Justice Studies

2011 London Program

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try this one okay !! :D

I just looked through my passports to determine that this was my 12th trip to London. Every trip has been unique. This year had overall the coldest and rainiest weather of all the trips (I may have jinxed us - look back to my earlier 'Tuesday' post) but despite that, it was one of the most pleasant trips. After much thought and discussion, there were some significant changes made to the Justice Studies London Study Abroad program...I'm not going to lie, I was nervous about the changes and second guessed my decisions a number of times. This program is constantly evolving as our students change and as the world changes, but this year's program seemed to bring us somewhat full circle. I had the chance to travel with a smaller group of students that I know well from classes and who all know each other. We did all of the justice studies and cultural activities together and yet had enough free time to explore those things that interested us individually. As a group, we found a way to deal with difficulties and focused on the positives. Although I never experienced it personally, this felt more like what I imagined the early CSC trips to be like with George and Kit Watson traveling through the countries with adventure-seeking students in tow. My first thank you goes out to the Watsons for believing so passionately in the benefits of study abroad to lay amazing groundwork for so many future students!! (I am not going to actively solicit your donation, but for anyone who might be wondering what they can do to ensure that future students can benefit from the study broad experience that George Watson supported so strongly, please consider a donation to Team George through the CSC Foundation).

I would also like to thank my CSC colleagues who now handle so many of the predeparture details: Heather and Danielle in the Start Office who handle advising and financial aid issues, Pam in the Business Office who manages all of the student London accounts and makes sure all the bills are paid, and Angie and Tamsyn in Market Development who keep all the paperwork (and me) organized. Thanks to the Justice Studies department ( Jeri, Jamie, Mike, and Lisette) who support the study abroad program in so many ways. And to Dr. Charles Snare who flew 900 miles out of his way to experience the London program first hand and then took us all out to dinner.

I have nothing but positive things to say about the London ISA (International Studies Abroad) staff - Maria, Thomas, Maria, Sol and Pauline. They were everything we had hoped for - organized, punctual, professional, and fun to be around. All of the guides they arranged for us were very knowledgable and pleasant.

As they say, last, but certainly not least, my thanks go out to Constable Richard Watson who spends countless hours orchestrating many of our activities and then takes time away from work to be our personal guide in London. Without his influence, we would not get to experience all facets of the English justice system. He's a great friend to the CSC Justice Studies London study abroad program - the students always thoroughly enjoy meeting him, and I couldn't do this program without him.

Another successful program in the books, and plans are already underway for the 37th Justice Studies London program. Alumni and friends of the college are always welcome to join us!!

Ricky Hendren

Last Day!

June 28 2011, 5:40 pm

ADIOS! wow what a time...i must say quite the culture shock for a kid that has never lived in a town of more than 3000 people...off to Heathrow we go bound for the good ol USA...turns out the trip home would be a bit hairier than the journey over...8 1/2 hour flight to chicago cuz volcanoes on iceland are erupting, 3+ hour layover in chicago because of weather, and finally arriving in denver at 1 am...im so glad i only had to go to cheyenne cuz i heard the bus ride home was a bear sorry :( funny thing tho when i got up monday morning i was watching the news and found out the a tornado had hit missouri and when we were waiting in chicago they wanted to reroute us thru missouri think we dodged a bullet there....

Danielle Covolo

Pictures

June 1 2011, 9:22 pm

Looking through my picture I found some picture and experiences I would like to share. I walked down Piccadilly Circus. Piccadilly Circus is amazing full of shops and old buildings.

While on Piccadilly circus I ate at a steak house and had lamb chops and mint sauce. To my surprise I like mint sauce. For an appetizer we had famous Bree, it's a baked cheese that you spread on bread with jam.

One day I got to go to the British Museum of Natural History. Below is a picture of an extinct sloth, Seth the Sloth from Ice Age popped into my mind.

This is from the geology museum. One of my favorite quotes is in the picture below.

The British Museum was my favorite for many reasons. My favorite floor was Ancient Egypt, I even got to see the Rosetta Stone.

Jack the ripper tour was amazing. Even though buildings are built over Old London it is still a haunting tour. One of Jack the Ripper victims is posted below.

British parks are different from Wyoming parks. They have way more foliage and are acres wide and long. Below are the picture of Hyde park.

The last night was a Medieval Banquets. My favorite part was the performances.

Now my blog is complete. I learned so much from this trip, and had amazing opportunities. CSC puts on a great trip for a cheap price. Coming from another college I did not know what to expect. The professors Dr. Nobiling and Dr. Wada mix education and laughter together well. CSC students were fun and outgoing. All in all I feel like the trip paid for it's self in the knowledge I gained.

For the last time Cheers,

Danielle

Kelsey Weber

Pictures!!

June 1 2011, 7:38 pm

Okay so here it is... Finally a post with some visuals!! I'm just going to post a few of my favorite pics with a short description... Hope you like!!

Me & Momma Web getting ready for Take-Off from Chicago to London!!

Part of the Beautiful Gardens in the Moat at Windsor Castle!

My First Cider in London! Absolutely Delicious :)

One of the Streets in Oxford, it reminded me of the Sturgis Rally, but with Bicycles instead of Motorcycles.

The Birthplace of Shakespeare in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

A View from the top of one of the Towers in the Warwick Castle.

A COBBLER in one of the Rooms in Warwick... I couldn't help myself :)

One of the Prison Cells in the Charring Cross Police Station!

Learning some defense techniques from some of the Officers at Michael Messinger Hall.

A night at the Theatre, Dean and I went to see the Lion King at the Lyceum Theater! It was absolutely spectacular!

The wig on the left is a typical Barrister wig, while the one on the right may be worn by Judges, Queens Solictors, or for ceremonial duties.

My Mom & I at the Tower of London!

A picture of Elton John in the Vault at the Hard Rock Cafe... This just makes me Laugh!!

Mom & I at Wicked at The Apollo Victoria Theater! Another amazing performance I was lucky enough to see while in London!

Wading in the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park.

Our last trip to Russell Square on the Underground... Such a Love/Hate relationship, but still a very sad moment!

Anastasia Loveday

Cont. Day 2

May 28 2011, 11:40 pm

Darren Willett

Plains, Trains, and Thunderstorms

May 27 2011, 8:29 am

Our trip back to the States was long and delayed some due to nasty weather in Chicago but we eventually arrived in Denver around 1am Monday morning. The bus ride back to Chadron was sleepless for me but i sure enjoyed seeing the sun rise and was glad I didn't have tall buildings blocking my view. London was a great place to visit and I learned a great deal during my time there; I still say this trip was a 'once in a lifetime' trip. I would recommend it to anyone.

Jason Gellett

video 10. Warwick Castle from the top

May 26 2011, 9:36 am

Shawna Brown

Home at Last

May 25 2011, 12:24 pm

The last few days in London were definitely very relaxed. On Friday we went to the town of Cambridge, which is on the river Cam and we had free time to wander around and do what we wanted. We ended up going "punting" which was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Thanks for making us go Danielle!!! Our tour guide was awesome at his job and made the trip up the river very interesting. One of the colleges, Kings College was used in the first Harry Potter movie (yes I am a nerd and I do like Harry Potter, so that made my day).
On Saturday we had a free day so a few of us went to check out the British Museum, and after that we had a picnic in Hyde Park. It was a great day for a picnic, even though by that time I was very tired of the weird combinations they call sandwiches. That evening as a group we went to the "Medieval Banquet" which was a four course meal and they had entertainment and singing which was kinda cool. After that got over it was time to finish my packing so we could head out in the morning!!!!
We sat in the Heathrow airport for a good 4 to 5 hours because Omaha had the first flight out and they wouldn't fit on just one bus. But we entertained ourselves by playing cards, simple games like Go Fish, Old Maid, and Crazy Eights...It was fun and made the time pass quickly. Our Flight took about 8 1/2 hours because we had to detour south because of the volcano erupting in Iceland. When we landed in Chicago the very first thing I did was buy a "real" Dt. Pepsi because the pop over in London isn't even close to tasting like ours. We were originally supposed to leave Chicago at 8:00 pm then it got delayed to 10 pm, but didn't get off the runway until closer to midnight because of all the nasty weather that was going on. We finally made it to Denver about 2 am. and didn't get to Chadron until 7 am, I had been up for over 30 hours by this time, but I was soooo very excited to be home that I couldn't sleep. I took a little nap from about 9:30 to 2:30...went to bed at 8:30 that night and slept until 8 the next morning. I think that I am finally over my jet lag, and getting back into my old routine.

Oh yea...I forgot to mention that on Thursday I got to hold one of the Olympic Torches from the Vancouver games!!!

Pat Young

The return trip

May 24 2011, 11:21 am

Well, here's my final entry. Yesterday I really didn't feel like making an extra post since the trip home was exhausting, but I'll get to that later. Cambridge was cool, and while I was pretty much done sightseeing by the time Friday rolled around it was good to get out of the city. Cambridge is built all along the river Cam, so we decided to get a tour guide to "punt" us up and down the river while he gave a little history on the city. Saturday visited the British Museum before eating in Hyde park with some people. Most of Saturday I spent relaxing, mainly since by then I was getting pretty broke and I was more than a little exhausted from a combination of the busy city and from running around everywhere. That night though our entire group had dinner at a "medieval banquet" which was accompanied by entertainment and music from performers dressed in period costumes.

Sunday was pretty much dedicated to the return trip, which was not exactly a fun time. As soon as we got to Heathrow airport we heard there was a volcano erupting in Iceland which was causing delays and cancellations. Not sure how bad it was when we flew out, but it did cause our pilot to make a huge detour going around it which made the flight go from about 6 hours long to about 8 and a half hours long. When we landed in Chicago O'Hare, our plane to Dnever got delayed about 2 hours and because of poor weather conditions we were waiting on the tarmac for another hour. In the end we wound up in Chadron at about 7 in the morning when we were expecting to be there around 2:30 or 3 AM.

Regardless of unfortunate flight delays, the trip was a ton of fun and I'm glad I had the opportunity to do it. Thanks to my instructors, Dr. Nobiling and Dr. Wada for running the CSC side of the trip and keeping us relatively under control for two weeks! I hope this blog was at least a little interesting to the rest of you who were following it for whatever reason, and for those I won't see in a while I hope you have a good summer!

-Patrick