Trip Blogs!

Kelsey Braun

Day One: Paid to be Here and Paid to Pee Here.

Our plane touched down at Heathrow London Airport, the second busiest airport in the world; no where near as busy as Pittsburgh International Airport, which I saw for the first time. Straight off of the plane, we loaded onto a tour bus, and it was weird to be on the “wrong” side of the road […]

Anna Wolf

Journey Across the Pond: Day 1

Welcome to England The beginning of our trip started when we landed in England at the Heathrow Airport around 10:04 a.m. Jet-lagged and in desperate need of coffee we made our way through the airport, collected our luggage, and met our guide David, before heading into London. Buckingham Palace The first stop on our trip […]

Kari Dettorre

London: A New Hope

]Today marks the beginning of our journey through the United Kingdom. We left Pittsburgh last evening and landed in London this morning. Yes, the classic red-eye flight. I’ve never been on a plane for so long (7ish hours I think??), and I’ve never been on a red-eye flight, so that experience was interesting, to say […]

Craig Ketchum

Introduction: Craig Ketchum

My name is Craig Ketchum and I am floored to be traveling abroad for the first time.  I have always believed that travel is a necessary part of life but I have not had the opportunity to go abroad before.  Consider it a victory lap for finishing my bachelors degree.  When I return from the […]

Helen Fallon

Back to the United Kingdom

We started taking students abroad in 2008 and chose London as our first destination to introduce our students to one of the largest media cities in the world and a cultural experience not to be missed.  Twelve trips later, we’re heading back to that great city and exploring more of the country in our fourth […]

Kelsey Braun

Nervous Nancy, but my name is Kelsey.

I’ve been stuck Pittsburgh my entire life and honestly, I am not complaining.  I love my city.  I’ve always wanted to go to school here, and that is typically my go-to excuse when I’m asked why I haven’t ventured too far beyond Pittsburgh yet in my nearly 27 years. I fell in love with Point […]

Alexis Slavicek

My Name is………….

I am Alexis Slavicek.  I am a junior at Point Park University studying advertising and public relations.  I am excited about this trip because first and foremost I have never been out of the country before and I have always wanted to visit London! I was very picky about choosing a school that offered a […]

Julia Cavataio

Quick Intro of Julia Cavataio

  Hello world. Here is a little about me: my name is Julia Cavataio, I’m an Ad/PR major, with a photography minor at Point Park University. I enjoy traveling and have been abroad before, so this is a bit about my past travels.   In the Spring of 2017, I decided I was going to […]

Madison Kelkis

All About Me!

Hey y’all! As my first post I decided to tell you a bit about myself! My name is Madison Kelkis and I am a public relations and advertising student at Point Park. As of summer 2019 I will be a rising junior so only two more years to go! While at school I work at […]