London is the last stop of our study tour. We’ve had another jam packed few days full of wonderful experiences. On Friday, we boarded our bus and headed for the picturesque English countryside destination of Cambridge and Cambridge University. Cambridge is a quintessential English village exuding charm and history. With its narrow winding cobblestone streets, quaint buildings and fragrant English roses at every turn, Cambridge village is the perfect setting for the almost 800 year old university. Quite simply, Cambridge was everything we Americans imagined an English village would be. Due to the narrow winding cobblestone streets, our bus driver had to drop us a short walk from the campus so we had a few minutes to enjoy the very picturesque setting on the way to our seminar.
Our Cambridge session was led by Dr. Tao Tao Chang, Head of International Relations. A lively discussion was held on the Bologna Process and Cambridge’s response to this cutting edge initiative. Everyone in our group came away completely charmed by Dr. Chang’s depth of knowledge on not only the topic at hand, but the nuances and subtleties that impinge on such a deceptively simple complex.
Following our time with Dr. Chang, we were treated to a delightful foot tour of the campus which happened to be involved with graduation that day . We were fortunate to see the graduates in their white fur trimmed robes standing with their professors queued up and ready for their graduation processional. Admidst the admiring crowd of family and friends we were suprised to find the president of Andrews University…proving that the world is indeed shrinking! Of course we quickly grabbed him for pictures because we just couldn’t believe we ran into him half way around the world.
It wouldn’t be an SDA study tour in England without a stop at Newbold College for Sabbath worship and a tour of the beautiful campus nestled in the rolling English Countryside. Housed in the former estate of English gentility and right down the road from Windsor Castle, Newbold College is hard at work training future world leaders in theology and languages just to name a couple of their disciplines.
Our last day in the land of the Union Jack found us touring all the major tourist attractions such as the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, climbing the winding narrow stairs at the Tower of London and enjoying the magnificence of Westminster Abbey and Big Ben. Even though there is so much more to see our time has come to an end. It’s time to pack up and head home to process all that we have learned on this trip. A quick survey by this group reporter reveals that not surprisingly far more was learned than just about the Bologna Process. It will be exciting to see where this learning experience will take this group of 26 future world leaders.
Thank you for all your prayers for our safety. We ask for one more for safe travel on the way home.
Peace,
Lisa Greco
Group Reporter
Sunday, June 29 - Last day in London
Master's and PhD Candidates from Higher Education at Buckingham Palace
2007 PhD Leadership Cohort
2006 PhD Leadership Cohort
June 28, Sabbath at Newbold College
The Beautiful Newbold Campus!!!
Kings College
Serendipidous Meeting of Andrews University President
Our Euro Tour
Gelato....YUM!
Priest-in-training Ted - Our New Friend
La Sapienza University
Robson Receives Gift from La Sapienza
Museums, museums, museums...
Understanding the Sistine Chapel Paintings
Vatican Square
Figuring Out the Rome Transportation System
The Berlin Wall
The Holocaust Memorial
Sabbath at the Adventist University at Friedensau
Berlin - Visit to Humboldt University
Meeting the with Administration from Humboldt University
Sipping Espresso at a Corner Cafe
Afternoon at the Musee de Louvre
Tour to Universite Paris - Diderot - June 18
City Tour in Paris - Tuesday, June 17
Our First Night in Paris!
The 2008 International Study Tour to Europe Begins!
Welcome to our Study Tour 2008!
We have embarked on an unforgettable learning journey! We are in Paris right now. We're on a 15-day journey regarding the higher education world in the attractive cities of Paris, Berlin, Rome, and London. We are already experiencing the different cultures and having a lot of fun! See our photos of our daily advenures below.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
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