With all the coronavirus fears flying about, it’s easy to view travel as a danger rather than a wonder. Many of my classmates spent their spring breaks traveling outside of the UK – even to Italy – and so are now very worried about their exposure to COVID-19. I spent my spring break traveling within…
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Making London Home
As my program has made it past the halfway mark, I have recently reflected on the concept of “home” after returning from my spring break trip to Amsterdam and to Scotland. With spring break nearing, I remember being very excited to hope on the airplane and go, ready for another, farther adventure for the next…
Interning Abroad
Internships. It’s hard to tell what they’ll be like because they are all so different. One key reason for this is what the definition or perception of an intern is. Many people and companies think of it as free labor for someone who wants to gain industry knowledge, and therefore create the work for the…
Traveling Amidst a Pandemic
Living abroad with the fear of a deadly virus. When the news first broke about the coronavirus in Wuhan and surrounding areas in China, my immediate thought went back to the swine flu in 2009. My fears grew knowing that I was in such a big global city and knowing that I have to use…
Becoming a Londoner
Being in London has definitely been a challenge and a pleasure. Getting here was the easy part but things quickly became a little bit of a hassle once settling in. At first, the various questions like: “where is the underground?”, “the overground is different?” and “wait, what time does my bus leave?” ran through my…
The Halfway Mark
At the halfway mark, I feel settled into the London way of life. Living in a global city has come with its range of pros and cons, but I enjoy navigating each step of the way. I have mastered the underground tube system, given accurate directions, ask where the “queue” is, and eat Jaffa Cakes…
I’m an Intern and I know it
Being an intern can sometimes feel like you’re back in elementary school, standing at the very end of a really long line for the slide behind all of the “big kids.” When you’re not at the top of the elementary school food chain, you’re automatically at the bottom. This isn’t to say that it’s inevitably…
My classroom isn’t a classroom
We are in the midst of midterm season, which is quite honestly, a very different vibe here at CAPA than at Rollins. In a sense, midterms, and classes in general, are more relaxed than I have previously experienced. Rollins prides itself on academic performance and rigorous coursework, which is obviously a benefit to the students’…
40 Days Down
I landed in London a little over a month ago. This is officially the longest I’ve been away from home and it feels very weird but very exciting. I love London and everywhere in the surrounding area that I’ve been so far has been a wonderful adventure. I’ve been to Stonehenge, Bath, Greenwich, and Coventry…
London Week 1: Getting My Bearings
Arriving in the UK, the CAPA team was right there waiting for us at our living accommodations with open arms. Taking everything in at once, learning landmark locations, store brands, our passcodes to get into the flat buildings, they were very helpful with answering any questions we had and helping us adjust bit by bit….