♪ ♪ THIS IS THE STORY OF THREE TRAVELERS.

EMMA, KATIE AND ARIZONA, AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WHO ARE PEND SPENDING THE SEMESTER LIVING AND LEARNING HERE.

>> HI.

>> HOW ARE YOU?

>> GOT UP BEFORE THE 'SUP RISE THE SUNRISE TODAY.

IT'S REALLY PRETTY AND CALM IN THE MORNING EVERYTHING IS SO DIVERSE AND THERE IS JUST SO MUCH TO DO.

MANY GREAT TRAVEL STORIES ARE SET IN THIS CITY.

>> THIS IS TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVELS, EXPLORING LONDON!

♪ ♪ NEARLY 20 MILLION TOURISTS VISIT LONDON EACH YEAR TO EXPERIENCE THE CITY'S COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND CHARACTER.

THE CITY IS HOME TO SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC TOURISM ATTRACTIONS IN THE WORLD.

♪ ♪ HERE'S THE FAMOUS BRIDGE.

NOT LONDON BRIDGE.

THIS IS WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, SITUATED NEXT TO THE PARLIAMENT AND THE ELIZABETH TOWER WHICH HOUSES BIG BEN, CURRENTLY UNDER RENOVATION.

WESTMINSTER ABBY WHERE ROYALS GET MARRIED.

NOT ON THE GUEST LIST?

BUY A TICKET FOR A TOUR OR GET IN FREE DURING ANY NUMBER OF CHURCH SERVICES HELD EVERY DAY.

BUCKING HAM PALACE, THE QUEEN'S HOUSE, THE QUEEN'S JEWELRY BOX.

THE TOWER OF LONDON.

AN OFFICIAL ROYAL PALACE WAS ONCE AN ARMORY, A MINT, A JAIL, A TORTURE CHAMBER, EVEN A ZOO.

NOW IT'S A MUSEUM VISITED BY THREE MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR.

LONDON BRIDGE.

NO!

THAT'S TOWER BRIDGE.

THIS IS LONDON BRIDGE.

THE ROMANS FIRST BUILT LONDON BRIDGE 2,000 YEARS AGO.

IT WAS LONDON'S ONLY BRIDGE FOR 1600 YEARS.

TOWER BRIDGE IS MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE.

40,000 PEOPLE DRIVE ON, WALK OVER OR CYCLE ON IT EVERY DAY.

THE NATIONAL GALLERY.

SAINT JAMES PARK.

THE LONDON EYE.

CHINATOWN.

TRAFALSGAR SQUARE.

WE ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU NONE OF THESE.

INSTEAD, WE EXPLORE PARTS OF LONDON MANY PEOPLE DON'T SEE, TRANSFORMATIVE PLACES FOR MY GROUP OF EXPLORERS.

I'M Dr. JASON LAWRENCE.

PROFESSOR OF TOURISM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

A COUPLE YEARS AGO I LOADED UP A BUS WITH 10 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY STUDENTS AND WE TRAVELED FOR A WEEK, LEARNING ABOUT COMMUNITIES, CULTURES AND CHARACTERS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY.

THAT WAS TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVELS EXPLORING KENTUCKY.

ONE OF MY KENTUCKY TRAVELERS, ARIZONA, IS NOW JOINED BY EMMA AND KATIE ON A SEMESTER LONG EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM IN LONDON.

THEY EXPLORE NOT ONLY LONDON AND OTHER PARTS OF EUROPE, BUT ALSO LEARN ABOUT THEMSELVES AND HOW THEY VIEW THE WORLD.

>> SO WE ARE HERE ON AN EXPLORATION WITH Dr. JASON.

>> WE ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD HERE.

>> OKAY, ARIZONA.

>> I'M ARIZONA, I'M FROM VINCENT, OHIO, A SOPHOMORE STUDYING MERCHANDISING, APPAREL AND MERCHANDISING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

>> I'M KATIE FROM DETROIT MICHIGAN, FRESHMAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND MY MAJOR IS MERCHANDISING, APPAREL AND TEXTILES.

>> FEEL SUPER CULTURED AND REALLY STRONG.

>> ACCOMPLISHED AND STRONG RIGHT NOW.

>> I'M EMMA.

I'M FROM LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, I'M A SOPHOMORE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY STUDYING HOSPITALITY, MANAGEMENT AND TOURISM.

>> I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AN INDEPENDENT PERSON.

CAN I DO MY OWN THINGS.

I DON'T HAVE TO BE AROUND PEOPLE.

I DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON PEOPLE.

>> DON'T TELL MY MOM.

BUT I'M TRAVELING BY MYSELF RIGHT NOW.

>> AS SOON AS I GOT HERE, WE JUMPED IN.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE TRAVELED, THE FIRST TIME I'VE LEFT THE COUNTRY.

>> PEOPLE KEEP SAYING NO TO THINGS THEN WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO THEM.

>> WHILE IN LONDON, THEY TAKE MY CLASS CALLED TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVELS.

WE LEARN ABOUT HOW TRAVEL CAN CHANGE HOW PEOPLE VIEW THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM.

TRAVEL CAN BE A SOURCE OF CHALLENGE AND INSPIRATION AS TRAVELERS LEARN ABOUT THE DESTINATION AND THEMSELVES ON THE JOURNEY.

THEY'RE TAKING A VARIETY OF OTHER CLASSES THROUGH ARCADIA'S LONDON CENTER AND LIVING IN STUDENT HOUSING PROVIDED BY ARCADIA.

>> WE DABBLE IN SCHOOL WORK HERE.

[LAUGHTER] >> ONE OF THE CLASSES I'M TAKING IS LIKE AN INTRO TO BRITISH CINEMA.

I'M TAKING A MARKETING CLASS, WHICH I THINK IS COOL BECAUSE IT IS STRUCTURED VERY DIFFERENTLY THAN IT WOULD BE BACK AT LIKE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

>> 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.

>> JUST THOUGHT THAT I'D GIVE YOU A LITTLE LOOK INTO HOW WE DO OUR HOME WORK VERY LATE AT NIGHT.

>> WE ARE CURRENTLY HOSTING A GROUP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND WE ARE HOSTING THEM HERE WITHIN THE CENTER.

THEY ARE MAKING USE OF OUR TEACHING FACILITIES, DELIVERING A COUPLE OF CLASSES, KENTUCKY CLASSES AND THEN OUR STUDENTS ARE TAKING SOME OF OUR CLASS ALONGSIDE OF THOSE, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION.

AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS, BOTH ARCADIA STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO STUDY ABROAD.

>> TAKING THEM TO PLACES THEY WOULDN'T NECESSARILY GO ON THEIR OWN.

>> TODAY WE ARE OUT AND ABOUT IN LONDON AND WE ARE TRYING DIFFERENT COFFEE SHOPS.

THIS IS THE SECOND COFFEE SHOP WE'VE TRIED TODAY.

I'M HERE WITH SOME PEOPLE AND WE ARE SAMPLING THE DRINKS AND EVERYTHING.

>> WE DO EXCURSIONS OUT OF LONDON, STONE HENNING, BATH, OXFORD, THE TYPES OF PLACES STUDENTS WOULD LIKE TO GO, BE ON STUDENT'S HIT LIST, BUCKET LIST.

>> WE ARE HERE AT BATH AND WE ARE AT THE BATH HERE IN THE BACKGROUND.

>> THIS PLACE IS GOING TO ROCK.

>> THEN WE DO A EUROPEAN TRIP EACH SEMESTER AS WELL.

WE HAVE JUST COME BACK FROM ATHENS.

>> THEY LIVE WITH OTHER AMERICAN STUDENTS IN LONDON'S HIGH GATE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> PRINCESS HOUSE IS GORGEOUS BECAUSE IT'S IN HIGH GATE, THE AREA THAT ALL LONDONERS WANT TO LIVE IN.

IT'S GOT A LOT OF BARS AND RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS AND THINGS.

SO THEY GET THE REAL EXPERIENCE OF BEING LONDONERS AND COMMUTING RATHER THAN LIVING IN A MASS TIFF, WHAT FEELS LIKE STUDENT ACCOMMODATIONS.

>> WHILE I LEAD THE EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, MY WIFE ELLEN, A PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AT CENTER COLLEGE IN DANVILLE KENTUCKY, LEADS AN EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM OF HER OWN.

>> CENTER IN LONDON IS A SPRING TERM PROGRAM.

WE BROUGHT 34 STUDENTS WITH US.

I'M TEACHING INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS, THE TYPICAL STATISTICS CLASS THAT WE NORMALLY TEACH ON CAMPUS BUT WE ARE USING LONDON AS OUR LABORATORY.

AND SO WE ARE COMING UP WITH EXAMPLES AROUND LONDON.

THE STUDENTS ARE DOING PROJECTS BASED ON THE BRITISH CULTURE SO THEY CAN GET TO KNOW IT BETTER.

AND THEN THE OTHER CLASS I'M TEACHING IS MAZES CASTLES AND CODES.

WE ARE REALLY JUST TRYING TO SEE MATH EVERYWHERE.

>> ELLEN AND I ARE NOT ALONE.

OUR SON AND DAUGHTER, FOUR-YEAR-OLD PETER AND SIX-MONTH-OLD ELOISE ARE WITH US FOR THE ADVENTURE.

>> LONDON HAS BEEN AMAZING FOR KIDS.

>> SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY WE ARE CRAZING CRAZY.

>> WE ARE.

>> WE TEMPORARILY UPROOTED OUR FAMILY TO COME HERE.

ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WANTED TO DO THAT WAS TO GIVE THEM THE EXPERIENCE, ALSO.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TRAVEL WITH YOUR KIDS AND SHOW THEM, EVEN IF THEY'RE REALLY YOUNG AND MAYBE IT'S REALLY HARD FOR US SOMETIMES.

>> THIS IS OUR TIME WITH THEM AS KIDS AS WELL.

AND SO, YES, THEY MAY NOT REMEMBER THE DETAILS OF LONDON, BUT THIS IS OUR LIVES.

WE WILL REMEMBER THESE EXPERIENCES.

BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR THE STUDENTS TO SEE THAT LIFE DOESN'T STOP WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE SAY I DON'T WANT TO HAVE KIDS BECAUSE I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.

YES, YOU CAN.

>> WE HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE THE KIDS ALONG ON A LITTLE BIT AND WE HAVE SEEN THE STUDENTS INTERACT WITH THEM.

IT'S BEEN PRETTY COOL.

>> IT'S A LOT OF FUN BOTH WAYS.

IT'S FUN TO HAVE PETER AND ELOISE HAVE THESE ROLE MODELS.

STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPLORING THIS NEW PLACE JUST LIKE THEM.

>> I JUST THINK IT'S SUPER COOL HOW HE IS EXPERIENCING THIS JUST LIKE WE ARE.

>> I HOPE THAT OUR KIDS CAN GROW UP TO BE LIKE SOME OF THESE DYNAMIC INDIVIDUALS THAT WE ARE TRAVELING WITH.

>> WILL YOU HANG OUT WITH US AGAIN?

>> YES.

>> AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT OUR FAMILY.

ARIZONA, KATIE AND EMMA ENJOY VISITS FROM THEIR FAMILIES, TOO.

>> SO I JUST PICKED UP MY SISTER.

SHE JUST ARRIVED AFTER A LONG FLIGHT.

>> EMMA'S SISTER CLARA ARRIVES ON TIME TO JOIN US ON OUR CANAL BOAT TOUR.

>> I ENJOY MY MOM BEING HERE BECAUSE SHE HAD NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

SHE HAD BEEN TO CANADA BUT NEVER FLOWN OVERSEAS BEFORE.

I WAS REALLY HAPPY THAT I GOT TO SHARE THAT EXPERIENCE WITH HER.

>> MY MOM, MY DAD AND MY TWO BROTHERS VISITED, ALSO.

>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO HAVE THEM VISIT?

DOES IT FEEL MOVE LIKE HOME HERE.

>> IT DID BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT THEIR CHAOS WITH THEM.

THERE WAS NOT A DULL MOMENT.

>> STILL EXPLORING LONDON.

I'M AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.

IT'S SUPER PRETTY.

WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AROUND.

I KEEP HEARING ABOUT HOW AMAZING AND FAMOUS IT IS.

TODAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF BEING JOINED BY MY WONDERFUL FAMILY AND SHE JUST TALKED ABOUT HOW IT FELT SO SURREAL TO BE FLYING KITES AT THE TOP OF THE HILL LOOKING OUT AT LONDON BECAUSE SHE LOVES MARY POPPINS AND THE MOVIE "SAVING Mr.

BANKS."

SHE THOUGHT IT WAS WONDERFUL SEEING HER FAMILY FLYING KITES IN LONDON.

>> THEY TAKE A QUICK TRIP TO PARIS TO SIGHTSEE AND EXPLORE A FAMILY CONNECTION.

>> WE ARE GOING PARIS.

IT'S GOING TO BE A SHORT VISIT, JUST FOR A DAY, BUT MY SISTER WHO HAS BEEN HERE VISITING FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS, AND OUR GRANDFATHER SPENT SOME TIME IN PARIS WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP BECAUSE HIS PARENTS HAD A TEXTILE BUSINESS THERE.

SO HE SPENT SOME OF HIS CHILDHOOD THERE AND THEN HE ALWAYS SHARED STORIES OF THE NAUGHTY THINGS, ALL THE TROUBLE HE WOULD GET INTO, THE PLAYGROUND, THE EIFFEL TOWER AND EVERYWHERE.

IT'S REALLY COOL TO BE ABLE TO GO AND SEE WHERE HE GOT TO SPEND HIS CHILDHOOD AND MAYBE FIND SOME OF THE PLACES HE TALKS ABOUT.

>> A FEW WEEKS PRIOR, FEM MA PHONED HER GRANDFATHER TO HEAR REMINDERS OF THE STORIES OF HIS LIFE IN PARIS AS A YOUNG BOY.

>> WALKED OUT TO THE CIRCLE AND CROSSED OVER THAT BRIDGE THAT LEADS TO THE EIFFEL TOWER.

I WOULD WALK ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND GO TO THE EIFFEL TOWER.

THERE WAS A PLAYGROUND.

I USED TO GO TO THE PLAYGROUND.

>> THAT WAS THEIR FINAL CONVERSATION.

>> LAST NIGHT WE ACTUALLY GOT A CALL THAT OUR GRANDFATHER HAD PASSED AWAY.

THIS TRIP IS EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL NOW.

SO WE TOOK ALL OF THE STORIES THAT HE SHARED WITH US GROWING UP AND ALL THE MEMORIES HE HAD OF PARIS AND WE THINK THAT WE FOUND THE BRIDGE THAT HE REMEMBERS WALKING OVER.

WE ARE ON THE BRIDGE NOW TO THE EIFFEL TOWER.

HE REMEMBERS WALKING OVER IT AS A CHILD AND PLAYING AT THE PLAYGROUND NEAR THE EIFFEL TOWER.

SO THIS IS THE BRIDGE AND IT JUST MEANS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT.

HE DESCRIBED THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE THAT IS OVER THAT WAY AND HE SAID HIS APARTMENT WAS SOMEWHERE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE.

AND SO IT'S JUST REALLY COOL TO BE ABLE TO SEE THESE PLACES THAT HE ALWAYS DESCRIBED TO US.

>> AN IMPORTANT PART OF ANY SEMESTER LONG EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM IS TO ADD ADVENTURE, SEEK NEW EXPERIENCES WHILE TRAVELING.

ARIZONA, KATIE AND EMMA DO THAT WELL.

>> SO I'M IN SCOTLAND RIGHT NOW.

>> SO WE ARE IN BARCELONA.

>> WE ARE HERE AT BATH.

>> I'M RIGHT OUTSIDE AMSTERDAM RIGHT NOW.

>> WE ARE HERE IN PARIS AT THE EIFFEL TOWER.

SO WE ARE IN AMSTERDAM AND THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN SLEEPING THIS PAST WEEKEND.

>> JUST ARRIVED IN CARTIF WALES.

>> WE ARE GOING TO ICELAND THIS WEEKEND.

>> WE ARE AT THE TOP OF THE CHURCH, I CAN'T PRONOUNCE THE NAME OF IT BECAUSE I DON'T SPEAK ICELANDIC BUT IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL VIEW WITH THE WINDOW.

>> WE ARE IN GREECE.

>> LOOK AT THE MIKINO.

>> WE ARE IN DUBLIN TODAY.

ON A HOP ON HOP OFF TOUR.

>> MONT CARLO.

WE LOVE MACHINE COMPANY MONACO.

>> WE ARE EATING GELATO.

>> WE JUST GOT TO BARS LOAN A WHILE AGO.

>> I WENT TO POLAND BECAUSE ME AND MY FRIEND WANTED TO SEE AUSCHWITZ AND WE WENT TO AMSTERDAM, JUST TO SEE IT BUT ALSO A BIG PART OF THE TRIP WAS TO SEE THE ANN FRANK HOUSE.

BECAUSE I WAS RAISED JEWISH, I DEFINITELY LIKE PLANNING THOSE TRIPS, I KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO BE IMPACTFUL AND REALLY MEANINGFUL.

WE WERE STANDING AT WUSH WITH ITS-- AT AUSCHWITZ AND THERE WAS A GROUP OF CLEARLY JEWISH PEOPLE STANDING THERE, VERY RELIGIOUS WITH SOME ISRAELI FLAGS AND THEY WERE ALL STANDING THERE SAYING SOME PRAYERS.

IT WAS JUST LIKE REALLY REAL FOR ME BECAUSE I STOOD THERE AND I WAS LIKE, THIS REALLY IS WHERE ALL THESE PEOPLE WERE MURDERED FOR BEING JEWISH.

LIKE THE THING THAT I HAVE IN COMMON WITH THEM, THE RELIGION.

IT WAS CRAZY FOR ME.

I THINK IT MAKES ME WANT TO BE EVEN MORE PROUD OF IT AND PASS IT ON EVEN MORE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS AND JUST LIKE KEEP IT, KEEP THE FAITH STRONG.

>> BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE LONDON TO FIND INTERESTING THINGS TO DO.

WE HIRED THE ANGEL 2, A 72-FOOT LONG NARROW BOAT FOR AN INTERACTIVE CRUISE ALONG THE REGENT'S CANAL BUILT IN THE EARLY 1800S, CUTS AN 8.6-MILE SWATH JUST NORTH OF CENTRAL LONDON.

THE ANGEL 2 IS OPERATED BY A NON-PROFIT CHARGED WITH PROVIDING TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES ON THE CANAL FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LONDON'S BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON.

>> YOU WERE SO EXCITED TO DRIVE THE BOAT.

>> IT'S NOT HARD.

>> NO.

>> WELL YOU WRECKED.

I DIDN'T.

>> I DID WRECK.

>> THAT'S OKAY.

THAT'S WHY THEY BUILD THEM OUT OF STEEL.

>> IT'S 200 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR.

IT'S KIND OF THE FIRST KIND OF SUCCESSFUL TUNNEL BUILT REALLY.

>> TUNNEL!

>> IT'S FREEZING.

THESE GATES ARE CALLED MITER GATES.

THERE IS ONLY THE PRESSURE OF THE WATER THAT KEEPS THEM CLOSED DEVINED BY LEONARDO DAVINCI.

INTERESTING AS WELL.

VERY PLEASANT WAY OF WASTING AN AFTERNOON.

STUDENT TRAVELERS ALSO GET THE CHANCE TO MEET PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELDS THEY ARE STUDYING.

EMMA, A HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT AND TOURISM MAJOR, SPENDS SOME TIME WITH A CERTIFIED TOUR GUIDE AND EDUCATOR WHILE TAKING A MUD LARKING TOUR DURING LOW TIDE ON THE RIVER THAMES.

>> OKAY EVERYBODY, IF YOU GATHER ROUND.

SO, WELCOME.

YOU'VE ALL COME TO DO SOME MUD LARKING.

YOU CAN PICK THINGS UP, IDENTIFY THEM BUT WE CANNOT TAKE THEM AWAY.

WITH WE GET TO THE BOTTOM, I HAVE SOME IDENTIFICATION SHEETS.

>> WHEN THE TIDE GOES OUT, LONDON'S HISTORY RISES.

>> BRILLIANT.

OFF YOU GO.

DURING THE 18th CENTURY, LONDONERS WHO SCAVENGED THE RIVER MUD FOR VALUABLES WERE KNOWN AS MUD LARKERS.

MODERN DAY TREASURE HUNTERS GET THE CHANCE BY TAKING A MUD LARKING TOUR.

>> OCCUPATION STARTS WITH THE ROMANS.

WE HAVE GOT 2,000 YEARS OF OCCUPATION RIGHT HERE.

BY THE 1700S, IT IS SAID YOU COULD GET ACROSS THE RIVER WITHOUT USING ONE OF THE BRIDGES.

YOU CAN STICK FROM SHIP TO SHIP TO TRIP.

THE RIVER GETS BUSIER AND BUSIER AND BUSIER.

>> EMMA IS NOT ONLY STUDYING TOURISM, SHE ALSO WORKS AS A TOUR GUIDE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

>> I REALLY LIKE MEETING ALL THE FAMILIES ON TOUR AND TALKING TO PEOPLE AND FINDING OUT THEIR REASONS FOR LOOKING AT EACH SCHOOL.

>> WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE ON THIS TOUR?

>> I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT TO EXPECT.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE LONDON FROM DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW AND KEEP EXPERIENCING ALL THE THINGS THAT THE CITY HAS TO OFFER.

>> SO WE FOUND THIS WHEN WE WERE WALKING AROUND AND IT STOOD OUT TO US BECAUSE IT WAS A LARGE PIECE.

IS IT ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT?

>> OKAY.

SO THIS IS A PIECE OF TUDOR POTTERY, PROBABLY FROM A LARGE PLATTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND IT'S TUDOR BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THE GLAZE.

LONDON OR LONDON WICK WAS THE IDEAL PLACE TO CONTROL TRADE INTO EUROPE, BUT ALSO ACROSS INTO THE CENTER OF LOWER ENGLAND.

IF THE VIKINGS AND THE ANGELO SAXONS THOUGHT OF THE RIVERS OF BRITAIN, THAT THEY COULD GET AROUND QUITE QUICKLY USING ALL THE RIVERS.

THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF A GOOD TOUR IS A GOOD STORY.

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A STORY TO KEEP PEOPLE GOING.

SO AT THE BEGINNING, I GAVE YOU THE STORY OF THE SET PLEMENT OF SETTLEMENT OF LONDON, JUST HIGHLIGHTS.

IF YOU PUT YOUR FINGERS DOWN, YOU CAN FEEL THE FINGERPRINTS OF THE PERSON THAT MADE IT.

SO NOT A KIPPING OR A QUEEN.

AN EVERYDAY PERSON LIVING IN LONDON 500 YEARS AGO.

>> I'M STILL NEW AT THE WHOLE TOUR GUIDE THING AND I STILL FIND MYSELF GETTING OFFENDED WHEN PEOPLE ARE LIKE BORED OR NOT REALLY ENGAGED.

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT?

I'M SURE NOT EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

>> YOU THROW IN JOKES.

YOU MAKE YOURSELF THE BUTT OF THE JOKES.

QUITE OFTEN.

AND YOU ACCEPT THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE THERE BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE IN THEIR GROUP IS FASCINATED.

SO THEY'RE THERE AS SUPPORT.

DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.

YOU JUST HAVE TO PUSH IT AWAY AND GO, WHATEVER.

ALWAYS, I LOOK BACK AND SAY WHAT COULD I IMPROVE?

COULD I TELL THE STORY DIFFERENTLY?

COULD I MAKE SOMETHING ELSE FUNNIER.

BUT KNOWING YOUR SUBJECT MATTER VERY WELL AS WELL.

THIS IS EVERYDAY VICTORIAN POTTERY.

THE BLUE STUFF IS FOR SUNDAY BEST.

THIS IS FOR EVERY DAY.

>> I'VE DONE EDUCATION ABROAD A FEW TIMES BEFORE.

ONE THING I LIKE TO SEE IS HOW THEIR PERSPECTIVES CHANGE AND THEY SEE THE WORLD IN A DIFFERENT WAY AND THEY SEE THEMSELVES IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

>> TO SEE HOW THEY ARE EXPERIENCING NEW THINGS AND BECOMING MORE ADVENTUROUS AND MORE CONFIDENT IN A NEW PLACE.

>> A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS, IT MAKES THEM MORE INDEPENDENT AND I THINK IT MAKES YOU-- IT MAKES A LOT OF STUDENTS SORT OF REALIZE THEIR OWN POTENTIAL BUT ALSO THEIR LIMITATIONS.

>> IT TAKES THEIR FAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT, SHIFTS IT THREE OR 4,000 MILES AWAY.

SO THEY'RE HAVING TO ADAPT TO THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE, BUT ALL OF THOSE SORT OF CULTURAL ASPECTS OF ADAPTATION ARE A HUGE PART OF WHAT THEY DO AND IT ALLOWS THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GROW.

>> JUST FUN.

IT'S SUCH A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT I HAVE HERE ARE FROM THE U.S. AND THEY'RE VERY WELL TRAVELED WITHIN THE U.S. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S THE SAME SIZE AS KIND OF EUROPE.

BUT THEY'VE NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE U.S. AND THEY'LL COME OVER HERE AND THEY'LL GO TO 10 COUNTRIES WHILE THEY'RE HERE AND THEN GO HOME AGAIN AND THAT IS SUCH AN EXPERIENCE.

>> THE LAST LEG OF OUR SPRING BREAK TRAVELS 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.

>> BACK AT THE EXHIBITS.

I LOVE ALL THESE DRESSES.

I WOULD BUY EVERY SINGLE ONE.

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

AND I JUST-- LIKE THAT IDEA ALWAYS FOLLOWS ME LIKE 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 TALK THAT WITH ME WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I DECIDE TO DO.

>> ALSO, WE CAN SEE THE LONDON BRIDGE AND THE TOWER BRIDGE.

EASILY CONFUSED.

PEOPLE LIKE TO CALL THE TOWER BRIDGE THE LONDON BRIDGE BUT IT'S NOT.

>> I GOT TO DO SO MANY THINGS FOR THE FIRST TILE.

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

THAT HAS STUCK WITH ME AND LIKE ARIZONA SAID, IT INSPIRES ME TO PUSH MYSELF AND TRY NEW THINGS AND EXPERIENCE NEW THINGS FAIRWAY THE FIRST TIME.

>> WE GOT ONLINE AND WE ARE GOING TO BE VISITING THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT NOW, THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

WE ARE JUST GOING TO GET TO SEE EVERYTHING.

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL IN HERE.

>> I WAS JUST SO IN AWE OF HOW COOL THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY ABROAD REALLY IS.

AND I REALLY AM THANKFUL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FOR PROVIDING ME THIS OUTLET AND HOW COOL IT IS THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO TO FRANCE, TO AMSTERDAM, TO BARCELONA.

>> WE ARE IN BARCELONA.

LAST DAY.

AND WE JUST HAD AN EXPERIENCE AND A HALF.

JUST ALL THESE PLACES AND LIKE LIVE IN LONDON WHILE I'M STILL 18 IS SO CRAZY TO ME FOR SOME REASON.

AND IT'S JUST SHOWING ME THAT I'M CAPABLE OF SO MUCH.

♪ ♪ >> ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVELS, EXPLORING LONDON, I TALK WITH CENTER COLLEGE AND ARCADIA STUDENTS ABOUT WHY WE DON'T SEE MORE MEN STUDYING ABROAD.

AND KATIE, A MERCHANDISING APPAREL AND TEXTILES MAJOR FINDS HERSELF IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST ICONIC RETAIL LOCATIONS AND MAKES NEW LIFE LONG FRIENDS.

NEXT TIME ON TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVELS: EXPLORING LONDON.

♪ ♪ >> HOW DID Dr. SWANSON CONVINCE YOU TO SPEND THE SEMESTER IN LONDON?

>> HE MADE IT EASY FOR ME TO COME ON THIS TRIP.

JUST WHERE I WAS WITH CREDITS AND EVERYTHING, IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE EDUCATION ABROAD WOULD HAPPEN FOR ME BUT HE SPENT SO MUCH TIME TALKING TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND TO MY PARENTS TO REASSURE THEM.

HE DID SO MUCH TO MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR ME AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

>> DEEP DOWN, RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, I KNEW I WOULD END UP DOING THIS, I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE HE REACHED TOUT ME.

IF IT WAS SOME OTHER RANDOM PROFESSOR THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHO IT WAS AND I WOULD HAVE TO MEET UP WITH THEM OR WHATEVER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE NO, NOT GOING TO BOTHER BUT BECAUSE HE WAS SO OPEN TO SAYING HERE, COME, DO THIS.

>> HE MADE IT SO EASY FOR ME TO COME TO THE TRIP AS WELL.

I REMEMBER SO WELL, I WAS SITTING IN MY MERCHANDISING CLASS, TWO WEEKS INTO MY FRESHMAN YEAR IN COLLEGE AND HE COMES IN TO TALK TO MY CLASS ABOUT WHAT HE IS DOING AND I WAS LIKE, I'M GOING.

LIKE ALL RIGHT.

I'M IN.

DIDN'T EVEN LOOK INTO ANY OTHER STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS.

NEVER SEEN Dr. SWANSON BEFORE.

AS SOON AS HE STEPPED INTO THE CLASSROOM, I EMAILED HIM.

I SAID HEY, CAN FRESHMEN DO THIS?

HE SAID SURE.

HE MADE IT SO EASY FOR ME GOING TO EDUCATION ABROAD.

EDUCATION ABROAD OFFICE AND ALL THE PEOPLE I HAD TO TALK TO, LIKE SETTING SENDING EMAILS, SETTING UP AND SENDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND GETTING ME HERE AS A FRESHMAN IN GENERAL, I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THAT.

I COULD NOT IMAGINE THE SEMESTER GOING ANY DIFFERENTLY P IT HAS.

I'M SO THANKFUL HE IS THE ONE HERE AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE, HAVING THAT PERSONABLE CONNECTION WITH THE PROFESSOR