Author Archives: Courtney Cislo

I have been looking forward to studying abroad since I was a freshman. I visited Europe in high school and I couldn’t wait to go back. I had done research, spent hours planning, met with countless advisors, and finally, on January 23, I stepped on a plane that was headed for London. I had pickedContinue reading “Studying Abroad Amidst a Global Pandemic: What I Learned”

I am sorry for the lack of posts this month, I have been completely focused on finals these past few weeks. I turned in my last final on Thursday and I officially ‘completed’ my semester in London. This blog post will focus on how I have navigated my finals the past few weeks as wellContinue reading “Final Assessments and Empty Passport Pages”

Once I got the news that I was going to have to come home, I kind of stopped focusing on school for a bit. I spent my last few days in London having fun with my friends and trying to check as many things off of my bucket list as I could. Once I gotContinue reading “My transition to online classes”

At 6 a.m. the morning of my flight home, I got in the taxi to the airport, unsure of what to expect once I got there. I flew out of Heathrow Airport, and it didn’t really seem much different. No one was taking temperatures or wearing masks, things seemed normal. I grabbed breakfast at oneContinue reading “2 weeks of quarantine”

As I’m sure all of you know, COVID-19 has become a worldwide pandemic. Because of this, my study abroad program was cancelled and I had to come home halfway through my semester abroad. I will be discussing this transition in upcoming posts, but this post will be devoted to everything I squeezed into my lastContinue reading “My last week in London”

It is getting close to the halfway point of the semester here. I have a few midterm papers due in the upcoming weeks which seems a lot more stressful than usual since I haven’t really had homework up to this point. I have been speaking with my professors about some of my worries in regardsContinue reading “Weeks 5 & 6: Midterms and a weekend in Denmark!”

I decided to combine these two weeks, since this past week has been pretty uneventful. Classes have been going well, though the different format has been a bit of an adjustment. I don’t have any written homework assignments, just weekly readings for each class. Most of my classes only have a midterm and a finalContinue reading “Weeks 3 and 4: My First International Trip!”

Classes started this week at London Met and it has been a while since I have gone to class, almost two months. I was ready to go back to school and am excited about all of the classes I am taking while abroad. I am taking four classes here: Becoming a Teacher, Psychology of LearningContinue reading “Week 2: Getting in the swing of classes.”

I arrived in London on January 24th and have spent the last week exploring my new home! The first day I was pretty tired so I  unpacked, ran some errands, and got my UK sim card. I went to my first pub the next day and it was super fun. One of my roommates, Meghan,Continue reading “Week 1: Getting to know London!”