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Monday, June 9- Our Last Day
Today was the final day of our three week study abroad experience in Belgium, France, and England. We began the day with breakfast at...
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Jun 101 min read


Sunday, June 8- Our Final Free Day
Today was a free day, so we all could choose what we wanted to see around the city. Many of us chose to sleep in, which was very much...
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Jun 92 min read


Saturday, June 7- Tower of London and More!
Today started off very slow. Like “do I really have to get out of the bed?” kind of slow. We didn't meet as a group until 11:45am, which...
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Jun 83 min read
Friday, 06 June 2025-Manchester!
Today started at about 7:30 when we left the hotel to travel to Manchester. After arriving, we took a tram straight to Etihad Campus and...
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Jun 62 min read


June 5, 2025 - London Day 4!
We started our day with a heavy breakfast before we headed to the train station around 9:20ish. We took a train to Queen Elizabeth...
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Jun 52 min read


June 4, 2025 - London Day 3!!
As Joey Tribiani from FRIENDS would say, “LONDON BABY!” Many of us began our day with a loud knock at the door from room service at the...
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Jun 42 min read


Tuesday, June 3- London Sports Scene
First full day in London! We started the day off early as most of us woke up around 7am for a full English breakfast buffet, while others...
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Jun 42 min read


Monday, June 2- Day 1 in London!
We started the day by finishing packing up our belongings. We had our last breakfast at Hotel Alhambra and then we were off to travel to...
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Jun 32 min read


Sunday, June 1- Final Day in Paris
Today was our last full day in Paris. It was a free day, so some chose to go to Disneyland, while others explored the Lourve, Notre...
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Jun 21 min read


Saturday, May 31- Paris St. Germain!
Most of us were up and around by 9:30 this morning, ready to leave for our tour of Parc Des Princes soccer stadium by 10:00. The metro...
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Jun 12 min read


Friday May 30th- A Day at the French Open
Posters made for every edition of the tournament dating back to 1980 Our Friday in Paris was spent at Roland Garros watching the 2025...
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May 302 min read


Thursday, May 29- Longchamp Horserace
Today we had a free morning in Paris! This was our first unstructured morning in a while meaning, no alarms! Many of us used this time to...
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May 292 min read


Wednesday, May 28- Versailles by Bike
Today was a really exciting day. We got to explore le Château de Versailles. The group started the day off with an early morning...
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May 292 min read


Tuesday, May 25- Exploring Paris
We started the day with a wonderful breakfast in Le Hotel Alhambra in the Marais District. I had a lox and Brie sandwich with a delicious...
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May 272 min read


Monday, May 26- Paris Day 1
Our morning began as we said goodbye to Leuven and ended our first week in Europe. We started the morning late, not leaving until around...
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May 271 min read


Sunday, May 25- Free Day
Today was our first free day of the trip. On free days, the students are able to choose how they spend the day while checking in with Dr....
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May 262 min read


May 24- A day at Sea!
Today, we had a sport- centric day in the city of Oostend, Belgium, at the coast. Our day started off waking up super early, getting on...
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May 252 min read


Friday May 23- A Day in Brussels!
On the train to Brussels We started our journey to Brussels around 10:30 with a quick 20 minute train ride this morning. Once we arrived...
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May 232 min read


Thursday, May 22- Day at Spa!
Bus Ride to Spa We started our journey to Spa this morning around 9:30 where we first caught a train and then finished our journey on a...
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May 232 min read


May 21- Leuven, Belgium!
Today, May 21st, we started off early at 9 am with breakfast at a really cute café near our hotel called Panos. There were so many...
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May 232 min read
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