Today was honestly one of my favorite days and I learned that I love London so so much ! First we started off the day at the inclusive breakfast down stairs which was amazing. I had scrambled eggs with toast, tomatoes, spinach, beans, mushrooms, and overnight oats with tea to drink. My friends and I…

For our last day in Birmingham we took a taxi in the morning to South and City College in Birmingham. We checked in at the front desk and the Head of Faculty brought us up to the meeting room. We were first introduced to the assistant director of student services and she told us about…

Today was our last full day in Birmingham and we were able to go visit a nursing home with half of the study abroad group. We first got a taxi to the front of the nursing home and was guided by the director inside. We saw parrots in the front of the nursing home which…

Today our day started out with breakfast and coffee as usual and then we made our way over to BCU for a lecture and skills day! Our first lecture was given by two nurses from the Birmingham and Solihull Training Hub, Sue and Shelly. Sue introduced herself and explained her experience within the field. She…

For todays adventure we were able to see many beautiful sites including Blenheim Palace, Christ Church, and Oxford University. The first place we stopped was Blenheim Palace in which we arrived there by coach bus. We met our tour guide Tim at the location and made our way to the Palace. Blenheim Palace holds the…

For todays adventure we started off with riding public transportation. We rode a double decker bus for the first time and sat on the top. Our destination was the Black Country Living Museum. We first went to the mines as a group. We had to all put on hard hats because the ceiling within the…

On today’s agenda, we went to Joseph Chamberlain College and spent our morning there. Then we went back to BCU to discuss and reflect on what we learned that morning and after that we went to the Botanical Gardens. We started off learning about the general overview of how this college works and then were…

To start our third day with BCU, we had a talk with Samantha Parry who is an educated school nurse. In the United States we say that school nurses help students within our school systems when they are sick throughout their day and make sure that students are taken care of. In the United Kingdom,…

Today we made our first visit to Birmingham City University ! We walked our way over to campus and made it to the Seacole Building. When we first arrived a nursing student named Gemma met us inside and took us to the introduction room. We had welcome drinks and were greeted by the staff that…

Today we were able to travel to Stratford upon Avon. We took a train this morning after eating breakfast at the hotel and arrived around 10:30am. I noticed the public transportation here is more comfortable and cleaner. After leaving the train station we had to take a walk to meet our tour guide at a…

We finally made it to Birmingham today and I am so excited ! We first checked into the hotel and then made our way to lunch/dinner. We ate at a restaurant called Bistro Pierre Waterside House and it was right on the canal. We were able to see all the activities going on around us…