DMACC Boone student Emma Allen embraces British culture with some sightseeing in London. Photo by Megan Kroeger
By Cainon Leeds
Editor-in-Chief
Emma Allen was the only student from Boone Campus to join the DMACC study abroad program this spring.
She and seven other DMACC students departed for London on Feb. 2 with DMACC English professor Randy Jedele to explore the United Kingdom’s history, customs and culture.
Allen said she wanted to study abroad because of a vacation she took with her family in Britain for a few days last summer. They saw such historic cities as London, Liverpool and Edinburgh.
However, Allen said that the trip was mostly devoted to sightseeing and that she would have enjoyed more time to experience English culture.
“I’d like to feel like I’m a part of it,” she said.
Kennedy LaVille, a former DMACC study abroad student, advised that all students who are interested in studying abroad should “take every opportunity to try new things and experience it.”
Former DMACC study abroad student Kenzie Tedrow shared similar thoughts from her experience studying abroad. She stressed the importance of the “little things” like visiting with a shopkeeper in France and enjoying evenings with her roommates.
“My absolute favorite moments were sitting in bed and enjoying ice cream and cake with my roommates,” Kenzie said.
Allen spoke of her hopes of taking in part of English culture by visiting British pubs, eating fish and chips, steak and ale pie and other local dishes.
She also said that she wanted to do some sightseeing of her own. In addition to a bus tour of Scotland and getting better acquainted with her classmates, she wanted to visit some famous places from literature.
“I want to go to Whitby because that’s where ‘Dracula’ is based and Whitehaven Mansion from Agatha Christie’s ‘Hercule Poirot,’” she said.
Although students like Allen, LaVille and Tedrow pursued and were able to study abroad, the number of students studying abroad at DMACC seems to be decreasing. According to Jedele, he took 16 students abroad in 2005, 17 students in 2009 and now he’s taking eight students.
LaVille speculated that most students may not take the opportunity to study abroad at DMACC because of the cost of the program. Because of DMACC’s comparatively low tuition rates, lower income students may not be able to pay for the $9,565 it takes to study abroad, and that doesn’t include the personal expenses associated with living in London or the optional packages available to students.
“I think it was around $12,000 total,” LaVille said.
Tedrow took advantage of the scholarships available to help pay for the expenses of studying abroad. She agreed that the program was costly but worthwhile.
“I met three of my best friends studying abroad,” Tedrow said.
Editor-in-Chief
Emma Allen was the only student from Boone Campus to join the DMACC study abroad program this spring.
She and seven other DMACC students departed for London on Feb. 2 with DMACC English professor Randy Jedele to explore the United Kingdom’s history, customs and culture.
Allen said she wanted to study abroad because of a vacation she took with her family in Britain for a few days last summer. They saw such historic cities as London, Liverpool and Edinburgh.
However, Allen said that the trip was mostly devoted to sightseeing and that she would have enjoyed more time to experience English culture.
“I’d like to feel like I’m a part of it,” she said.
Kennedy LaVille, a former DMACC study abroad student, advised that all students who are interested in studying abroad should “take every opportunity to try new things and experience it.”
Former DMACC study abroad student Kenzie Tedrow shared similar thoughts from her experience studying abroad. She stressed the importance of the “little things” like visiting with a shopkeeper in France and enjoying evenings with her roommates.
“My absolute favorite moments were sitting in bed and enjoying ice cream and cake with my roommates,” Kenzie said.
Allen spoke of her hopes of taking in part of English culture by visiting British pubs, eating fish and chips, steak and ale pie and other local dishes.
She also said that she wanted to do some sightseeing of her own. In addition to a bus tour of Scotland and getting better acquainted with her classmates, she wanted to visit some famous places from literature.
“I want to go to Whitby because that’s where ‘Dracula’ is based and Whitehaven Mansion from Agatha Christie’s ‘Hercule Poirot,’” she said.
Although students like Allen, LaVille and Tedrow pursued and were able to study abroad, the number of students studying abroad at DMACC seems to be decreasing. According to Jedele, he took 16 students abroad in 2005, 17 students in 2009 and now he’s taking eight students.
LaVille speculated that most students may not take the opportunity to study abroad at DMACC because of the cost of the program. Because of DMACC’s comparatively low tuition rates, lower income students may not be able to pay for the $9,565 it takes to study abroad, and that doesn’t include the personal expenses associated with living in London or the optional packages available to students.
“I think it was around $12,000 total,” LaVille said.
Tedrow took advantage of the scholarships available to help pay for the expenses of studying abroad. She agreed that the program was costly but worthwhile.
“I met three of my best friends studying abroad,” Tedrow said.