Week in Review: October 26-November 1
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »The students started this week off with a trip to Southall to visit the Gurudwara Sikh Temple for their Transnational Studies class. We entered the temple, which is the largest outside of India, by taking off our shoes and then ...
A Week in Review October 19-25
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »What another great, but busy week! The students started their week off bright and early by going to the London Central Mosque. This visit was part of their Transnational Studies class which is currently focusing on the Islam Diaspora community in ...
A Week in Review October 12-18
Sunday, October 18th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »This week marked that we have been in London for two months! Another week filled with many different events! The students returned to the Globe Theater on Tuesday October 13 for a tour the facilities. Their tour guide was an ...
A week in Review October 5-11
Monday, October 12th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »As I do not have much to report this week as the students have been away on their mid-term break, I am posting this directly after meeting the students at our Family Meal this evening. With vacation-relaxed faces and big ...
A Week in Review—September 29-October 4
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »Once again we experienced a week filled with many activities and co-curricular activities! Currently, for their Transnational Studies class, the students are focusing on the Jewish Diaspora in London. On Monday September 28, Holocaust survivor, Joan Salter shared with the class ...
A week in Review September 21-27
Sunday, September 27th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »It seems like only yesterday that we landed in London and now we are now approaching the half-way point of the NUin program! On Tuesday September 22, the students went to the Tate Modern Art Museum for their British Life ...
A Week in Review–September 14-20!
Sunday, September 20th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »Another busy week in London! Monday was a busy, busy day this week! We started the day off on Monday with a walking tour / lecture about the Slave Trade in the United Kingdom for their Transnational Studies class. The ...
A Week in Review–September 7 - 13
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going to fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why." - Eddie Cantor Sometimes, it’s just good to have a nice, ...
A Week in Review—August 31-September 6
Sunday, September 6th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »For the Bank Holiday weekend on Monday August 31, the students took a day trip to see Stonehenge and the city of Bath. Our first stop was to see the prehistoric monument located about 1 hour outside the city ...
A week in review…August 24-30
Sunday, August 30th, 2009 Posted in Category | No Comments »When a man is tired of London he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford. –Samuel Johnson As our time in London continues, there are more and more opportunities for the students to become ...