Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
My friend and I got the chance to experience the MTV EMAs in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We saw free concerts from Snow Patrol and Jason Derulo, as well as having our picture taken on red carpet. It was INCREDIBLE!
-Wilma Metcalf...
Credit: Wilma Metcalf
Major: Public Policy
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
I took this picture outside Blenheim Palace, some 30 minutes away by bus from Oxford. In addition to being an astounding display of art and architecture, the palace itself is hailed as the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. It was raining that day, hence the umbrella,...
Credit: Jie Wang
Major: Biology/Psychology
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,:
My decision to spend the summer in the United Kingdom through the Duke in Oxford program was probably the best decision I've ever made. From the moment I took the bus from Heathrow airport to the city of Oxford, I was overwhelmed with excitement for the...
Credit: Kawon Lee
Major: English & Philosophy
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
Duke in Glasgow Final Group Dinner
Duke in Glasgow students with their professor, Martin Steven, at the final group dinner....
Credit: Taylor Williams
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Old and New in Downtown Glasgow. This photo was taken in the early morning on our way to a session at asylum court in downtown Glasgow. We had the opportunity to witness Judge John MacDonald, a friend of the Duke program, administer a hearing for asylum-seeking...
Credit: Taylor Williams
Major: Public Policy
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
Keswick, Cambria
A view from the mountain town of Keswick in Cambria, northern England....
Credit: Emily Bray
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
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
From the moment I stepped off the bus in Oxford's Gloucester Green station, I knew that I was in for a fantastic experience. The town buzzed with life as tourists, shoppers and scholars snaked their way through the narrow streets and alleyways. I could feel the...
Credit: Bryan Gomez-Wong
Major: Political Science
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Spending a semester in Glasgow, Scotland not only taught me a lot about a different culture, but it taught me a lot about myself. Studying abroad allowed me to become more independent, and since I didn't have as many extracurricular activities, I was able to choose...
Credit: Sydney Thomas
Major: Public Policy Studies
London
View of St. Paul's Cathedral from the Millennium Bridge. ...
Credit: William Gamerota
New College, Oxford
The historic buildings of New College, University of Oxford....
Credit: Leslie Davis
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....
Credit: Leslie Davis
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