I can’t believe this trip is already over! While some days felt longer than others, these past two weeks have flown by. Time really does fly by when you are having fun! Today we got to be tourists and explore London, it was so much fun. Before walking around the city, we went to the…
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Birmingham Day 12: London Edition!
Today was our final day on the trip! While it is sad that it is over, I am glad to be heading home. Today, we had our first and only day in London. We started off the day with breakfast at the hotel. I had pancakes and they were really good. After breakfast, we went…
Presentations, Pizza, and Parting Ways
Really sad that it’s our last full day in Spain, this trip has gone by so fast all of a sudden. We started out the day by heading back into Bilbao, which I really missed. We listened to two presentations about starting up research and the design process. There were a lot of tips and…
Day 11: Time Together
Today, we were back at the Bilbao School of Engineering where we had a few presentations. The first one was about what it is like to design a medical device. We talked about how, for medicine, one of the most important questions is who is going to use your product/invention. Often times too when creating…
Last Day!!
Our day began with a presentation about the process of creating a product and getting it on the market. I like that this presentation focused on the importance of the communicating with a team of medical professionals in order to create the best possible product. This trip has been so eye opening for me. I…
Day 2 In Gernika
Today was probably one of the most fun days we’ve had here. Although it was tiring it was so rewarding! We started off by having breakfast at our new hotel, and then took the bus to San Juan de Gatelugatxe. The walk was so tiring, but the view was so beautiful! There were so many…
Day 1 in Gernika
Today was the day we all had to pack up and leave Bilbao! I think we were all pretty sad doing so, because of how much we loved our hotel and the location. However it’s exciting to have the opportunity to see other places ! We packed up the bus and made our way to…
Day 8 in Bilbao
This is it ! Today is our last day in Bilbao. This is very bittersweet because although we are all excited to go see a new place, I’m definitely going to miss Bilbao. We started off at the school of engineering to visit some more labs. We got to see some more projects that the…
Last Day at BCU and Alumni Dinner in London – Day 11
Day eleven was a jam packed day including travelling to London, touring a simulation lab, and listening to lectures. We got to hear about cardiovascular disease and smoking, how the simulation labs work, their different cadavers, and disability nursing in the U.K. Our first lecture was on cardiovascular disease and smoking. Our lecturer was very…
Day 10 in Gernika
Today was a full dose of adventure and natural beauty. We kicked things off with a hike to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, an island chapel connected to the mainland by a narrow path and a steep staircase. The climb up the winding stone steps was definitely a workout, but once we reached to the top…
Day 11: We’re in London!
Today was our last day at BCU! We got up this morning and turned in our hotel keys, making our way to BCU for the last time. When we got there, we had a lecture about smoking and cardiovascular disease(CVD). The statistics she mentioned about how cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally…
Birmingham Day 11: Bye Bye Birmingham!
Today was out final day in Birmingham! I started off my day by eating a hotel waffle for breakfast. I have eaten hotel waffles every morning since we arrived in the UK, and they have never disappointed. While this is going to be my last hotel waffle, I am excited to try out a new…
Big Ben, Bigger Appetite
Today has been one of the most memorable days of our global experience so far. From early lectures in Birmingham to dinner in London with Pitt alumni, the day was full of learning, hands-on practice, and meaningful connection. We started the morning in Birmingham, where we attended our final set of lectures. The first session…
Long walks
Today was a really adventurous day. We woke up in our new hotel in Gernika with a great breakfast. After breakfast we immediately got on a bus with our tour guide for the day. We started to make our first location called San Juan. This was a very intense walk but it was so worth…
Day 10: Along the Coast
Today was a very long day full of hiking but it was so worth it. It showed just how beautiful the Spanish countryside can be. We got on the bus around 10:30 am and drove through the countryside until we got to Biscay. Here, we walked down the mountain to climb the steps to San…
Hiking, Pintxos, and Painted Trees – 5/21/25
I’m not going to lie, this might have been one of my favorite days yet. Why? Because it had everything I love: hiking, group bonding, some truly jaw-dropping views, and lots of nature. We started the morning with breakfast and met our tour guide Garai. Apparently, he wasn’t going to be our guide, but our…
Day 11: Thank You BCU!
Today was our final day in Birmingham! It’s bittersweet leaving because I’ve had such a fun time here and there was so much more I wanted to do, but at the same time I’m also very excited about London, which is our next destination! This morning, we had our final lectures at BCU. First, we…
Day 11
Today we woke up and turned in our keys. After locking up our luggage for the day, we went to BCU for our last lectures. First you know I had to get a hot chocolate from Costa. Our first lecture was about smoking and cardiovascular disease. There are 18 million deaths annually due to CV…
Step by Step Through Spain: A Day of Hiking
Today, I started off my morning with the hotel breakfast. We moved hotels so it wasn’t buffet style, but I had some watermelon and cake. Then, we bused to Bosque Oma where we went on a hike and saw the rock that they filmed the Lord of the Rings on. The hike had super steep…