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Page 4 ThePenduhun features First-hand experiences provide cultk by Lonlda Lonka Newt Editor As last semester slammed to a grinding halt, I eagerly awaited my Winter Term in England. The closer my departure came, the more I talked about my long-awaited journey. “You’re really going to England?” friends would ask incredulously. “Yeah, I am, and I can’t wait to get out of here.” “It’ll be an easy A.” Group travels through Europe touring countryside, visiting popular landmarks I heard that line an inexhaustible number of times—to the point where I started believing it, too. No Gassroom It had to be true. I mean, there was no sitting in a classroom three hours a day, no Seeing Lotion PAUSING for a moment’s rest along one of London’s many busy thoroughfares are Elon sophomore Loukia Lonka [top left] and Dr. Bruce Waller, a philosophy professor here. Bdow, a pedestrian on a walk across a narrow street in Windsor at a more leisurely pace. Bottom photo by Loukia Lonka. Castld homework, no exam. In fact, all we had to do was get on a plane to England, travel around to various designated areas, make several semi-formal appearances and keep a basic journal of what we saw. Simple? Hardly. There was so much ground to cover in three weeks that I used up all my available energy, and burned up my reserves as well. We were given about 24 hours to get our bearings and overcome jet lag, before a lengthy train ride took everyone to Edinburgh, Stotland. We had no obligations or appearances to make. Edinburgh was thrown at our feet, and we were to do as was seen best for us. Some people went directly to the nearest pubs, some shopping and others sightsee ing. For three days, with a wind chill factor at what felt like minus 30 degrees, I teamed with freshman Rjay Covington, and headed first for the Edinburgh Castle. We fought our way up a sti^-mountain- , side with whipping winds ano^'slidng-^eefs of rain greeting our every move. very superior and stately, the nbwlfi^v^utle sits high atop a vast A sp&eious._park with pigeons, grecncfy and benches l^below the castle. Onpfe at the top, the viewer has a perfect of the und^ying city. Edinburgh E^t)urgh lies in a valley so that daylight 'Exhausted at about 4:30 p.m. The castle itsdf divides the city between the new, modernized half and the old half, with its fairy tale shops and streets. It all looked like something you would see in a travelogue of major European cities, with winding back roads, quaint pubs, and shops that catered to every whim. f^n'E^burgli^w.a great deal material for Scottish family surnames like Linsay, McKenzie, and Stuart. There were countless patterns for about a hundred different surnames, with no two being the same. After returning to London, we^ad time to acquaint ourselves with ow temporary 'l^e: The Kennedy Hotey is located out;^ of central London, and its big advat^ige is its proximity to Euston St^o^ a major subway terminal and railway stetipn. One of the w(»9t -parts of London.^Vas' getting used to their drivers: they don t brake for anything, not even people. In addition, because they drive on the opposite side of the road, Americans look the wrong way (to the right) before crossing the street. The First Week During our first week as a group, we saw Stonehenge, and Winchester and Salisbury cathedrals, the cathedrals, as explained to me by Professor Tenell Cofield and fine arts student MUes Johnson, are all in the 1ros^ p> niajor center aisle, that ends —ar starts. To either side, there are two more aisles. Stained glass windows and wood and marble carvings, tell the CODStUl!
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