We had spring ‘holidays’ this week and it couldn’t come sooner. While I’ve been enjoying my internship at Envision and learning a lot in all of my classes, it was a breath of fresh air to be able to relax and sleep in a bit. My boyfriend was able to fly in, so we went […]
London Journal Entry
Studying abroad so far has been challenging, exciting, and full of new experiences. Last weekend I traveled outside of the U.K. to Ireland and got to see Lewis & Clark students studying abroad there, and experience a culture completely different to that of England. Going to pubs and chatting with LC students in a foreign […]
Cultural Differences in London
I’ve never really worked in an office before, so it’s hard to know if some of the little details that I see are really due to a different culture or just because it’s a more formal work setting than I’m used to. One big thing that I’ve noticed is that the office is very quiet […]
Trip to Stonehenge and Bath
So far I have to say the best trip that we went on, as a group was yesterday’s day trip to Stonehenge and Bath. As a person who loves history and Jane Austen, this was the perfect day. Before we went to Stonehenge I was already forewarned that it would be next to a highway, […]
Working in Brixton
My internship experience has been incredible so far, I am very fortunate to be interning at the Indoamerican Refugee and Migrant Organisation, a charity in Brixton that aims to help the Latin American community in London. This organization offers services such as English classes and legal advising with immigration and benefits. The Latin American community […]