Today I woke up feeling relaxed and excited to explore a new village in the suburbs of Munich, Germany. Landsberg am Lech is most famously known for being the town in which Adolf Hitler was imprisoned in 1923. During his time in prison there, he wrote his book Mein Kampf. Aside from its heavy past,…
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Bye Birmingham!
Hello everyone! Today was our last day in Birmingham. We visited South and City college. We had a great day and could not wait to head to London. When we get there we got ready and headed to the Alumni dinner. We ate at The Porchester and it was delicious! Tomorrow we well get to…
InHolland – Again!
We started our adventure today in the center of Rotterdam to visit another location of InHolland University! The location varied a lot from our first visit in Delft, as this was the location for the business and law schools and also located in the busy environment of Rotterdam versus the more tame atmosphere of Delft….
Still InHolland! – Day 11
Welcome back! Today we visited another InHolland campus, this time the one in Rotterdam. We arrived at 10 am and met our two guides, which this time were two faculty members. The Delft campus was more of applied sciences with a focus in engineering, but the Rotterdam campus is focused more on social studies with…
Blog 8 in Argentina
Today was a packed day! We started off with a hospital visit to Hospital Paroissien, where we were talked to by the director along with students from La Matanza. The hospital was not in good condition. They have about 303 beds and 2 floors, an upper and lower floor. The lower floor was for hospitalization…
Last Day in Birmingham
This morning we woke up bright and early! We had to be down and ready for the taxi at 7:15. We met outside the front doors of the hotel and waited to be picked up. We split into two groups. Each group went off to two different nursing homes. When we arrived to the nursing…
From Café to City
Today, we took the train into the center of San José. Before it was a city, San José had many coffee farms, but as farmers shifted to more ideal climates, the rural area shifted to urbanization. The railroad through Costa Rica is a direct result of the coffee trade. For quicker export to Europe, it…
So, Do the Delta Works Work? – Day 10
Welcome back! Today we took a trip to Delta Works. we left at around 8:30 and arrived at 10. The Delta Works actually refers to the whole system of dams, dikes, and flood gates that exist in the Netherlands, but there’s also a Delta Works museum located outside of Rotterdam, and that what we visited….
Day 9: Malba and Medicine
This morning I woke up and talked to all my friends in the lobby before departing to go to our first lecture of the day at Medife. Medfie is an executive union within the Obras Sociales, and the lecture was held by Dr. Florencia Ledesma. She did a fantastic job at explaining to us the…
Presentation Day
Today we came back to Birmingham City University. We first stopped for drinks and a Kind Bar for breakfast. After the campus store, we were off to our classroom. We first had two speakers to inform us on skills training. We learned the pros and cons of NHS funding. We also talked to two amazing…
Freaks InHolland – Day 9
Welcome back! Today we visited the InHolland University of Applied Sciences in Delft. We took a train to Delft and arrived at 10 am and met our student guides. First we had two presentations with faculty members who work in the aeronautical engineering department at the university. We learned about what InHolland Delft’s aeronautical engineering…
Evita-zen, adieu!
Ciao from Argentina! Today was a day of culture and history. We started with a walking tour of Recoleta that ended in the neighborhood’s famous cemetery. As we strolled through the alleys and backways, we saw beautiful palaces and mansions surrounded by beautiful scenery. While a cemetery may not be the first thing to come…
rotterDAMS
Today was another very chill day. After lots of long bus rides yesterday, we got to sleep in till about 12pm. Sleeping in was great, and I had time to get a good breakfast in before we set out on our bus ride to the dam museum. Before we even got to the museum, the…
Blenheim Palace and Oxford University
This morning we got on the bus to head to Blenheim Palace. On the way there everyone took a good nap on the way! When we got there we met Tim! We were all happy to see him because we already had a tour with him. We went to Blenheim Palace and Oxford University. First…
Bucket List Checked!!
We began our day by taking a coach bus to Blenheim Palace. Following our walkthrough of Blenheim Palace we headed to Oxford University. It was so beautiful to walk through the palace. The opening gate was massive and so detailed. As I walked, I couldn’t help but think how hard and expensive it must’ve been…
The Black Country Living Museum
Today we woke up and got ready to meet in the lobby. We went and caught the bus, but had to hustle because we almost missed it! Once we got on the bus we headed toward The Black Country Living Museum. The bus ride was fun and we got to sit on the second floor…
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
Today we visited Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College. We met downstairs at 8:00. We split into taxis and were on our way to the school. We first started by getting breakfast and water brought to our room. We got a few quick fun facts and went to our first classroom. We got a tour and…
Day 4- Vina Capital Foundation
Day 4 was in the reverse order of the previous days. We started the day off with a site visit to Vina Capital Foundation, then lunch, and then attended language class and lecture at UEF in the afternoon. Vina Capital Foundation was a particularly interesting site visit. As stated in my introduction, I am not…
Information Session #3
Today’s lectures were full of information we had great lectures about school nurses in the United Kingdom, Mental Health Nursing, and went on a tour of Birmingham that highlighted the Black and other Heritages in Birmingham and had a former NHS nurse explain her professional and personal career. Our first lecture today was with a…