" .. . It's amazing to be where people like Elizabeth I and Walter Raleigh " were. - sophomore 51-zelby Beamon 20 Ii student life england Group enjoys language differences, cultural experiences in London a voiding the language problem that most students w ho studied overseas dealt with on a dail y basis, the students who studied in London, England, fall semester said speaking the same language as the locals made thei r stay tha t much better. Even those visiting from the other international Ha rd ing cam· puses said the language benefit made a difference. "I can read a ll the signs because they're in English," sopho– more Jeremy ElLiott, Harding University in Florence student, said. Sophomore Lindsey Hunt said there were some slight d iffer– ences tha t made communication tricky at times. "Their wo rd for cookie is ' biscuit: but a 'biscuit' is also a bis– cuit and a cracker," Hunt said. "Plus, their 'crisps' are our chips, their 'chips' are our fries." Once they got the language d ifferences under control, the group traveled to many different spots, includ ing a IO-day trip to the British Isles. There the g roup visited historical and literary monuments. One of the g roup's fa vorites was the William Wal– lace monument, sophomore Christina Ryan said. " It almost killed me climbing up the stairs," Ryan said. "It almost killed me because the wind nearly blew me off at the top. But the view was awesome, and it gave me a greater appreciation for William Wa llace." Members of the g roup said living in London was interesting because of the literary significance the city held. Just walking to the grocery store, the group walked past the home of autho r T.5. Eliot. The local pa rk was a scene in Virginia Wolfe's novel, "Mrs. Dalloway." "You can't walk anywhere in the towe r where someone important hasn't been held captive or killed," sophomore Shelby Beamon said . " It's kind of morbid ... but it's amazing to be where people like Elizabeth I and Walter Raleigh were." One of the cu ltural catches for the g roup was wa tching the Royal Shakespeare Company perform William Shakespeare plays. The entire production was authen tic Shakespearian-the– ater, includi ng the all-male cast, groundlings in the Globe Theatre and the costumes. "There is a play to see each night, from musicals to stra ight plays about sca ry women dressed in black," sophomore Lau rie Padgett sa id. - Erill Healy and Renee Lewis Teresa McLeod, disability spe– cialist, slides upside down on the flying fox at O'Reilly's Rainfor– est in Australia. McLeod and her husband, Randy, professor of business, were faculty sponsors at HUA during the fall semester. (Photo courtesy of DeAnn Thomas)
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