This morning we pressed onward out
of London, and into the next leg of our adventure. London is an amazing town
and I think it’s safe to say that everyone from our group enjoyed our visit in their
own capacities. We had great food, great shopping, and great fun in London
town. “We came, we saw, we conquered.”
After somewhat of a long bus ride
through the beautiful English countryside we crossed the border into Wales late
this afternoon. We have arrived in Wrexham and will be staying here for most of
the week. (Look out Wrexham! MC students have arrived!) Shortly after we checked
into our hotel we met with Dr. Kathryn Ellis and Dr. Joss Bartlett from the
University of Glyndwr and the learning began immediately. We had a classroom
style learning session that included a brief history of Wales as discussed in a
poem written by Grahame Davies. We also learned a few simple phrases in the
Welsh language. The pronunciation wasn’t easy but it was fun to learn and try
it as a group! From Wrexham we will be venturing out daily to visit historical
sites like the walled city of Chester, Dolyddelan and Caernarfon Castles, the Llechwedd
Slate Caverns, and more.
We will be blogging a bit more frequently from here on out as our schedule picks up so stay tuned!
Fun Fact: Two of our students will be featured tomorrow in an interview on a local radio station! How cool is that? We will be providing the information on times and the link in this blog for anyone who might want to stream it live!
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