Once returning back to the States, I had to create a presentation to help recruit future prospective students.

2.  3 countries in 4 weeks
 Live with host family in Bristol, England
 Study at University of the West of England
 Visit beautiful & historic places
 Life changing experiences
 2 free weekends:
 London & Dublin
 Belgium
 Brussels, Ghent, & Bruges
 Opportunity to travel more of
Europe after!
 We visited Rome & Paris afterwards

3.  Typical day – 5 hours of class & 1 hour lunch
 Some topics discussed:
 Survival Tips
 Program Overview
 Global Emerging Economies
 Central Banks
 What is culture?
 Culture & Communication
 Strategic Management
 Globalization
 Marketing
 Final Group Project
 Red Zone

4.  Gloucester Road –
so much to do & close to host families
 City Centre – shopping
(Primark, River Island, etc)
 The Cider Press – get their Yellow Card!
 Banksy Paintings
 Bristol Cathedral
 Suspension Bridge
 White Lion

5. With Sahand, we
toured the Houses
of Parliament &
the Central Bank
of England!

6.  London Eye
 Tower of London
 Tower Bridge
 Buckingham Palace
 Abbey Road
 Piccadilly Circus
 There is a lot to do!
We didn’t take enough
time to explore.
 Platform 9&¾
 Big Ben
 Camden Market
 Harrods

7. We took a train to
Bath and toured the
ancient Roman
Baths. We then had
free time to walk
around the town.

8.  Guinness Brewery &
Skydeck!
 Jameson Distillery
 Trinity College
 Dublin Castle
 Temple Bar
 Dublin City Pub Crawl
 Many churches
around Dublin
 Paddywagon Tours
 Cliffs of Moher

10. We toured the
Bristol Blue Glass
company & got to
watch them make
some unique
pieces!

11.  Mini-Europe
 Try Belgian
Fries!
 European
Union
 Fort Breendonk
 Little Delirium
 Mannequin Pis

12.  Dulle Griet
 “Shoe Bar”
 Belgian waffles
 Castles
 Graffiti Street
 Beautiful canals
 Restaurants by the
water – very good
 Romantic trees
- weeping willows

13.  Canal Boat Tour
 Candy Shops

14.  Host Family Experience
 Going to The Cider Press in
Bristol
 Kebabs! Literally became
our go-to food after a
night out.
 Getting to know the
students from ISU & ODU
(Old Dominion in Virginia)
 Dublin! I absolutely loved
Ireland & everything we
did there.

15. 1. Gain independence as you are traveling throughout different
countries.
2. Insight on other cultures & their way of life.
3. You not only learn about other counties, but you learn to
appreciate the U.S. for all that it offers.
4. Learning about business aspects in international countries.
5. Host family experience is a great way to live in the atmosphere of a
different culture.
6. You are able to inform future employers of your experiences and
what you learned as you were abroad.
7. Just being able to say that you have traveled throughout another
part of the world.
8. You get to visit very historical & beautiful places that have a
significant history.
9. You will make some great friends!
10. All of the memories you make will last a lifetime & influence the way
you view others and the world.