Cheers from Hull,
England!
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| Tribute to Graham the dragon, who got lost amidst all the packing. |
Traveling overseas has
always been a dream of mine, and now I don’t want to leave! Study abroad is one
of the best decisions I ever made. Though I miss my family and teachers back
home, this opportunity to make new friendships and connections has been invaluable
to me.
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| Hull City Centre |
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| View from my window |
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| William Wilberforce statue |
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| Big Ben at night |
Hull is a small port
city in the northeast side of England. Despite its size, Hull contains loads of
history and little-known facts, including the home to abolitionist William
Wilberforce and being the second most bombed city in England during WWII. The
City Centre in Hull is chock-full of unique pubs, shops, and museums, making
for fabulous weekend trips!
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| Tower of London |
As a music student, I
chose the University of Hull because of the performance opportunities it
offered—and I was not disappointed! Besides performing solo works and
collaborating with other musicians, I was also given the amazing chance to work
as pianist with the cast of Urinetown the musical, a
production which has spanned throughout most of my time here. Also as it
happened, all of my classes fell on Tuesday (class once a week whaaaat), so
most of my free time is spent practicing my instrument and traveling!
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| You can't tell but I'm holding my breath-these things smelled so bad! |
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| Sherlock Holmes museum in London. I really wanted that pipe! | | |
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| I absolutely loved riding the London Underground! |
Speaking of travels, I
have enjoyed many of these outside of Hull! My first trip was a week getaway to
visit one of my best friends studying abroad in Toledo, Spain. Though not my
major, I have been studying Spanish since high school; I loved getting to apply
this learning! I also made several trips to London. There I not only met
friends for travel, but I also got to visit my aunt who happened to be in
London on business at the same time! My most recent trip was to Edinburgh in
Scotland, which is easily the most breathtaking city I have ever seen. For my
three week spring break, my beautiful mother came to visit and travel with me!
Together we made it to London and Bath in England, Amsterdam and Haarlem in the
Netherlands, Belgium, and Paris, France. Navigating all the different
transportation systems was incredibly challenging, but the experiences were
totally worth it!
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| "The Hiding Place" for Jews in Haarlem, Netherland |
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| Chillin with this hottie in an art museum in Madrid |
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| Toledo, Spain |
To those of you who
are debating study abroad in the future, stop hesitating—say yes! You won’t
regret a moment of it, and your time there will fly by way too fast. Step
outside of your comfort zone and simply go on an adventure; I know I’m glad I
did!
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| View from Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland |
Melissa Sultan
University of Hull
Hull, England
