Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
After swooning over the Royal Wedding all of last semester, I was excited to embark upon my exploration in London. The rich heritage and cultural pulled me in and I can honestly say that my six weeks in London was nothing shy of amazing.
-Victoria Young...
Credit: Victoria Young
Major: English
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Shakespeare's Globe
The Duke in London program is built around one philosophical principle: you learn more from going out into the world than sitting in a classroom. It is one of the best summer programs that Duke offers. Full stop. And I say that completely voluntarily....
Credit: Matt Akers
Major: English
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Going to London was the single greatest experience of my life. I am the first one in my family to ever travel abroad, and I am so glad I did it. In 42 days, I saw an astounding 31 shows! After my last acting scene assignment,...
Credit: Afftene Taylor
Major: Public Policy Major, Theater Studies Minor, Arts of the Moving Image Certificate
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Seeing Big Ben, the London Eye, and Trafalgar Square are experiences that people never forget. However, living on a college campus in England -- hearing my flatmates' thoughts on everything from college tuition to McDonald's to politics, debating the difference between jell-o and jelly, exploring East...
Credit: Anna Schroeder
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
The Time of My Life!
Duke in London - Drama was an unforgettable experience. The opportunity to live and learn in one of the greatest cities in the world was everything one might expect, and much more. We learned theater through immersion, as if it were...
Credit: Spencer Paez
Major: Undeclared
View from Waterloo Bridge
View from Waterloo Bridge in London, England....
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London Drama Students with Paul Ready and William Houston
Students on the 2009 Duke in London Drama Program with Professor Clum (back row, third from left) leading British actors Paul Ready (front row, third from left) and William Houston (back row, third from right) after Shakespeare scene presentations....
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London
View of St. Paul's Cathedral from the Millennium Bridge. ...
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Tower of London
The Tower of London with a view of "Traitor's Gate", so named because prisoners accused of treason such as Queen Anne Boleyn and Sir Thomas More passed through it....
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View From Waterloo Bridge
A view of London from Waterloo Bridge....
Credit: Leslie Davis
London View
A view of London at night....
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:Here we are traveling again, this time on a weekend trip to a little pueblo in the countryside outside of Madrid. It's breathtakingly beautiful here, from the palace whose courtyard we're standing in, to the mountain vista behind us. This is one of the things I loved...
Credit: Valerie Vaughn
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:The Duke in Glasgow program begins with a week-long trip to London, with visits to Parliament and opportunities to experience some of the cultural riches of the city.The trip to London was a great introduction to our time in Glasgow studying British politics. It was especially valuable...
Credit: Pearce Godwin
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:When people ask how my semester in London was, I can only say that it was an eye-opening experience that pushed me out of my comfort zone and taught me things I could never have learned had I stayed in the United States. Many sides of my...
Credit: Matthew Campbell
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:Queen Mary, University London, a direct enrollment option, provided a great opportunity to learn about British culture. Because the Duke relationship with Queen Mary is so well-established, I received direct transfer credit for the biology and economics courses I took. I shared a flat with amazing British...
Credit: Andrew Bouley
Duke in London Drama: Prof. Clum with Students
Duke in London - Drama...
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