Even though these pictures did not win the majority vote, they are still spectacular in their own right! Here are a few more submissions from our fall 2012 photo contest: Amsterdam – Patrick Isen China – Winta Tedros Costa Rica – Brenna Casey Costa Rica – Meghan McArdle England – Leigh Anne Weaver Greece – Rachel Urban Italy – Alexis… Read more Photo Contest Submissions
There are so many places to see all over the world and this blog is helpful when trying to get information on numerous countries at once. This blog was created by International Studies Abroad (ISA), a national organization designed to create programs to help students study abroad. This blog contains information about a wide array… Read more International Studies Abroad: Student Blog
One of the coolest things about studying abroad in England was that wherever you went it seemed inevitable that you would run in to Harry Potter connections. The picture above is one of the outside corridors that was one of the many on-location sets for the first couple of Harry Potter films. The corridors belonged… Read more United Kingdom: A Walk Through Hogwarts
Clanny Cat is a cool cat. That’s right; this guy pictured above has got all the demeanor of a keen creature. He is a stray cat that deems Clanny House – the international housing dorms – his home. He’s the most domesticated stray cat you’ll find. Whenever a flat wanted company, all you had to… Read more United Kingdom: House Pet
Samantha Iacia created a beautiful picture blog about her travels all over the world while studying abroad in Leeds, United Kingdom. Check out this link if you want more information about studying abroad in Leeds! My Days in Leeds http://englandexpedition.wordpress.com/
Towson student Laura Boudman has created a fabulous blog, “Just Across the Pond,” on her travels in the United Kingdom! Check it out if you are interested in studying abroad in the U.K and want to know more about it. Just Across the Pond http://adventuresineurope2492.blogspot.co.uk/
While I do not have a lot of interest in politics, both foreign and domestic, I was asked more times than I can count about my personal feelings on Obama and his policies while abroad in London. The british students I came in contact with were overly interested in how much I knew about our policies in the United… Read more United Kingdom: God Save the Queen?
Platform 9 3/4 in Kings Cross Station, London Ever since J.K Rowling brought Harry Potter to life, London has been Harry Potter headquarters. While I was in London I made the most of the “Harry Potter Experience” by seeing as many sites as I could related to Harry Potter. I went to Kings Cross Station… Read more United Kingdom: The Making of Harry Potter
So the UK is definitely a little different than the USA, but honestly, besides the accents and crazy driving it’s just like New York City. There is buses, little shops and cafes, tons of museums and the usual kind of city like things. When I first got here it took a long while for me… Read more United Kingdom: Transportation
We have been in London for about 11 days. To be honest, managing your time is hard. I thought I would have more than enough time to go and see all of the monuments, museums, shopping malls and famous eateries I had wanted to see, but really the time flies. We have less than 10… Read more United Kingdom: Stratford and Warwick Castle
