Brian Zeller
England and Ireland 2008 - This blog has been created to document a Winona State University Travel Study program to England and Ireland.WarriorATC
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Our Final Days in London...
Published: July 19th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
July 18th 2008
Thursday, July 17th This morning we were able to take a walk with Mary Taylor, a former nurse, who is now leading tours in London on health related topics. Mary was able to take us to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital where we were able to tour their museum and learn about the history of the oldest hospital in London. St. Barts has been treating patients for NINE centuries! We also had the opportunity to visit the St. John’s Ambulance and the site where John Snow discovered the water pump that was linked to the great cholera epidemic that ravaged London. During the walk Mary also provided us with some interesting health facts and illnesses that former Kings and Queens of England may have suffered from and how it was treated. Excellent information! The rest of the day ... read more
July 16th 2008
The Amazing Race WSU style… Host: Brian, Susan, and Melanie Teams: Fire Ballz, Ramrod, Gryffindor, Purple people eaters, Quadriceps, Four Musketeers; Location: LONDON, ENGLAND!! Similar to the popular television reality series The Amazing Race, we raced through London and progressed from one clue to another. Since we wanted to make the most of each stop and there was not a cash prize for the winner we called it the Amazing Adventure instead of race. This adventure brought us too many different places throughout this wonderful city of London. Along the way there were road blocks- we had to buy two different flavors of a style of crisps (potato chips), take a picture next to a double decker bus, mailbox, and telephone booth. Some of our destinations included the famous platform 9 ¾ from J. K. Rowling’s ... read more
July 11th 2008
Once again we have a couple of our students writting some of our travel update to get you a feel of the students are thinking and experiencing... Hello from across the pond! Today (I can’t believe it’s already Friday!) the Health Exercise group had the amazing opportunity to participate and run two biomechanical experiments in the University of Salford’s labs. In both labs there were about twelve infrared cameras that were analyzing movements. I was selected as the volunteer for the Fit Flops experiment (which was based on shoe size). The Fit Flops are supposed to exercise your bums, thighs and calves while walking. They do this by having the densest part at the heel of the sandal, a softer section in the middle and a medium density by your toes. The idea is to allow ... read more
Ready to travel across the pond!
Published: July 2nd 2008North America » United States » Minnesota » Winona
July 2nd 2008
Hello Everyone!! We are now only three days away from beginning our adventure across the pond! This will be the home base for information, pictures and quotes from the group on our travels in England and Ireland. I look forward to hearing comments back from everyone. See you at the airport on July 6th!... read more
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