Campus Life: Club Post

Campus life at Roehampton is much different than that of Central’s. At Roehampton, students have a lot more independence than offered at Central, including not having a meal plan, no resident advisors, and more. The Market, Central’s main dining hall, is a place where everyone…

Week 9: Green Spaces

“IMG_0345” by n.hewson is licensed under CC BY 2.0 One aspect of London I enjoyed was all of the green space the city has to offer. I loved the days when I didn’t have anything to do or just needed to get away, and could…

Week 9: Reflective Journal

When I decided to study in London, I was focused on how big London was and all the fun I could have while abroad. I hadn’t put much thought into what I expected to gain from my experience except for independence. However, in the two…

Week 8: The Museum of London

“Amfiteatre romà / Roman amphitheatre, London” by Sebastià Giralt is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 London was founded in 50 AD and is believed to be one of the few cities establish from scratch by the Romans, meaning it wasn’t built on top of a…

Week 7: Transportation and Air Quality

In the time that I was in London, I found that the city was doing a lot to become environmentally friendly when it came to public transport. I found that public transport was most often closely located to wherever I was going. Many of the…

Week 7: City Life Vs Farm Life

After a week of being back in the States, and is limited to the farm where the only other person is my mother, and I have begun to realize how much quieter it is here. In the week that I have been home, I have…

Week 6: The East End

The east end is a great area to visit and experience a mix of cultures that coincide together and are different than what we might generally be able to see in Iowa. The area is primarily populated by a community of Bangladesh and Indian rooted…

Week 5: Food

“Meat lab” by UGA CAES/Extension is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 As the UK leaves, the UN talks about food trade with the US have stirred up a lot of controversies. Currently, as a part of the UN, the UK has higher food regulations than…

Week 5: Socializing

My first thought of London was that the city is a very quick place. However, I have found people do move very quickly when getting around. But, when it comes to daily activities with other people, the pace is much slower. Before getting to business,…

Week 4: The Imperial War Museum

My trip to the Imperial War Museum consisted of two days. The first day mainly focused on the Holocaust Exhibit. My expectations of the exhibit before going into it was that it would focus on the lives of people living inside the camps. However, the…