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…
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Birmingham Day 10
Today was our tenth day in Birmingham! I was able to get good sleep the night before and the start of our day today was not too early. I had an enjoyable breakfast before heading to the bus to go to the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust. Once we arrived, we were able…
Birmingham Day 7: Blenheim Palace & Oxford Edition
Today was our seventh day in Birmingham! We woke up super early today to catch our bus for 8am, however when we got down there, there was no bus to be found. Turns out our driver thought that the pickup time was 9am despite the confirmation we received being 8. So, we all went back…
Birmingham Day 7: Oxford Edition!
Today we had an early start to the day. I woke up around 6:45 and got ready to get breakfast before heading to the bus at 7:55. We had a strict time schedule of getting on the bus at 8am, but when he got there, the bus was not there. There was a mix-up with…
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,…
Birmingham Day 2
Today was our second day in Birmingham! I started off my day waking up bright and early at seven in the morning then got ready and headed down to have my first English breakfast. There were many options, but I went simple by going with some scrambled eggs and a croissant. Tomorrow morning, I think…
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,…
Introduction: Amanda Booth
Hello! My name is Amanda Booth, and I am from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. I am currently a student at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and a secondary education major with an English writing concentrate. In my free time, I go on walks, binge-watch shows, and hang out with friends. I am excited to…
Trot Around Oxford
Today started as an early day. We hopped on a coach to go to Oxford. The two hour ride was scenic, but I mainly listened to music on the way there. I saw some greener areas but also different streets of the city. It was a two hour drive, so there was plenty of time…
Science + Art = Public Health
Today we spent our morning learning about the Public Health of Birmingham. I thoroughly enjoyed our speakers today, James and Adol. If you are reading, hello! When learning about public health in the UK, I enjoyed the inclusion of the definition of public health. Public Health Work being the science and art of preventing disease,…
Where is Mary Seacole from ?
Today was probably one of our more chaotic, busy but interesting days. In the morning we were informed that there was a health conference that we got invited to and an Adult Nursing belonging group meeting that we could attend. These were originally not on our schedule but since they were both such great opportunities…
Education: UK vs US
For our second day of classes, we were dropped right into the schooling aspect of the trip. We were introduced to the system of Nursing in the UK by David Waters. We then were visited by a multitude of Nurses who gave us perspectives on many different specializations of the field. One aspect I focused…
We Have Arrived!
We have finally arrived in the great city of Birmingham, UK. The past two days of adventure, it has given us a ton of learning opportunities. After landing in London yesterday morning (05/08/2022) at 8:00 pm, it has been a non-stop journey! There have been so many learning experiences already in the past 2 days…
I’m in Birmingham, Bruv!
Yesterday, we got into Birmingham after a long day of travels. Once we got into Heathrow, the airport in London, it was the quickest process to get into the country. We essentially scanned our passports, scanned our faces, and we went on our merry way into the country! This was then followed by a two…