Our third day at Birmingham City University, and our second at the City South Campus, was busy and full of activities that helped us learn and made the day memorable. We started the day with a presentation by Sue Brooks and Shelly Canes about General Practitioners (GPs) and Primary Care. They explained how important primary…
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New Campus, New Outlooks
Our second day of lectures brought a change of scenery as we visited the City South campus of Birmingham City University for the first time. Although we were only shifting locations, the fresh environment brought new energy – and a full day of powerful, engaging sessions that expanded our understanding of healthcare disparities, nursing, and…
BCU Vibes: One Day, Countless Lessons
Today’s visit to Birmingham City University (BCU) was more than just a campus tour- it was an experience that challenged and expanded my understanding of what education is and what it can be. From the moment we arrived, the day was packed with presentations, conversations, and experiences that helped me see both the university setting…
Day One Across the Pond!
We started our trip to Birmingham with a long overnight flight into London. I thought I’d sleep most of the way, but that didn’t exactly happen. I watched a couple movies, flipped through the in-flight entertainment options way too many times, and ate some snacks to pass the time. Even with the lights dimmed and…
Crying While Starring Out of a Rainy Window While Curled Up in a Blanket
This is the day I have been dreading the most. Although I am excited to go home and have summer finally begin, I do not want to leave this beautiful place or these beautiful people. I have had the amazing opportunity to become so close with more students in the nursing program and now extend…
Home ready, long travel- Yoda
Tomorrow we leave! I am excited because two weeks has been so long. I miss my family so much, and I can not wait to eat black people food. This trip was a lovely experience. Although I wish we got more time to explore the city on our own, I appreciate all the educational opportunities…
So Long, London
How is it already the end the end of our trip? I am so sad to be saying goodbye, but we had a wonderful last day today! We began the day by waking up in our beautiful hotel here in London, and met downstairs in the lobby at 9:20 to head to the Florence Nightingale…
‘Ello London!
Today is Wednesday, and it is our final day in Birmingham. We began the day bright and early by checking out of our hotel at 7:15 am, and then headed to the hotel breakfast to get something to eat. We took taxis over to South & City College Birmingham for our final observation day. We…
Art Fart
Today we were up bright and early and had the opportunity to visit a hospital and university in the province of Buenos Aires. The province and the city of Buenos Aires are two different places in Argentina. The city is extremely more populated as well as rich compared to the condition of the province. To…
Bye Bye BCU!
Today is Tuesday, and it is our last full day in Birmingham 🙁 We met super bright and early this morning at 7:15 to board the taxis and head to the nursing homes! We were split into two groups of seven people each, and my group visited the Robert Harvey House. When we arrived at…
Money, Money, Money (In Mr. Krabs Voice)
Even though we are getting closer and closer to the end of our trip, that does not mean our activities throughout the day are slowing down. To begin with the day, we had a bus ride over to speak with Dra. Flor Ledesma, who is a part of the executives’ union in Buenos Aires. Medife…
This Trip is Dragon
Today I learned how to breathe fire! If I would have known I am part dragon, I would have been using my fire power to warm things up in my hotel room since there is no microwave. I felt like Elizabeth, the dragon off of Shrek. All I did was eat the spicy lamb and…
Don’t Cry for Me Argentinaaaaaaaaa
We started off the day with a three-hour walking tour of Recoleta. Although it started drizzling a little bit throughout the tour, it still was such a beautiful time to experience and see the city. The best part was visiting the Recoleta cemetery. It was extremely fascinating seeing how extravagant the graves were. For example,…
It’s the Mosquitoes World, We’re Just Living in it
Today we got to experience something that truly is once in a lifetime: the gaucho culture. We arrived at Don Silvano, a famous ranch in Argentina, around 10:30 a.m. and were there until 4:30 p.m.- an entire day dedicated to a strong piece of culture that makes Argentina what it is today. First, we were…
Camouflage in the Underground Mine
Today we visited the Black Country Living Museum. It was dark inside of the mine, I fully disappered, all you could see is teeth and eyes. Blending in with the dark was not fun, I do that at home all the time when I turn the lights out lol. Just joking but it was really…
The ZZZ’s That I Did Not Get, but Ashley Did
Today Ashley got a couple extra zzz’s in, I wish I was her. I did not wake up again this morning, so I had to rush and get myself downstairs before I got left too. I mean it is hard waking up super early every day when you had been out all day the day…
Mi Amiga Argentina
Today we started off our day with an hour or so bus ride to the Universidad de Austral and Hospital Universitario Austral. Here they provided us with breakfast consisting of orange juice, tea, coffee, bananas, and croissants. We then were presented with a variety of healthcare management workers and got a view into the business…
Girl Power!
Today was a very unusual day. We started off our day with a Q&A with Professor Martsoff where we all asked questions about the various topics we have learned about thus far. From this, we quickly fell off the tracks of the topic but continued to have educational conversations for the next two hours. On…
BCU Part Two!
We began our day at BCU by speaking with a community public health nurse specialist. We learned about the role of a school nurse in the United Kingdom. In the states, school nurses are largely based within the school building to deal with health issues that arise during the school day. In the UK, school…