In a whirlwind tour of England over the summer, 11 Saint Mary’s students were able to walk in the footsteps of authors whose works they’ve read in class. Their tour guides were Dr. Carolyn Ayers and Dr. Brooke Lenz of the English Department. Highlights from the trip included going to Lyme-Regis to visit the home of John Fowles; the Jane Austen Center in Bath; the Sherlock Holmes Museum in London; a Shakespeare play in Stratford-upon-Avon; and poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s cottage in Nether Stowey. On a free day, several students also visited Highclere Castle (shown above), where Downton Abbey is filmed.
The England trip is one of a series of faculty-led short-term study abroad programs that pair academic areas of study with memorable international experiences for undergraduate students. Students study a specific disciplinary focus and country/region during spring semester within a three-credit course, and then travel with faculty members for roughly two weeks shortly after commencement.
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