First of all today we started by going on an interesting historical tour of center city Athens. This included old and contemporary history as we were guided to places like dig sites and The Plaka. One of the highlights of my day was visiting the company Lamda in Greece, in which we were able to…
Category: Education
Day 1: Larping in Ellinikon
Two things that I will always remember today are firstly the tour to the University of Nicosia Campus at Greece, where we were provided with an opportunity to visit the building and see the cutting-edge gene sequencing technology that works fast. We also toured numerous laboratories including those for hospital-based studies and the ones for…
About Me: Derek Coker
Hello! My name is Derek Coker, and I am a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown studying Early Childhood Education. This summer, I have the exciting opportunity to participate in Pitt’s Plus3 Program in the United Kingdom. I am incredibly grateful for this experience and look forward to the personal and professional growth…
Passport to Me
Hello! My name is Regan Gindlesperger, and I am a junior at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, majoring in early childhood education. I will graduate in May 2027. I am 21 years old and have explored several career paths. After graduating high school in 2023, I was initially accepted to Juniata College to study…
Day 6-castle Neuschwanstein
This was my favorite day of the trip by far. We got up VERY early, around 6 am, and headed out to Schlosserland, which Joni informed us means land of castles. Stepping out of the bus, the view was stunning, and I immediately started taking pictures. The area we pulled into was in front of…
I can Bearly Believe it’s Over
Today was such a busy day with us trying to explore as much of London as we can within eight hours. Starting off strong we all went to the Florence Nightingale Museum. It was quite a beautiful gallery and had a lot of new information for me to absorb. Although we missed the school children’s…
I can’t BEAR leaving London
Today was our first and only full day in London! I started out my morning with a delicious breakfast by the hotel. It was not the typical hotel breakfast I am used to, instead of a buffet they served you like you were at a restaurant. I got omelette style eggs on toast for my…
Bye Birmingham, Hello London!
Today was our last day in Birmingham. We started out the day getting ready with plenty of time to spare to have a nice leisurely breakfast. After, we put all of our luggage down into a locked room in the hotel. Then, we walked over to Birmingham City University (BCU) where we had two lectures…
Incoming call: Late Nights in London
This morning was our last set of lectures at BCU and it certainly did not disappoint. Starting off strong we had a wonderful session about Cardiovascular Disease(CVD) and its connection to smoking. Heading into this meeting I knew that cardiovascular disease was a large percentage of deaths but I did not know that it was…
Birmingham Day 10
Today was our tenth day in Birmingham! I was able to get good sleep the night before and the start of our day today was not too early. I had an enjoyable breakfast before heading to the bus to go to the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust. Once we arrived, we were able…
Bye-Bye Birmingham!
Our last full day in Birmingham was a great day. We rode the bus to the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust and had an amazing chat with a few of their nurses and educators on the site. In that session we learned about how their mental health program runs and how service users can…
Birmingham Day 9
Today was our ninth day in Birmingham! It was super eventful that I felt like it went by in a flash. We started out our day by catching a bus to the Joseph Chamberlain College. Once we arrived, we were greeted by the assistant principle, Tom Williams and we had to get ID photos taken…
Sixth Forms and Presentations
Today was the day of presentations!! I have been so nervous for them the whole time we have been in Birmingham and I can’t believe it’s already here. Starting off our day we went to the magnificent Joseph Chamberlain sixth form college that prepared students to take their A levels. On Friday they were taking…
Birmingham Day 8: Black Country Edition
Today was our eighth day in Birmingham! This morning started out great, the night before I was able to get plenty of sleep and I did not have to wake up until 8 in the morning. We caught the bus at 8:45 and headed to our touring destination, Black Country. When we got off the…
Half Way Through- Black Country Living Museum
I can’t believe that it is already about half way through our trip already! This past week has been so much fun and very educational. Today we spent our afternoon at the Black Country Living Museum and we all had a blast. This weekend was their 60s themed event and they had music and dancing…
Day 8: Bukhasan National Park & Cooking Class
Today, a group of roughly 10 of us left the hotel at 6:30 AM to embark on a 1 hour bus ride to Bukhasan National Park to do a hike. At the spot, we met up with 2 Pitt alumni who are currently serving for the military and stationed in South Korea. The trek to…
Oxford Bound
Starting our day off we meet nice and early to catch our bus that will drive us to Blenheim Palace. After a two-hour journey we arrived at the palace and met our wonderful tour guide Tim once again. We began our tour with a walk through the staterooms. These rooms are all so very large…
Birmingham Day 7: Blenheim Palace & Oxford Edition
Today was our seventh day in Birmingham! We woke up super early today to catch our bus for 8am, however when we got down there, there was no bus to be found. Turns out our driver thought that the pickup time was 9am despite the confirmation we received being 8. So, we all went back…
Birmingham Day 6
Today was our sixth day in Birmingham! Today was mainly educational but in the form of a tour led by a hilarious woman named Marcia. Marcia was our tour guide for the Black Heritage Walk around Birmingham. She knows so much history of not only Birmingham’s black heritage but all about black history as a…
Black Heritage, Bulls, and Butterflies
Today has been such an educational day all around! We walked over to BCU and started off the morning with a lecture from Marcia and then followed that one up with one from Nurse Joan. Both of these women are highly intelligent in their fields, I could listen to them talk for hours. Marcia is…