Today was our last day in London, which meant it was our final day in England! It’s so insane to think about how fast these past two weeks have gone. We’ve learned so much that will be so valuable to our careers as nurses and I’ve had so much fun getting to know our group…
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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…
Day 10: NHS Mental Health Trust Visit!
Today was our last full day in Birmingham! It’s crazy to think we’re almost done with our trip; it has all flown by like the blink of an eye. We had the opportunity to visit Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust! It was nice to get a closer look at what mental health nurses…
Day 9: we’re done with presentations!
Today, I woke up feeling a bit nervous about presenting, but I was looking forward to it being over! We started out the day by taking the bus to Joseph Chamberlain College, which is a college that takes minoritized, disadvantaged kids aged 16-19, and helps them learn English language and prepare them to take their…
Day 8: Black Country
Today, we got up and caught the bus to drive to the Black Country Living Museum. After walking down a little, we approached the coal mine, where they would be giving us a tour. We all got our hard hats on and our torches, which they called ‘candles,’ because the torches were so dim to…
Day 7: The Extravagance of Blenheim Palace and Oxford University
I can’t believe we’re already at the halfway point of this trip! Today was an early morning that consisted of a bus delay. All of what we did today was a little pushed back from the original schedule, but we carried on and were excited for our day in Oxford! We drove about two hours…
Day 6: A Look to the Past
Today was a bit of a late start, which was refreshing! We walked over to BCU and met Marcia, who was a part of the Black Heritage Walk Network, and spent her time talking to us about the history of enslavement in Birmingham and just the overall history regarding the black population in Birmingham. A…
Day 5: Stratford Upon Avon
Today started with our first experience on the train in the UK! Our group went to Moor Street station and got on the train to start our journey to Stratford-upon-Avon, which is Shakespeare’s birthplace and hometown. It was about an hour train ride, and when we got off, we walked a little ways to meet…
Day 4: Insight into NHS
Today, we got to sleep in a little bit, which already made this morning so much better! We got a lot of information on the idea of free healthcare in the UK and what that really looks like for the population when in need of a medical service. We started off listening to a presentation…
Day 3 in Birmingham!
Today was a well-spent day at Birmingham City University South Campus! We had a bunch of interesting presentations today that talked about a lot of new information. One of the things that was important that stood out was Alicia Lashley’s presentation on public health. She talked about how important public interventions were to prevent health…
Day 2: BCU Knowledge
Today was such a great first day at BCU! There was so much new knowledge acquired and so many new faces that we met, and it was so cool to see the differences in the education system here in the UK compared to the United States! When we entered BCU, we got to meet Ana,…
Hello from Day 1 in Birmingham!
After a long day of travelling, day 1 in Birmingham was such a great day to start off the trip! Most of us barely got any sleep, but through the exhaustion, I think it finally hit us that we landed and that we were going to be spending a good chunk of time in Birmingham,…