We met early in the morning and made our way to the French embassy to learn about the Fringe Festival. The Fringe is an awesome organization that puts on performances for three weeks. It’s a street festival that hosts thousands of actors and associated talents, giving them a stage to perform. there are many venues […]
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Day 11: Exploring the Great, Well, Known
It is our final day in the UK, and I am so excited to have a free day. I love to explore cities I’ve never been in before. I started off at the hotel and made my way to the National Gallery of Scotland. I made my way through the city, to Princess Stree and […]
Day 9: On the Steps of the Palace
We boarded our plane to Edinburgh, Scotland. I am very excited to go to Scotland because it is where my family is from, and I’ve heard how beautiful it is. Once we landed we made our way from the airport to our perfectly placed hotel. The Edinburgh Castle was absolutely incredible. We made our way […]
Day 8: A Great Day in Media City UK
We are on our way to Manchester! Another beautiful day. we arrived at Media City UK and entered the University of Salford. Dr. Annabell Waller showed us around the University that had amazing equipment, studios, and so much more. Even though this was just a branch of the University that wasn’t too far away, it […]
Day 7: A Day in the Life
Our day in Liverpool started with a Beatles tour. It was such a nice day to spend walking around the city. We traveled deep into Liverpool and visited the houses of Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon. We stopped a few more iconic places, Penny Lane, Strawberry Feild, a cemetery where Eleanor Rigby […]
Day 6: A River Full of the Souls of Poets
Today we woke up and headed out for a tour of Stratford upon Avon. This tour is about the history of not only the town but its most famous inhabitant, William Shakespeare. We started off along the river Avon with our guide Vicky, that lead us to the Royal Shakespeare Company theater. From there we […]
Day 5: Off to Visit My Good Friend Elizabeth
To say tired is, well an understatement. After a very fun drive from London to Windsor, we finally made it. I have never seen pictures of this town, but it is absolutely amazing. It looks like its right out of a movie. We got off the bus and met up with our amazing tour guide, […]
Day 4: I Hearst London
I woke up very excited to go to the Hearst. Not only am I a fan of so many of the companies and magazines they work with, I knew we would be sitting at a panel with Kenya Hunt, who I am a huge fan of. Not being able to grab breakfast I left the […]
Day 3: Battenhall and Beyond
Day three in the UK and it started off with a bit of rain. In the morning, we headed off to Battenhall, a very amazing agency in London. We met with an array of people, starting with the founder, Drew Benvie. He stressed the importance of social media, and how he saw the importance of […]
Day 2: Am I Allowed to Transfer a Second Time?
This morning, we made our way to Regents University. A beautiful campus in London, that you wouldn’t even guess was there. To start off this trip, we met with Jason Makenzie, who gave us an overview of the media landscape in the UK. Jason was a very interesting man and allowed us to have a […]