Great Britain

Welcome to Great Britain! I just want to give you a sense of where I began my trip, and where I ended it, and where I spent five months!

ucl I spent the semester at University College London, studying Art History. I took 19th and 20th Century Art in London Collections, London Architecture, and Selected Themes in Medieval Art and Architecture. The academics weren't quite as challenging as Williams! But that was just fine. I had more time to waste money.

This is a picture of my school. It's the only pretty building there, so it's on all the catalogs and brochures.

I stayed in a dorm with British students. I was the only girl on the floor, the basement floor, sharing the bathroom with eight blokes and three American guys. One of them, Jeremy Calleros-Gauger, goes to Williams, and I had no idea that he was going to be there. My dorm was called Ifor Evans Hall, and I took the double-decker bus #29 to school. The guys definitely enjoyed a good beer. I played football with them sometimes, went to pubs, and even played Pub Golf.

I didn't spend very much time in my room because I tried to see the city. London is so full of things to do (especially after living in Williamstown for a while)! iforroom

Ifor I was on a meal plan. The food wasn't so great! And the server-women yelled at us if we tried to take another roll. Instead of taking everything in sight, like we do here, in London we went through the line once and chose between three mysterious things. Mmm, fish and chips, peas, strange stews. I slept in my sleeping bag for the first two months because I didn't have a blanket.

I can't even begin to list the things that I did in London. I rode the Tube all the time. I don't think I got as much of a cultural experience as others many have had in other countries or situatiuons, but I gained a lot of perspective on my life and on the United States. You will get that on any study-abroad experience.

Some of Ev's Favorite Places and Things in London Museums The National Gallery. Free, right on Trafalgar Square. The Tate Gallery. On the shore of the Thames, on the Victoria Line. The National Portrait Gallery. Figure out the royal family! The Museum of London. The whole history of the city. The London Transport Museum. Drive a Tube! The British Museum. See the Parthenon, the Rosetta Stone, everything else that they stole...
Parks Regent's Park. Tried to run around there a few times. Hampstead Heath. Rolling hills, woods, up north. Awesome views. Holland Park. Not well-known, but a lot of nice peacocks. Hyde Park. Really big! Kew Gardens. A little expedition.	Pubs The Blackfriar The Olde Cheshire Cheese The Man in the Moon The Abbey Tavern, where Jeremy worked The Glassblower Link to an on-line pub guide And other awesome places... Ronnie Scott's (a jazz club) Ain't Nothin' But the Blues Bar The 100 Club (another jazz club. Free jazz on Fridays at noon)
Restaurants Wagamama. Huge bowls of noodles! Camden Tandoori. A local favorite. Food for Thought, near Covent Garden Link to Fodor's resturant guide, if you really want to spend money!

This background was created from a Tube map. To check out the real one, follow this link to a map of the Underground...

3/5/97: "I just found out that my exam isn't until May 19, so there is plenty of time to travel during spring break...."

Let's go to France on the Eurostar!

Back to the Beginning...

	I spent the semester at University College London, studying Art History. I took 19th and 20th Century Art in London Collections, London Architecture, and Selected Themes in Medieval Art and Architecture. The academics weren't quite as challenging as Williams! But that was just fine. I had more time to waste money. This is a picture of my school. It's the only pretty building there, so it's on all the catalogs and brochures.
I stayed in a dorm with British students. I was the only girl on the floor, the basement floor, sharing the bathroom with eight blokes and three American guys. One of them, Jeremy Calleros-Gauger, goes to Williams, and I had no idea that he was going to be there. My dorm was called Ifor Evans Hall, and I took the double-decker bus #29 to school. The guys definitely enjoyed a good beer. I played football with them sometimes, went to pubs, and even played Pub Golf. I didn't spend very much time in my room because I tried to see the city. London is so full of things to do (especially after living in Williamstown for a while)!
	I was on a meal plan. The food wasn't so great! And the server-women yelled at us if we tried to take another roll. Instead of taking everything in sight, like we do here, in London we went through the line once and chose between three mysterious things. Mmm, fish and chips, peas, strange stews. I slept in my sleeping bag for the first two months because I didn't have a blanket.