Yesterday was the last day of orientation, we got to see what classes we got in and when they are. I, luckily, got into a class about architecture in London and a class about Britain, I can’t wait to begin those two courses and learn more about the history and culture in London. I also…
Category: UK: Queen Mary Univ
Flashback: First day in London
Well, it’s official, I have now been in London for just over 24 hours. And I have to say it’s not what I was expecting. My first day was a bit rough. I landed in London at 11:30 a.m., and after navigating the huge airport, I found the carousel my luggage was supposed to be…
Better late than never.
Due to technical difficulties, I have been unable to update to the blog, however, now that I have worked out all the kinks, I can update all of my missed posts that I have written. Here is the first one, that was written before I began my study abroad adventure: My name is Paige Ermann,…
Paige Ermann
My name is Paige Ermann, I am studying abroad spring semester 2015 in London at Queen Mary University of London. I leave tomorrow, and I couldn’t be more excited. In the days leading up to today, I was a bit nervous, simply because I didn’t know if I would be able to fit everything I…
My American Parents
Over our reading week (approximately halfway through the semester) my parents came to visit me for 12 days. While the whole 12 days they were here were not all spent in London (we also did Ireland and Paris but that’s for another blog post), we attempted to do as much as we could in the…
The Golden Mile
London is more than a series of tourist attractions. The little streets and local parks are the places that are making me fall in love with London. Well, those things and the pubs. London is infamous for all the little neighborhood pubs. And all of these places have names like, “The New Globe” or “The…
Unravelling Britain
One of my favorite classes (out of the four that I am taking) is named: Unravelling Britain: British History Since 1801. Overlooking the intimidating vastness of the title when I selected this course, I was extremely excited to learn a little more about this place that I am calling home for just over three months….
Not Just Swedish Meatballs: Stockholm, Sweden
Do you know where Stockholm is? Hopefully you do by my lovely blog post title now. I’m going to be honest though, before I booked the trip to Stockholm, I wasn’t sure if it was in Sweden or Switzerland. But now that I am practically a swedish native, I could never be mistaken again. Stockholm…
Klassiker København
I think it is safe to say that I am officially a world traveler! Or, at the very least a European traveler. This past weekend I had the immense privilege to visit and explore the capital of Denmark: Copenhagen. Before my four friends and I left for our trip, actually before we even had a…
20 Days and Counting…
Today marks my twentieth day here in London. So for my second ever blog post I decided to re-live a few of my favorite touristing (yes, it’s a new verb) moments. First and probably the most prestigious is Buckingham Palace (image 1). Two of my friends and I discovered the self-guided audio tour of the…