I cannot believe our trip has come to an end. Today was definitely one of my favorite days, so I am glad to leave on such a positive note. This morning started off with a train ride to Westminster to visit the Florence Nightingale museum. In statistics and Intro to Professional nursing, we had learned…
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Birmingham Day 12:
It is so hard to believe that today was our last day of the trip. It was truly the perfect way to end such an amazing trip. We started the morning by going to the Florence Nightingale Museum, which focused on one of the main pioneers of nursing, Florence Nightengale. While many people may know…
Day 12: Last Day in London (and the UK)
Day twelve marks the last day of our trip in the United Kingdom, which is a very bittersweet feeling. However, I had the absolute best last day and I can’t wait to tell you all about it! To begin, we were able to sleep in a little bit before heading to the lobby to meet…
Eye Can’t Believe We’re Leaving
Today began with us taking the tube for the first time to go to the Florence Nightingale Museum. The tube itself was very crowded, which made it a bit of an adjustment compared to how we had been getting around previously. Despite that, it was still a cool experience being able to use the London…
Peace out London!
Today we visited the Florence Nightingale Museum to start our first full day in London. I learned a lot about Florence Nightingale that I never knew before. One thing that really surprised me was that Florence had a sister. I had always heard so much about Florence herself, but I never knew much about her…
Birmingham Day 10: Beginning of London
Today was our last walk to and lectures at BCU. I’ve really enjoyed walking to campus and other places. It makes me really want to live somewhere more walkable. Me and the two other education students separated from the nursing students and went over the educational system in the US and UK with Dr. Marks….
Day 11 – Last Day in Birmingham & Travel Time!!
The first thought that came into my mind as soon as I woke up in the morning was that it was our last day in the city of Birmingham today. It is absolutely crazy to think that our time in Birmingham is coming to a final end. The past week really did fly by with…
The Penultimate Day of the trip
Today began the same way that a majority of our days have throughout this trip, with a roughly 20 minute walk to Birmingham City University. However, unlike the other days, this one felt a little different. The walk itself was about the same as usual, but I couldn’t help but feel a bit more reflective…
Day 10 – Off to London!!
Today is our last day in Birmingham!! As excited as I am to go to London, it’s also bittersweet to be leaving knowing that our trip is coming to an end. We started the day with our last lecture at BCU. We first had the chance to talk about critical care nursing and cardiovascular diseases…
Day 11: From Birmingham to London!
Today started off with getting all my bags together to head to London. We dropped our suitcases in the lobby area and then grabbed our last breakfast… I will miss that buffet. Then, we headed to BCU for two more lessons. When we got there, I got an iced hazelnut latte from Costa then headed…
Day 11: Off to London!
Today was an exciting day, because today, we arrived in London! While we ended in London, we did start the day off in Birmingham. We began by waking up, packing all of our things, and making our way down to eat breakfast and lock our stuff up for the morning. After we did that, we…
Birmingham Day 11:
We started our day today with a lecture from a cardiac care/heart failure nurse. She talked a lot about the difference in healthcare and accessing care between Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The lecture really showed how connected healthcare is across the globe. One thing that stayed with me was that she…
Off to London!
Today was such an interesting and educational day, and I learned so much about global health, cardiovascular disease, and ECGs. We started the morning by having a discussion about diseases that are commonly associated with Africa. A lot of people immediately think about diseases such as malaria, Ebola, water-borne illnesses, sickle cell anemia, and liver…
Day 9 – Stratford Upon Avon
Today, we got to visit Stratford upon Avon, a very cute city about an hour away from Birmingham. We met up with Tim the tour guide again to get a walking tour of the area and learn the history. This city is most famous because it was where shakespear was born and raised. We started…
Day 10: Stratford-upon-Avon
Day ten had some of the worst weather of the trip, but we still made the most of it! We started the morning with a quick breakfast before meeting with the group in the lobby of the hotel. From there, we had about a thirty minute walk to the train station in pouring rain, and…
Birmingham Day 10:
Happy day ten, we are in double digits now! Today was a little rough with the weather because it was chilly and rainy for most of our trip. But I took my very first train ride in England! Allison and I were even able to squeeze in a quick nap on the way there. But…
Going Down to Shakespeare Town
Today began with us taking about an hour-long train ride to Stratford-upon-Avon. The train ride itself was fairly calm. One thing that did stand out was seeing animals on the farmland near the tracks, including British white cattle and sheep. That was probably the most interesting part of the journey, since it is not something…
Shakespeare!
This morning we took a train from Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon. This was my very first time ever riding on a train, so I was really excited for the experience. I had always imagined train rides in Europe looking peaceful and relaxing, with beautiful countryside views outside the windows. The ride itself, though, honestly, was not…
Day 9: THE big conference day
Today was the day we have all been waiting for: presenting at the international nursing conference at Birmingham City University! I like to talk to literally anyone I can so I am not usually nervous to talk, but the pressure was on today. Ruby, Jordan, Jubilee, and I were in a group researching Women’s Reproductive…
Day 9: BCU Nursing Conference
The day we have been anticipating our whole trip finally arrived- the day of presentations! Before we even left for the UK, we were put into groups with differing topics to explore. My group, for instance, was given single parents as our group of people to look into. The main goal was to research how…