Today, we started off the day a little later than usual. We met up as a group at 9 am, which was amazing because we all got an extra hour of sleep! Then, we took a bus to visit the Black Country Living Museum. The bus ride to the museum was nearly 45 minutes, making…
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Bright Lessons from the Black Country
Today our group traveled to the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, and it honestly felt like stepping into a completely different world. As a freshman nursing student from the United States studying abroad in Birmingham, I have already learned so much about healthcare, culture, and daily life in the UK, but today taught me…
A Day in the 1960’s
Today we had the opportunity to explore the Black Country Living Museum. Upon arrival, we wandered through different exhibits and locations where we learned about the history of the mines and what daily life was like for workers and families in the area. It was fascinating to see how much effort and labor went into…
Another Day in Birmingham
Today we got to visit the Black Country Living Museum. I have never been to anything like it before, so it was a completely new experience for me. As we walked around the museum, it truly felt like stepping back in time. Everything was designed to show what life used to be like many years…
Day 7: Black Country Museum
Beautiful Birmingham weather today allowed us to walk around the Black Country Museum. We started our day a little later at 9:00 a.m. with a mini walk to the bus stop to take bus 126 to Dudley. The bus ride was really nice because we got to see apart the city we did not explore….
Day 6: Matcha, Medicine, and Mexican Food
Today was one of the most emotional days I have had so far on this trip. Meredith, Ruby, and I started the morning early because we all wanted coffee before our busy day began. We first went to Crumb and Coffee, but unfortunately it was closed. We laughed it off and decided to try Starbucks…
Day 6: A Day to Remember
Today was filled with eye-opening experiences and learning. While this past school year was very rewarding, at times it was easy to forget why I chose nursing as a career in the first place. With this being said, today, while very emotional, helped ground me and re-center myself. The day started off with a lesson…
Healthcare, Culture, and Care: A Day of Perspective
Today was a very impactful and thought-provoking day, as it combined learning about a serious global issue with visiting a real-world healthcare setting. It was a day that not only provided new information but also challenged my perspective and gave me insight into areas that many people do not often get to experience. We began…
Day 6: Coffee,Culture, and Care
Today started with a bit of an adventure before our academic day even began. Cameron, Meredith, and I woke up early determined to get coffee before heading to class. Our first stop was a café called Crumb and Coffee, but when we arrived, it was closed. We decided to try Starbucks next, only to find…
Day 6: Becoming the Nurse I Want to Be
Today was one of those days that stays with you, and the kind that shifts something inside you, both as a future nurse and as a human being. We started the morning with a walk to the South Campus for our lecture on female genital mutilation (FGM) with Chinenye, and I honestly didn’t expect it…
Day 6 – Lecture & An Emotional Visit
We started off the day by meeting up together and walking over to BCU as a group. Once we got there, there was a delay in starting our lecture about female genital mutilation because the person who was supposed to give the lecture had an emergency. So, instead, Chinenye gave us the lecture. In the…
Birmingham Day 5: Children’s Hospital
Today we started out with a lecture on female genital mutilation. This doesn’t sound like a nice topic and it’s not pleasant to talk about, but it’s important to be aware that this does happen. It happens in 31 countries across Africa and some countries in the Middle East and Asia. This has affected 230…
A Day That Changed My Perspective
Today was one of the most emotional days of this trip so far. We started our morning by going to BCU and learning about female genital mutilation. Before this lecture, I honestly didn’t know much about this topic other than just knowing what the term means. I had no idea how widespread it is, how…
Day 6: Lots of tissues
Our last adventure for the day was to visit Birmingham Children’s hospital. The entrance of the building was a bit hard to find because they are in the middle of renovations and expansion. This hospital is quite unique because it is inside a Victorian building, almost like a castle. A huge contrast to the Children’s…
More than Medicine
Today was one of the most heartfelt and reflective days of my study abroad experience in Birmingham so far. As a freshman nursing student from the United States, I have spent most of my first year learning anatomy, basic nursing skills, and foundational concepts in healthcare. However, today reminded me that nursing is so much…
Day 5: FGM and BWC
Today we had another lovely 8:30 meeting time. I was able to dress leisurely and take my time at breakfast. After breakfast, we walked back to BCU’s South Campus for our final lecture. I think I might be able to walk from the hotel to campus with my eyes closed by the end of our…
Hospital Tour!
This morning we started our day off at Birmingham City University where we learned about female genital mutilation (FGM). As crazy as this sounds, I had actually never heard of this before. It has never been mentioned in any conversation that I have ever had, so this was completely new to me. I learned that…
Day 6 – Children’s Hospital!
Today, we got the chance to learn more about the healthcare system in the UK and experience it firsthand, and it ended up being a really emotional day. First, we had a lecture on female genital mutation (FGM). This is something I thought was not much of an issue now, but learned that it still…
Birmingham Day 6:
Today was one of the most emotional and eye-opening days so far. We were able to spend most of our day at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, after a lecture at Birmingham city university (they work hand in hand like UMPC and the University of Pittsburgh). It was a day that will stick with me…
A Day in a Birmingham Hospital
We started off the day at Birmingham City University by learning about female genital mutilation/cutting. This was a topic that was very unfamiliar to me, so I learned a lot during the lecture. It is a very sensitive and serious issue, and the presentation helped me better understand the physical, emotional, and cultural impacts it…