I never thought I would go on a study abroad trip. I hadn’t even been west of Alabama, let alone gone out of the country. I’m not one of those people who likes getting outside of their comfort zone and trying a bunch of new things. However, the semesters prior…
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The first full day we were in Dumfries, we were supposed to go to the primary school and attend their assembly. We were going to experience that and then get a little tour of the school and figure out the plan for everyone teaching a lesson. Because of the Corona…
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London! We left Atlanta around 6:45 PM and landed in London around 7 AM. The flight was really long, and I only managed to get about two hours of sleep the entire flight. Food on a plane is a bit strange, but surprisingly not that bad. Once we got to…
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The few weeks before our trip I was a nervous wreck. I was trying to make sure I was packing everything I needed without over packing. We were told to take a hiking backpack as our suitcase. At first, I was upset about this, but I was so thankful for…
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The top item on my list of things to see in Scotland was a Scottish Highlander, since they are one of my favorite cows. Marlyn and I were able to see a few from the window on the train ride to Scotland, and I was super excited about that- probably…
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We landed in London around 7:00 a.m. We got to see the sunrise as we got off the plane and onto a bus that took us into the airport. We took the underground to the hotel to freshen up after being on the plane for eight hours. After we took…
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What is flying like? What should I pack? Should I pack two jackets or five? Where is my passport? Should I wear my UGA shirt to the airport? These are all questions I asked myself at least once before heading to the airport to leave for London. Before this trip,…
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It was very interesting to see how, although the farms were within a small country and produced the same products, each farm had different management tactics depending on their necessities. We mostly focused on beef cattle production, but we also learned about rice and dairy production. In Los Tilos, we…
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As I prepared to teach I was not prepared to be taught so much. Almost all of my preparation for traveling to Scotland, outside of packing, was preparing to teach to primary students. It didn’t occur to me that I would be learning so much myself. I did expect that…
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The experience of being able to teach elementary school kids in enough counties was like nothing else. All 15 of the UGA students were divided in groups and each group was given a topic that they were to teach to the students. My group had the opportunity to teach sound…
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