MANY GREAT TRAVEL STORIES ARE SET IN THIS CITY.

THIS IS THE STORY OF THREE TRAVELERS, EMMA KATIE AND ARIZONA, AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SPENDING THE SEMESTER LIVING AND LEARNING HERE.

>> HI, WHO YOU ARE YOU?

>> GOT UP BEFORE THE SUNRISE TODAY AND IT'S REALLY PRETTY AND CALM IN THE MORNINGS.

EVERYTHING IS SO DIVERSE AND THERE IS JUST SO MUCH TO DO.

>> THIS IS TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVELS, EXPLORING LONDON ARIZONA WALKS UP IN A NEW CITY.

SHE IS EAGER TO EXPLORE AND LEARN WHILE TRAVELING SOLO.

IT'S SO EASY TO GET FROM LONDON TO OTHER FASCINATING EUROPEAN CITIES.

MEANDERING ALONG AVENUES AND THROUGH PIAZZAS, ALLOWS ARIZONA TO APPRECIATE THE SIMPLE THINGS.

>> GREAT TIME TO BE ALIVE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

IN FLORENCE, ARIZONA VISITS THE MUSEUM OF COSTUME AND FASHION NEXT TO THE SOUTHERN WING OF THE P.T.

PALACE.

ARIZONA MEETS UP WITH A FRIEND IN HER MAJOR, KIMBERLY, WHO IS SPENDING HER SPRING BREAK WITH OTHER UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MERCHANDISING STUDENTS, LEARNING ABOUT RETAIL AND FASHION IN ITALY.

>> WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT FLORENCE SO FAR.

>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL IN GENERAL.

SO MANY THINGS TO DO AND SO MANY PLACES AND STREETS YOU CAN GO DOWN AND KEEP GOING AND END UP AT THE RIVER OR YOU'LL END UP TOWARDS THE CITY CENTER WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT SHOPPING.

IT'S GENUINELY SO MUCH GOING ON.

ANY TIME YOU GO ANYWHERE, I WOULD DEFINITELY SUGGEST JUST TO LOOK UP BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT SCROLLS AND PANELINGS AND DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE WINDOWS.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO BE AND THERE IS LITERALLY GELATO ON EVERY STREET.

>> I LIKE TO HEAR THAT.

>> ALL HANDMADE.

SO GOOD.

>> THAT WAS ON MY LIST TO GET GELATO WHILE I'M HERE.

COFFEE FLAVORED.

YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW I LOVE COFFEE.

THERE IS A NEW THING I WENT TO COLLEGE AND HERE I AM.

HERE I AM EATING COFFEE FLAVORED GELATO IN FLORENCE.

>> WE HAVE STARTED IN ROME AND WENT TO VENICE AND WENT TO FLORENCE AND BACK TO ROME AND THEN WE HAVE A FREE DAY WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE SO MY GROUP DECIDED TO GO TOCY SIENNA.

IT'S AUTHENTIC AND GENERALLY GOOD FOOD AND GOOD ENVIRONMENT.

PEOPLE ARE KIND AND RESPECTFUL.

>> KIMBERLY'S EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM IS LED BY A PROFESSOR OF MERCHANDISING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

>> I GET TO SPEAK ONE ON ONE WITH ARTISANS, CRAFTS PEOPLE, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRULY GIFTED AND TALENTED IN THE AREAS THAT THEY DO BUSINESS AND THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO, AND THAT, IN TURN, EXCITES THE STUDENTS AND MAKES THEM PASSION BAT THEIR MAJOR AND ABOUT WORKING IN THE RETAILING AND FASHION INDUSTRY IN THE FUTURE THESE ARE EXPERIENCES THEY COULD NEVER HAVE ACCESS TO JUST AS A REGULAR TOURIST.

WE WANT THEM TO SEE THAT THE CULTURE INFLUENCES THE FASHION IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, SO THAT THEY KIND OF BROADEN THEIR HORIZONS AND REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN A GLOBAL RETAILING WORLD, A GLOBAL FASHION WORLD.

>> WE GET A LOT OF EXPERIENCING A NEW CULTURE CANS EXPERIENCING HOW THEY DO BUSINESS HERE.

LIKE SEEING DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND GETTING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE IS IMPORTANT FOR SURE.

>> THIS IS YOUNG FRANCO AND HE IS A DESIGNER OF WOMEN'S HAND BAGS AND ACCESSORIES.

TODAY WE ARE ACTUALLY IN HIS BOUTIQUE.

A FEW DAYS AGO WE WENT TO HIS HEADQUARTERS AND FACTORY AND SAW HOW EVERYTHING WAS MADE AND IT WAS WONDERFUL BUT NOW WE ARE HERE IN THE STORE AND WE GET TO SEE ALL OF THE PLUCTS PRODUCTS ON DISPLAY.

IT'S COOL TO SEE BEHIND THE SCENES AND HOW IT WORKS AND THE PRICING.

THAT'S WHAT REALLY HAS GOTTEN TO ME.

>> IT WAS REALLY COOL AND INSPIRING, ESPECIALLY FOR ME BECAUSE I WANT TO BE A DESIGNER.

>> AN ACTUAL MICHAELANGELO.

THAT'S REALLY AWESOME.

I CAN DEFINITE WILL I SAY I'VE GAINED CONFIDENCE BEING HERE, TRAVELING ABOUT I MYSELF I KIND OF THINK ABOUT BEING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS LIKE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO GET YOURSELF TO CLASS, GET YOURSELF TO FOOD, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU NEED OR WANT TO DO.

BUT HERE IS A BROADER SPECTRUM SO I THINK SINCE COPPING HERE, I SEE MYSELF TRAVELING BY MYSELF MORE OR ATTEMPTING TO.

>> I HAVE AN ENTIRE LIST ON MY PHONE OF PLACES I WANT TO GO.

NOT JUST COUNTRIES BUT PLACES IN THE UNITED STATES I WANT TO GO TO.

I WAS THINKING TODAY HOW COOL IT WOULD BE IF I COULD SAY I'VE SEEN MORE COUNTRIES THAN I HAVE STATES BUT I THINK I SHOULD SEE THE STATES BEFORE I GO TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

>> DO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY COME ALONG INSTEAD OF TRYING TO BE MORE STRUCTURED WITH THAT.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

>> AS OPPORTUNITIES COME YOUR WAY, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM AND THEN YOU STOP 10 YEARS LATER AND COUNT THEM UP AND SAY, I HAVEN'T BEEN TO WISCONSIN SO LET'S GO THERE.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS ADVERTISEMENT WAS STILL UP BUT THERE WAS AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR SOME TYPE OF TRAVEL SERVICE.

IT SAID NO MORE NOT YETS AND THAT HIT ME BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I FEEL LIKE, ESPECIALLY BEING HERE WHEN I HAVE AN RESTRICTED TIME BEING HERE, IT INSPIRED ME BECAUSE I WANT TO STOP SAYING THAT.

WHY NOT JUST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY, LIKE TAKE THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE AND GO AND DO SOMETHING.

I THINK MY MOM COULD DEFINITELY USE THAT LITTLE QUOTE BECAUSE I KNOW SHE WANTS TO GO TO AUSTRALIA, SHE WANTS TO GO TO A BEACH AND GO TO THE CLEAR BLUE WATER, THINGS SHE HASN'T DONE YET.

I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL.

I WANT HER TO SEE THESE THINGS AND DO THOSE THINGS.

SHE SHOULD STOP SAYING THAT AND JUST DO IT.

MY MOM ALWAYS PUTS OTHER PEOPLE BEFORE HE PUTS HERSELF INTO THINGS SO I JUST WANT HER TO PUT HERSELF FIRST FOR ONCE AND DO THINGS SHE WANTS TO DO AND NOT THINK ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE.

>> HOPEFULLY COMING HERE HAS HELPED HER REALIZE THAT, ESPECIALLY... >> I REALLY LIKE MY EXPERIENCE IN FLORENCE EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T HERE VERY LONG.

I LIKED ALL I GOT TO SEE AND DO.

I REALLY ENJOY JUST HAVING A RELAXING TRIP, I THINK.

IT WASN'T A VERY LONG TRIP BUT I FEEL LIKE I DID GET TO SEE WHAT FLORENCE IS ALL ABOUT.

I ALWAYS REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT IT IS SO EASY AND LIKE YOU ARE CAPABLE OF TRAVELING TO A LOT OF OTHER PLACES WHILE STUDYING IN LONDON OR STUDYING IN EUROPE AND ABLE TO SEE A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT EUROPEAN CITIES, I THINK, HAS BEEN REALLY COOL ADDITION TO THIS TRIP.

>> ARIZONA RETURNS TO LONDON TO SEE HOW HISTORICAL APPAREL SHOWN AT THE MUSEUM OF COSTUME AND SFATION IN FLORENCE COMPARES TO MODERN LOOKS AT A CHRISTIAN DIOR SPECIAL.

>> PRETTY AMAZING.

EXCEEDED ALL MY EXPECTATIONS, 22 COLLECTIONS AND EACH COLLECTION HAD 150 PIECES OR 150 LOOKS IN EACH COLLECTION.

THAT IS SO MANY THINGS THAT HE DID IN HIS SHORT TIME SPAN RUNNING HIS BRAND WHICH I THOUGHT WAS INSANE.

AS A MERCHANDISING MAJOR, THIS REALLY SPOKE TO ME, ESPECIALLY THE TEXTILES PART, I THINK, BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT FABRICS HE USED OR HOW HE WANTED TO USE LIKE SILK OR SHOW FEATHERS OR SHOW FLOWERS, THE THINGS HE USED TO PUT THAT ON A DRESS OR ON A LOOK WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE.

>> MY WIFE ELLEN'S CO-DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER COLLEGE LONDON PROGRAM, Dr. MARK RAS MUSEN IS NO STRANGER.

>> THE MUSEUM WAS PART OF A PHENOMENAL PERIOD OF MUSEUM BUILDING IN LONDON DURING THE VICTORIAN PERIOD.

THIS IS NOT A MUSEUM JUST FOR FINE ART SAY THE NATIONAL GALLERY IS WHICH IS THE GREAT PAINTING MUSEUM.

IT IS A MUSEUM FOR EVERY ART AND IT IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE MUSEUM, I THINK, IN THE WORLD, AND SO THINKING ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF MUSEUMS ALLOWS PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT THE CULTURES IN WHICH THEY ARE FOUND.

IT'S MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN GOING IN LOOKING AT THE OBJECTS AND HAVING THAT EXPERIENCE THOUGH THAT EXPERIENCE IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT, EITHER.

>> WANTING TO REFLECT ON OUR TIME IN LONDON, ARIZONA, KATIE AND EMMA AND I VISIT THE CITY'S HIGHEST PUBLIC GARDEN, SKY GARDEN, SITUATED 37 FLOORS ABOVE LONDON'S FINANCIAL DISTRICT.

>> PRETTY SOON IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE SUN IS GOING TO BE SCET SETTING ON YOUR EXPERIENCE IN LONDON.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

>> I'M NOT READY TO GO HOME.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT I MISS SO MUCH BUT I THINK IN REALITY, LIKE STUDY ABROAD GOES BY SO QUICK.

EVERYBODY SAYS THAT BUT YOU HONESTLY DON'T REALIZE THAT UNTIL YOU ARE HERE.

I FEEL LIKE I GOT HERE LAST WEEK BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN HERE 12 YEARS.

SO I THINK THAT IT IS JUST LIKE OBVIOUSLY YOU WANT TO STAY AS LONG AS YOU CAN AND CONTINUE HAVING NEW EXPERIENCES IN THE CITY THAT YOU ARE SO FOREIGN TO, BUT I THINK THAT LIKE WHEN IT'S SAID AND DONE, I'M SO THANKFUL FOR MY EXPERIENCE AND I WOULD BE READY FOR ANOTHER ONE.

>> ANOTHER ADVENTURE?

>> YEAH.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, EMMA?

>> I AGREE.

I'M SO SURPRISED HOW FAST IT HAS WENT.

I'M OUT OF WEEKENDS.

THERE IS NO MORE THAT I CAN DO.

I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE ABILITY TO BE HERE AND TO SPEND TIME HERE AND IT'S DEFINITELY LIKE OPENED MY EYES TO TRAVEL AND I CAN'T WAIT TO KEEP TRAVELING IN THE FUTURE AND SEEING NEW PLACES AND EXPERIENCING NEW THINGS.

>> I'M REALLY SAD ABOUT LEAVING.

BUT I KNOW THAT I HAVE THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO SO IT MAKES IT EASIER.

AND I'VE SAID BEFORE, I FEEL LIKE ONCE I AM HOME, I'M GOING TO WAKE UP AND BE UPSET THAT I'M NOT WAKING UP IN LONDON BECAUSE I'M USED TO THIS ROUTINE, NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE MUSEUM IF I WANT TO, NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE IF I WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN, ALL THE MUSEUMS AND THAT KIND OF THING.

AND I FEEL LIKE AT THE SAME TIME THOUGH, I'VE DONE A LOT, LIKE I'VE MADE THE MOST OUT OF MY TIME WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> YOU ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE IN LONDON TO COME TO AN END?

>> SOMETHING I HAVEN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT.

ONE REASONS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN BUSY DOING A LOT OF STUFF HERE AND IT'S, WE STILL HAVE SOME PERSONAL TRAVEL TO DO OR IN THE MIDDLE OF CLASS.

I'M PLANNING THAT.

I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL YET.

BUT IT'S GOING TO COME SOON AND I'M NOT READY TO START THINKING ABOUT IT JUST YET.

WHEN IT DOES, I'M SURE I WILL BE THANKFUL THAT WE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE, ME PERSONALLY AND I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE THREE OF YOU ALONG, LEARN ABOUT LONDON, LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF AND HOW TRAVEL CAN AFFECT YOU WHILE WE HAVE BEEN HERE AND IT HAS BEEN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR MY FAMILY, TOO, THE KIDS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE WITH THE KIDS AND HOW YOU HAVE BEEN SO WELCOMING TO THE TIME WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE-- IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM AS WELL AND HOPEFULLY THIS HAS A BIG IMPACT ON THEM AND MY WIFE, TOO.

OUR WHOLE FAMILY.

I HAVE ENJOYED SPENDING THE TIME WITH THE THREE OF YOU AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU MORE AND SHARING THIS ADVENTURE WITH YOU.

IT HAS BEEN VERY MEANINGFUL FOR ME.

WHEN I THINK BACK ON MY TIME IN LONDON, IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO INCLUDE MEMORIES WITH YOU.

>> IN GENERAL, THE CLASS THAT WE ARE TAKING TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVELS, IS SO KEY TO OUR EXPERIENCE HERE BECAUSE IT'S HELPING US REFLECT LIKE SO MUCH MORE ON BEING IN LONDON AND GOING TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT PLACES THAT WE HAVE BEEN THIS PAST SEMESTER AND I THINK JUST THE IMPACT IT HAS ON OUR MIND SET AND HOW WE ARE PROCESSING THINGS IS HUGE.

>> YEAH, I AGREE.

I FEEL LIKE I THINK ABOUT THINGS IN A DIFFERENT WAY, JUST POSTING A PICTURE AND DECIDING WHICH WAY IT HAS IMPACTED ME.

I THINK I THINK ABOUT IT MORE LIKE A BIG PICTURE INSTEAD OF A SMALL EXPERIENCE.

>> IT IS NOT JUST TRAVELING NOW, BUT TRAVELING THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF YOUR LIFETIME THAT I THINK WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON YOU.

SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING IN THE CLASS, HOPEFULLY THAT STICKS WITH YOU SO WHEN YOU TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE REST OF I DON'T ARE LIVES, YOU ARE THINKING WHAT KIND OF IMPACT IT HAS ON YOU AND OVER THE LONG-TERM.

HOPEFULLY YOU ARE ABLE TO SHARE THAT IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY, TOO, AND TAKE YOUR KIDS TO PLACES, DO STUFF WITH THEM.

WHATEVER YOUR SITUATION, ALWAYS TRAVEL, ALWAYS SEEK ADVENTURE AND SEE THINGS IN DIFFERENT WAYS, MAYBE EVEN TRAVEL SLOWLY.

DO THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT DO LIKE TAKE A WALK ALONG THE RIVER BANK OR TAKE A CANAL BOAT.

DON'T ALWAYS STAND IN LINE FOR THE BUSY ATTRACTIONS.

DO SOME OTHER STUFF THAT MIGHT HAVE MORE MEANING IF TO YOU IF YOU SLOW DOWN AND THINK ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE, WHATEVER IT IS.

LOOKING FORWARD TO LOOKING BACK ON THE MEMORIES AND THE MOMENTS THAT WE SHARE HERE AND ALSO THINKING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO COME NEXT.

SO SOME TIME HAS PASSED SINCE WE WERE IN LONDON TOGETHER.

WHAT HAS STUCK WITH YOU ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE THERE?

>> THROUGH AND THROUGH, LONDON HAS PROVIDED ME WITH SUCH GOOD RELATIONSHIPS AND THAT THE PEOPLE MAKE THE PLACE WHEREVER YOU TRAVEL.

OBVIOUSLY LONDON IS SUCH A COOL CITY AND IT WAS REALLY AWESOME TO JUST BE SUPER IN THE SCENE OF LIKE FASHION AND EVERYTHING WAS LIKE BOOMING IT SEEMS LIKE AND YOU ARE ALWAYS GOING FROM PLACE TO PLACE AND SEEING ALL THESE COOL OUTFITS AND INFLUENCERS AND NEW RESTAURANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT MOST DEFINITELY JUST THE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE MEMORIES WE MADE.

>> MY MOM GOT TO COME TO LONDON FOR A WEEK AND WE GOT TO EXPLORE THE CITY TOGETHER WHICH WAS REALLY AWESOME.

THE ONE THING THAT STUCK WITH ME THE MOST WAS MY OWN PERSONAL GROWTH AND I THINK THAT I GOT A LOT MORE SELF AWARE OF WHAT I WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE AND JUST HOW I WANT OR HOW I SEE MYSELF LIVING IN THE FUTURE.

AND JUST THE FACT THAT IF I LIVED IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY FOR THREE AND A HALF MONTHS, I COULD DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

THAT THOUGHT, LIKE JUST AN OVERALL IDEA THAT I DID SOMETHING THAT NOT EVERYBODY GETS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO, I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT AND I CAN JUST TAKE THAT WITH ME.

>> THE BIGGEST THING THAT HAS STUCK WITH ME IS ALL OF THE MEMORIES AND THE FIRSTS.

LIKE I GOT TO DO SO MANY THINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

IT WAS MY FIRST TIME BEING OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND GOING TO SO MANY NEW PLACES AND TRYING SO MANY NEW CUISINES AND JUST SO MANY AMAZING THINGS THAT I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY.

SO ALL OF THAT HAS REALLY STUCK WITH ME AND LIKE ARIZONA SAID, IT INSPIRES ME TO PUSH MYSELF TO TRY NEW THINGS AND EXPERIENCE NEW EXCITING THINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> HOW ARE YOU DIFFERENT FROM LIVING IN LONDON?

>> I THINK I AM VERY DIFFERENT FROM WILL IFG IN LONDON.

I NOTICE THE DIFFERENCES EVERY DAY JUST IN SMALL WAYS.

AS SOON AS I GOT BACK FROM LONDON, I THINK THE WAYS I GROCERY SHOPPED IN LONDON AFFECTED ME WHEN I GOT BACK.

SO INSTEAD OF DOING ONE BIG SHOP AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, I GO TO THE STORE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK TO PICK UP FRESH INGREDIENTS LIKE DIFFICULT IN LONDON.

I THINK JUST LITTLE WAYS MY LIFESTYLE ADJUSTED IN LONDON AND DEFINITELY CAME BACK WITH ME AND AFFECTED WHO I AM BACK IN AMERICA.

>> I DEFINITELY NOTICE EVERY SINGLE DAY HOW MY LIFE HAS CHANGED.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, MYSELF, I AM SO MUCH MORE DRIVEN TO HAVE A CAREER OUT OF THE COUNTRY IN A PLACE LIKE LONDON THAN I WAS BEFORE JUST BECAUSE THE CULTURE THERE IS SO DIFFERENT THAN THE WORK CULTURE HERE IN WAYS THAT I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF AMERICANS LIVE TO WORK.

BUT IN EUROPE, I THINK THEY WORK TO LIVE AND I THINK THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT.

LIKE I AM VERY SUCCESS DRIVEN AND CAREER DRIVEN, BUT I PRIORITIZE MY MENTAL HEALTH AND MY LIKE PERSONAL HEALTH MORE THAN I WOULD MY CAREER.

AND I SAW THAT THROUGH AND THROUGH IN LONDON AND IN EUROPE ALL THROUGHOUT.

ANOTHER WAY, TOO, IS I'M SO MUCH MORE INSPIRED WITHIN MY CAREER.

SO GOING INTO FASHION, IT WAS SUPER COOL TO BE THERE BECAUSE EVERYBODY DRESSES TO THE T IF THEY'RE GOING GROCERY SHOPPING, IF THEY'RE GOING LIKE CLOTHES SHOPPING OR ANYTHING REICH THAT.

THEY-- OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THEY ALWAYS LOOK AND WEAR THEIR BEST.

I FEEL LIKE ESPECIALLY ON A CAMPUS CAMPUS, YOU DON'T DO IT.

YOU WEAR A BIG T-SHIRT AND CALL IT A DAY.

IT HAS INSPIRED MY WARDROBE, HOW I DRESS AND HOW I DRESS OTHER PEOPLE WHEN THEY ASK ME AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> TRAVEL CAN OPEN UP THE WORLD FOR US.

WHEN WE WERE IN LONDON, I FELT OUR WORLD WAS HUGE.

IT WAS-- THERE WAS SO MUCH OUT THERE, ENDLESS POSSIBILITIED AND THEN VERY QUICKLY, OUR WORLD SHUT DOWN ON US WITH THE PANDEMIC.

HOW DID A SEMESTER ABROAD PREPARE YOU FOR LIFE IN A PANDEMIC?

>> LIVING IN LONDON, I LIVED BY MYSELF AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I LIVE ADD LOAN SO I THINK IT HELPED ME GET COMFORTABLE WITH THAT WHICH HELPED PREPARE ME FOR THE PANDEMIC.

ALTHOUGH I WAS LIVING AT HOME WITH MY FAMILY, DIFFICULT SPEND A LOT OF TIME ALONE AND I DID GET USED TO NOT BEING AROUND PEOPLE WHO I WANTED TO BE AROUND.

LIKE I THINK WE ALL DID.

LIKE BEING IN LONDON, YOU WERE AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO YOU REALLY WANTED TO BE AROUND.

SO I THINK THAT HELPED PREPARE ME FOR SURE.

>> I WAS HAPPY I GOT TO GO ABROAD WHERE A LOT OF MY FRIENDS SEMESTER'S ABROAD GOT CUT.

WITHIN TWO WEEKS THEY HAD TO COME HOME.

>> I WAS RELIVING MY EXPERIENCE THROUGH HER BECAUSE I WOULD RECOMMEND RESTAURANTS AND PLACES TO GO AND SO WHEN SHE GOT SENT HOME, I FELT FOR HER.

I WAS DEVASTATED.

IT WAS SO SAD.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE IF OUR SEMESTER HAD BEEN CUT SHORT.

>> WAS WAS IT LIKE TO BE BACK HOME AFTER YOU RETURNED FROM LONDON?

>> IT WAS MOST DEFINITELY BITTERSWEET.

I REMEMBER SITTING ON LIKE THE EIGHT-HOUR FLIGHT BACK AND CRYING A MAJORITY OF IT BUT I WAS ALSO JUST SO READY, THOSE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, TO GET BACK HOME FOR SURE.

>> I WAS REALLY READY TO COME HOME BECAUSE I HAD JUST A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THAT DEALT WITH THE PASSING OF MY GRANDPA AND MY FAMILY GOT TO BE TOGETHER AND I WASN'T THERE.

I WAS EXCITED TO BE HOME AND SEE MY FAMILY AND JUST BE AROUND LOVED ONES AND LIKE KATIE WAS SAYING WHEN I FIRST GOT BACK, IT WAS PASSOVER A WEEK LATER SO I GOT TO BE WITH FAMILY TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY.

I MISSED LONDON SO MUCH BUT AT THAT POINT I WAS READY TO COME HOME.

>> LIKE BOTH OF THEM, IT WAS LIKE A SENSE OF EVERYTHING COMING TO AN END, LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO BE.

WE ARE GOING HOME AT THIS TIME, BUT OBVIOUSLY BEING ON THE PLANE AND MAKING IT SEEM REAL I'M ACTUALLY GOING BACK TO THE UNITED STATES, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHERE I HAVE BEEN THE LAST THREE AND A HALF MONTHS.

IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT.

I WAS DEFINITELY READY TO SEE MY FRIENDS, SO MY BOYFRIEND, MY BETS, YOU KNOW, BUT IT WAS, I DON'T KNOW, I ALWAYS GET A SENSE OF LIKE THIS IS MEANT TO BE HAPPENING AT THE TIME IT'S HAPPENING.

SO I THINK I WAS VERY AWARE OF THAT AND IT FELT RIGHT TO BE GOING HOME AT THE TIME I DID.

BUT LOOKING BACK NOW, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THINGS I WISH WOULD I HAVE TAKEN MORE ADVANTAGE OF WHILE I WAS IN LONDON BUT I'M HAPPY I GOT THE EXPERIENCES THAT I DID.

>> I LOVE PLANTING A GROUP OF TRAVELERS IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT AND WATCHING THEM GROW.

IF WE ARE OPEN MINDED TO NEW PERSPECTIVES AND SITUATIONS, LOAT OUR MINDS WANDER, PUSH OUR LIMITS AND FIND MEANING IN THE DESTINATION, OUR TRAVELS CAN BE TRANSFORMATIVE.

ARIZONA, KATIE AND EMMA DEPART LONDON WITH AN AMPLIFIED APPRECIATION FOR OTHER CULTURES AND FOR THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES.

THEY HAVE A NEW CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES, AND AN EAGERNESS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WORLD.

THEY, ALONG WITH THE OTHER AMERICAN STUDENTS IN LONDON, REMIND ME TO BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE.

INCREASED APPRECIATION, CONFIDENCE, EAGERNESS AND OPTIMISM, WHO DOESN'T WANT THAT FOR THEIR KIDS?

WHO DOESN'T WANT THAT FOR THEMSELVES?

I HOPE WE INSPIRE YOU TO CREATE YOUR OPEN TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVELS.

♪ ♪ >> WHAT DO YOU THINK Dr. SWANSON TAKES AWAY FROM THIS EXPERIENCE.

>> THE WAY HE HAS LIKE STRUCTURED HIS PROGRAM FOR US HAS BEEN SO INCREDIBLE AND IT'S ALLOWED US TO DO WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL ASPECT IN MIND BECAUSE HE WANTS US TO GO OUT AND HAVE EXPERIENCES AND BRING THEM BACK TO THE CLASSROOM AND DISCUSS THEM.

HAVING TO REFLECT AFTER A WEEK OF TRAVEL AND LOOKING BACK AT PICTURES AND LIKE I PUSHED MYSELF OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE, I LEARNED THIS CULTURE.

I THINK IT HAS BEEN INSPIRING.

I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN TO SEE THOSE THINGS IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM PUSHING US.

>> I THINK THAT ALSO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE THREE OF US, WE GOT TO WATCH MORE CLOSELY HOW WE ARE AFFECTED AND GET A BETTER PERSPECTIVE ON OUR EXPERIENCE MORE THAN IF THERE WERE 30 OF US.

>> I GENUINELY FEEL REICH HE WATCH WATCHING US GROW UP.

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