term. My summer started on March 18th and I have absolutely no problem with that at ...

One month left in England

(Apologizing in advance for the somber post) Exactly one month from today I am packing up all of my stuff in England and heading to Antwerp,...

European Escape: Reading Week Edition

The halfway point for my term in Canterbury has come and gone, which is quite upsetting at the thought of all the things and places I have y...

Eye saw LONDON

Last weekend the American exchange students all went on a trip to London from Friday to Saturday with the British Studies sponsors. On the i...

Scooter Takes Rochester

I've been in Canterbury for three weeks now, and this city still amazes me. There are several moments where I haven't felt like I...

Thoughts From a Confused International Student

I would like to preface today's blog post by saying that I absolutely love Canterbury (pronounced Canterbrie), which I now have engraine...

My Canterbury Tale Begins

The first four days in Canterbury have been interesting and exciting, combining my expectations of what England would be like with some surp...

Thoughts Before Canterbury: 2 Days to Go!

Packing to go to another country makes a mess, both literally and mentally. As I tear apart my room to find every possible trinket that may ...