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Program number: 2538119SW
Group Leader's name: Charity Bryan
Requested departure date: 6/1/2023
Requested return date: 6/10/2023
Departure gateway: Land Only (Flights not included)
10 days
The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your professor for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.
 

  • Day 1: Fly to England

  • Day 2

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of London

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • The Strand, London's major thoroughfare
    • Trafalgar Square, a bustling central square
    • Leicester Square, a square lined with theaters and other events
    • Covent Garden, a vibrant and charming shopping area

    Enjoy a fish and chips dinner in London

  • Day 3: London

    Take a guided tour of London

    With your expert local guide you will see: 

    • Big Ben
    • Houses of Parliament
    • Piccadilly Circus
    • St. Paul's Cathedral
    • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)

    🔹 Cultural engagement & industry experience: Take part in an informative Q&A session with a local registered nurse who can share insights into Britain’s healthcare system

  • Day 4: London • Paris

    🔹 Guided learning: Take a walking lecture about the history of London's Healthcare system where you will:

    • Visit the Royal College of Physicians, a governing body of the British medical profession since 1518
    • Walk through London’s medical district, taking in renowned institutions including University College Hospital, the General Medical Council, and the now-defunct London Foot Hospital

    Travel to Paris via Eurostar

  • Day 5: Paris

    Take a guided tour of Paris

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Place de la Concorde
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Arc de Triomphe
    • Eiffel Tower
    • Hôtel des Invalides

    Take a tour of Hopital Salpetriere

    🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a walking tour of the Latin Quarter, so named because the language was once commonly spoken by the Sorbonne students that populated the area

    Enjoy dinner in the Latin Quarter

  • Day 6: Paris • Florence

    Explore art from around the world at the Louvre, home to over 35,000 objects including Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, the Mona Lisa

    Fly to Florence

  • Day 7: Florence

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise

    Lecture on nutrition and the Mediterranean diet

    Tour the Accademia with an expert local guide  

    Enjoy dinner in Florence

  • Day 8: Florence • Assisi • Rome

    Travel to Assisi, nestled on a hill overlooking Umbria, to Rome

    Visit the Basilica of St. Francis, where the remains of St. Francis are entombed in a stone crypt

    🔹 Cultural engagement: Enjoy lunch at a local farm, where you can savor local specialties made right on site

     Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps

  • Day 9: Rome

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City, the headquarter of the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s breathtaking frescoes
    • St. Peter’s Basilica, a site of religious and historical significance over which the Pope presides

    Take a guided tour of Rome

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Roman Forum, marking the former heart of the Roman Empire where Julius Caesar gave many of his political speeches
    • The Colosseum, the world’s most famous arena used for gladiatorial combat

    Enjoy dinner in Rome

  • Day 10: Depart for home

View full itinerary

  • Day 1: Fly to England

  • Day 2

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of London

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • The Strand, London's major thoroughfare
    • Trafalgar Square, a bustling central square
    • Leicester Square, a square lined with theaters and other events
    • Covent Garden, a vibrant and charming shopping area

    Enjoy a fish and chips dinner in London

  • Day 3: London

    Take a guided tour of London

    With your expert local guide you will see: 

    • Big Ben
    • Houses of Parliament
    • Piccadilly Circus
    • St. Paul's Cathedral
    • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)

    🔹 Cultural engagement & industry experience: Take part in an informative Q&A session with a local registered nurse who can share insights into Britain’s healthcare system

  • Day 4: London • Paris

    🔹 Guided learning: Take a walking lecture about the history of London's Healthcare system where you will:

    • Visit the Royal College of Physicians, a governing body of the British medical profession since 1518
    • Walk through London’s medical district, taking in renowned institutions including University College Hospital, the General Medical Council, and the now-defunct London Foot Hospital

    Travel to Paris via Eurostar

  • Day 5: Paris

    Take a guided tour of Paris

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Place de la Concorde
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Arc de Triomphe
    • Eiffel Tower
    • Hôtel des Invalides

    Take a tour of Hopital Salpetriere

    🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a walking tour of the Latin Quarter, so named because the language was once commonly spoken by the Sorbonne students that populated the area

    Enjoy dinner in the Latin Quarter

  • Day 6: Paris • Florence

    Explore art from around the world at the Louvre, home to over 35,000 objects including Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, the Mona Lisa

    Fly to Florence

  • Day 7: Florence

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise

    Lecture on nutrition and the Mediterranean diet

    Tour the Accademia with an expert local guide  

    Enjoy dinner in Florence

  • Day 8: Florence • Assisi • Rome

    Travel to Assisi, nestled on a hill overlooking Umbria, to Rome

    Visit the Basilica of St. Francis, where the remains of St. Francis are entombed in a stone crypt

    🔹 Cultural engagement: Enjoy lunch at a local farm, where you can savor local specialties made right on site

     Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps

  • Day 9: Rome

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City, the headquarter of the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s breathtaking frescoes
    • St. Peter’s Basilica, a site of religious and historical significance over which the Pope presides

    Take a guided tour of Rome

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Roman Forum, marking the former heart of the Roman Empire where Julius Caesar gave many of his political speeches
    • The Colosseum, the world’s most famous arena used for gladiatorial combat

    Enjoy dinner in Rome

  • Day 10: Depart for home

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 97% growth in the number of students who were confident navigating unfamiliar places post study abroad.1  93% of students who studied abroad and entered the workforce were employed within 6 months of graduation, compared to 49% who did not study abroad.2  Students who studied abroad saw 100% greater improvement in GPA.3

 

 

*Sources: 1: EF Study Abroad Program Impact 2018; 2: IES Abroad 2015; 3: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010  

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