Today is our last day in Glasgow and Scotland all together. We started off with our final test of the two courses and this afternoon we had tea. Having tea is an everyday thing in Scotland and Europe. We had our tea at The Willow Tea Rooms. This is one of the most famous tea rooms in all of the UK. A man named Charles Renee Macintosh designed these rooms himself and there is in fact a whole wing in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum dedicated just to him. He was very influential in architect and design. Most of the things in the tea room show off his talent of interior design though and it was shown that he had a very unique style. He has built the Glasgow School of Art, the Hill House in Helensburgh, and the Scotland Street School in Glasgow. It was a very pleasant experience and ended our month abroad quite nicely. Overall it was an hour gossip session filled with delicious tea, sandwiches, scones, and our choice of cake.
Our month abroad has been filled with many new and exciting things. It is hard to be the last one to blog about our trip, because it makes one reminisce about all these great things and to know we leave in just 12 hours is quite sad. We have seen many historically relevant and beautiful things. We got to see the Highlands which would most likely be my favorite part because of the pure scenic beauty and as we found out in our course they had such a sad and demeaning history there. We have also found out that without the Scottish people we would not have many of the things we have today. They have had huge impacts on education, psychology, industry, technology, medicine, public health, and have explored and expanded many places. Without this course I would of never known that without the educational mastermind of Witherspoon we would most likely not of had the American Revolution, or that without William Hunter we would not have appropriate OBGYN, or of course the most relevant one to most people that without Alexander Graham Bell we would not have the telephone. The list of what the Scots have accomplished could go on and on.
Today has ended up being a very bittersweet day. As I write this blog most of the other girls are packing ever so slowly because they do not want to leave quite yet. Now don’t get me wrong we do want to see our friends and family, but we do not want to leave the beautiful Scotland and the amazing times we have had here. I hope that all of us will get the opportunity to travel abroad again to learn even more. I have learned a lot about myself personally by learning how other people live and how they react to Americans. We have had an amazing opportunity and are thankful for the experience we have had here and the person who has made it available to us. So tonight all of us girls are going to have a fun safe night out to celebrate our experience!
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