Blog Class Postings, June 17th

Students in the blogging class have created their sites and posted their first entries. Read more about their adventures in London:

Two(ish) Weeks
By Jackson Breyer

I'm about to recap two action-packed weeks in one post, so I'm pretty sure I'm going to leave out some details. Despite that, though, this will be absurdly long. Sorry about that. Credit for the photography goes (mostly) to myself. Read more....

God save the Queen
By Rachael Brubaker

It was the Queen's birthday this past weekend, and we all got up early to go to the Trooping of the Colour, a.k.a. a parade for her outside of Buckingham Palace. It is a bit surreal seeing her, as well as Prince Charles and Prince William, since royalty, to me, seems so fairy-tale like nowadays. Read more....

Top Gun
By Ingrid Smith

The kick off of the World Cup was a pretty big deal to the group of 28 of us, the majority who can barely name a futbol player outside of Beckham. Read more...

Better Than Expected
By Dylan Maris

When I found out that I was going to be spending two months of my summer in London, I was pretty gosh darn excited. As any of my friends would tell you, I knew it was going to be an incredible experience and I did not to hesitate to talk, they might say gloat, about it. As the time for the trip to start came, my excitement was at a fever pitch Read more.....

Visit to Kew Gardens

The creative blog class visited Kew Gardens. This royal botanical garden was a great trip, even on a cloudy day in London. For many of the students it was their first excursion away from the activity of the city, a welcomed change of pace.

Photos of our Kew visit.

Walk Along the Thames

Our first group outing was a evening walk along the River Thames with Prof. Rustin Greene as our guide. The evening included dinner and a return walk home across the Millennium Bridge to St. Paul's Cathedral. It was a relaxing and wonderful evening.

We Have Arrived!

JMU students arrived in London on two different days. Seventeen students with internships arrived on Wednesday, June 2nd with the other eleven arriving on Friday, June 4th.

We are all here safely!