Despite cold, rainy weather, I enjoyed exploring Birmingham City University (BCU) campuses. At the City Centre campus, the lion mascot stood out on the red glass panels. The area’s architecture is more modern than that of other Birmingham sites. Our first stop was the education, business, and law building, featuring white walls and glass that…
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Day 2 – Birmingham City University & More of the City!
It was an amazing first complete day in the city of Birmingham today! After a good night of rest, we started off the dat by getting onto a bus to go to BCU, which is Birmingham City University. To begin, I thought that the double decker bus was so cool and loved sitting on the…
First Day at BCU, Lots of Walking, Part 2
Today was our first full day visiting Birmingham City University, and it turned out to be another long day filled with a lot of walking, but also a really interesting and worthwhile experience overall. We started the day with a tour of both the City Centre and South campuses. My first impression of BCU was…
BCU, Burn Care, & Bullring
Today was our first full day in Birmingham, and we honestly packed so much into one day. I’m still trying to adjust to the time difference and recover from traveling, but today was really exciting because it was our first actual academic day abroad. This morning we all met up early and walked to take…
Burns & Birmingham: Day Two
Today we visited Birmingham City University, which created a very welcoming and warm environment from the moment we arrived. The buildings were overwhelmed with natural light and beautiful colors, making the space feel modern, inviting, and far from dreary. Unlike some campuses that can feel cold or intimidating, BCU immediately felt student-centered and comfortable. Walking…
Day 1: BCU and Burns
Today is Monday and our first full day in Birmingham. To start our day off, we took a bus to Birmingham City University. The bus we took was a double decker city bus. It was very cool to sit on the top floor and be able to see the city start the work week as…
Birmingham Day 2: Birmingham & Burns
Today we got to explore the Birmingham City University, also known as BCU, campus where we will be studying over the course of this study abroad trip. To get there we took a double decker bus, it was mostly everyone’s first time on one. We all sat on the second floor to get the full…
Birmingham Day 2:
Today was our first full day in Birmingham! As the day went on, I felt like I was starting to understand the city and the culture a little better. After a tiring day of traveling yesterday, it was good to feel like we had a real day to settle in and experience everything. We began…
Day 2: Birmingham City University
Day two was the perfect day to get more acquainted with the city of Birmingham and to truly start the study abroad trip off in the education aspect of things! To begin with, we woke up for an 8:15 meeting time and were able to eat a quick breakfast to start our day off. I…
Burn Day!
Today we got to go to the classroom for the first time during our trip to Birmingham. We first visited the main campus, where we took a tour of the buildings and facilities. I was very impressed by how modern everything looked. The buildings were very open with lots of natural light coming in, which…
Learning Nursing the Birmingham Way
Today was our second day at Birmingham, and so far it was one of the most educational experiences I have had on this trip. The day started at 8:15 which was very early, but it ended up being full of learning opportunities that gave me a completely different perspective of nursing education and patient care…
Day 2 in Birmingham!
Today was our first day at Birmingham City University. First we grabbed a quick breakfast at the hotel before getting on the bus to head to the college. We had to take one of the city busses, which was a double-decker bus. We sat on the top, which I thought was really interesting. The bus…
Day Two in Birmingham
We first visited the main campus of Birmingham City University and received an introduction to the university and its programs. One of the first things I noticed about the campus was how clean and modern everything looked. The buildings had a very updated design, and the large windows allowed a great amount of natural light…
Day 1: 12,834 steps of Birmingham
I cannot believe how fast the time went. I was counting down the days after finals until I could finally say “We’re here in the UK!” The last 48 hours consisted of: a freezing cold dorm room in Litchfield Towers in Oakland, a Peaky Blinders movie that had me on the edge of my seat,…
Birmingham Day: 1
Today we arrived early in London, and even earlier in what time it would be in Pittsburgh. At first glance the city appears similar to the US. It reminded me of what my one neighbor said about how traveling makes you realize we are all more connected than we may think. There are people and…
Day 1: Cheerio Pittsburgh, Hiya Birmingham!
Our journey begins! We landed at London Heathrow Airport this morning at 10:30 a.m. after an exhausting seven-hour flight. Even though we were tired, the excitement of finally being in England quickly took over. From the airport, we took a scenic bus ride into Birmingham, watching the countryside slowly shift into the city skyline. Once…
Day 1: Traveling and Touring
Our first day started off on a plane, which landed in London and followed with a bus ride to Birmingham. Luckily, the sleeping situation was much better on the bus than on the plane so we all got to catch up on some sleep. Once we arrived in Birmingham and freshened up, we went to…
American girl meets Birmingham!
My peers and I had a good first day in Birmingham! We started off our official Birmingham trip after a long 7 hour plane ride and 2 hour coach bus ride to our hotel on Broad Street. Once we settled in and dropped our belongings off, we walked down the street to this cute pub…
Lots of Walking, Part 1
We landed this morning at 10 AM, London time, after an overnight flight from Pittsburgh. None of us got much sleep on the plane, so we were all completely exhausted by the time we arrived. The flight itself was pretty quiet, but not especially comfortable, which made it harder to rest. The food, though, was…