Somehow, hearing the story of my fellow students packing up what normally takes me at least one carload into two 50-pound suitcases is different from actually living it. Today, I am on my way to London for the semester.
England: birthplace of Shakespeare and Harry Potter. I am an aspiring English teacher, so the London English Study Group led by Professor Linck Johnson was an obvious choice for me.
My fiction course will give me the opportunity to study English authors such as Dickens and Woolf. My London history and museum theory classes will give me a chance to learn about this city’s unique history as I live in the heart of it.
My flat is two blocks from the British Museum, which will give me the opportunity to explore this museum as well as countless others throughout the city.
In addition to the “at-least-one-hundred pages of essay assignments,” I look forward to weekend trips to other countries in Europe and spring break in Italy.
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I want to take the opportunity to travel around Europe as well as to become familiar with the city that I am living in. Per the suggestion of other vlog students, my goal is to become immersed in British culture and break outside the “vlog bubble.”
I will be writing about my experiences in London through the .
Other ‘gate students who will be documenting their experiences abroad are Samantha Almozara, Australia; Ryan Darmanie, Australia; Jacob Epstein, Israel; Lea Furutani, Wales; Julie Gibbons, Fiji; Jess Mawhirt, London (economics); Jake Musiker, Cyprus; Geoffery Ng, China; Kristen Nozell, Freiburg, Germany; Clarissa Polk, China; Aaron Wilensky, London (history). A lot of us are starting at different times, so check the blog often for the latest updates.
As much as I am nervous about leaving the comforts of the United States, I know that the experiences that I have while I am abroad will be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.