Thursday, June 24, 2010

First week of classes (21 -24June 2010)

Starting at 9am Monday (21 June) students began their classes (which include US [& English] History 1, Art Appreciation, Theater Appreciation, Environmental History, British Literature, World Literature, Watercolors, and Psychology. Classes are each Monday and Wednesday (AM classes are 9am to 11am and PM classes are 1pm to 3:30pm). Then Tuesday and Thursday are field trips. For the various classes, these included the Globe Theatre, the British Musuem, the Natural History Museum, and various walking tours. For the US History class, our field trip was today, 24 June.

We started out at 9:30am in front of Astor College, and walked to the British Museum, where we saw exhibits on the Enlightenment, and Prehistoric/Roman/Saxon/Medieval England, including the famous Sutton Hoo artifacts and the Lindow Man (a well preserved bog body).


Tuesday, June 22, 2010

London -- third day (20 June 2010)

Today, after everyone ate another full English breakfast (which traditionally includes eggs, bacon, sausages, beans, tomatoes, corn flakes & milk, toast and marmalade, and coffee/juice) it was off to Hampton Court palace, home to Henry VIII (as well as many later monarchs such as George III, William III, Anne and Charles II). The journey was a forty minute train ride from Waterloo station. That evening the students went on a walk to Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and Parliament.

London -- second day

Today was the students first full day in the city. After a full English breakfast provided by the program at Ramsey Hall here at the University College of London (UCL), the students were off for a Photo Frenzy -- a photographic scavenger hunt that also doubles as a London orientation training. Grouped into teams, students are given a list of items places and clues to take photos of. Below are some their images.

Friday, June 18, 2010

London -- first day

After leaving bright and early Thursday morning (an eye-opening 4:30am) from Bainbridge College...


.....we checked our bags and passports in Atlanta  for a connecting flight to New York City-JFK International Airport). Bainbridge students going to London are Caprice Kelly, Meghan Vickers, Shaquera Moore, Danielle Richmond, Lillian Wingate, Sean Perry, Alex Casteel, and April DeRocco (along with Dr. Dave Nelson).


Arriving at JFK in early afternoon, we waited and ate till our 6:30pm flight (delayed till 8:30pm).

After the all-night flight, we landed at 7:30am (GMT) where the students breezed through customs and officially became legal aliens in the United Kingdom. We took a bus tour form the airport through London to our rooms at University College of London (UCL). Today's activities included an orientation, a quick walk of the area, checking into out rooms, lunch and dinner at the college, and mostly simply trying to stay up till evening. 

Below ar e images form our dorm at Astor College in the heart of London at UCL.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

And we are (almost) off

I proud to say that eight students from Bainbridge College will be in London for five weeks (17 June through 23 July). Please watch this blog -- originally created to promote the program -- over the next month to now see updates on our activities while abroad. We will now upload photos and updates for families, students, and colleagues to see and enjoy.