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| Summer 1999 |
| "I would like to share my study abroad experience with anyone who is trying to prepare for a trip. I spent the second half of the summer semester in London, England studying mass media. The important part of this trip was not what I learned from the text book, but what I learned about myself and other people. My advice is to try to stay away from the group thing. I met some lifelong friends on my London experience and had a lot of fun with them, but they were from MSU. When I reflect on my experience, the one regret I have is only hanging out with American people. I wish I would have done fewer things with the MSU students in my program and taken advantage of the foreign experience. It is harder than some people think to do this but I hope you will learn from my regrets. Also, try to travel with others. I had a scary experience in a train station when I was alone in Brussels: people WILL KNOW you are foreign and it makes you appear vulnerable. Aside from all of the warnings I want you to know I had a great experience. However, I have decided I am not a big city person after trekking around London all summer. I found Scotland and Wales to be much more exciting. The people are a lot more open to foreigners in these countries and talking with locals is much easier, at least it was for me. Have fun, and be careful." |
| Colleen Przybyla |
| Summer 1999 |
| Mass Media in London, Scotland, and Wales |
