Author: bbumgarner@rollins.edu

It doesn’t feel at all like I have been in London for almost three and a half months. My time here has been a whirlwind that has gone all too quickly. I’ve come to love so many little things about London and the people in it. One of those things is the tube, as I…

While I’ve spent thanksgiving abroad before I would have to say this year was my most unusual experience in celebrating a holiday far from home. It’s not that I didn’t eat enough, because believe me I did, however, it was quite a different selection than the usual festive menu of turkey, cranberries, stuffing and pie….

An international crisis was not something I feared would occur while I was studying abroad. Further, being in the city, while it was happening, was quite frankly something I never would have imagined; yet that is exactly what happened. The attacks, which took place in Paris last week, are the type of tragedy you cannot…

My time for traveling has sadly come to an end, as my brief respite from school and work ends today. On the exciting side however, this week is symbolic of being in London for over half of my program! Parts of this are exciting, while parts of it are sad. Just last night I met…

I may be from Colorado but studying at Rollins sure has made me a wimp when it comes to the weather! About two weeks ago it started getting colder, and when I say colder I’m talking the lower to mid 50s. Let me just say, I haven’t missed this weather. The funny thing is though,…

This past weekend I spent the most incredible weekend in the stunning countryside in Wales. Not only was it the most amazing weekend I’ve experienced in the UK thus far, it was also such an amazing experience. I went through a company called Preseli Adventures with two of my flat mates and I can honestly…

I can hardly believe that I’ve already been here for three weeks. I suppose when I sit down and think about everything I’ve done I can understand how in just one week my first month will be over, but in the whirlwind of all things London, it doesn’t feel like three weeks at all. I…

After a summer full of traveling and exploring, my friends and family must all think I’m crazy to once again be embarking on yet another foreign journey. Just weeks ago I returned from a whirlwind 6 week long backpacking trip across Europe, in which I visited 12 countries and never stayed in the same place…