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May 15th- Coming home!

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 The general sentiment when leaving Switzerland was sadness, though some excitement about being home again. We started our early morning with another hotel breakfast (cold meats and cheeses with bread, croissants, donuts, cereal, bacon, sausage, eggs, and rice). After packing we all took turns weighing our luggage and playing tetris with all our treasures to try to stay under the weight limit! Our original bus broke down coming to get us, but another was soon on its way! After checking in and going through security we went straight to our gate to leave for London. We said farewell to Emma and Sara, as they had different travel plans from us. Some slept, some read, some watched shows for the two hour flight. After going through immigration and security again, we had two hours to explore Heathrow…except for a few who forgot to remove some liquids and got held up at security for a bit! When it came time to go to our gate, the line was quite long and a few of us were asked to take wh...
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May 14th- The end of our adventure...

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 May 14th, Sunday -  Today was our last full day in Switzerland and we are so sad to go.  Although we are packing back up and preparing to head home, we did get to squeeze in a few more cool things. We slept in this morning, hitting the town at 10:00 AM. We went straight to the old town and saw the FIFA museum and a beautiful cathedral. At the FIFA museum, we learned a lot about this huge sporting event that so many around the world are so passionate about. After FIFA, we hopped on a tram towards the Grossmunster Cathedral which was beautiful. I have really enjoyed seeing all of the old huge cathedrals and learning about some of the historical culture which is so important to the people here. In all, today was an amazing day even though we were all slightly bummed that our adventure is ending.  - Faith After our fun, rainy day out in the town of Zurich, we had free time to grab lunch, pack, buy last-minute souvenirs, and explore the town. A big group of us decide to ...
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May 13th- Guten tag!

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  Freiburg im Breisgau Today we traveled to Freiburg, Germany! After a two hour train ride, we arrived in Freiburg and toured Freiburg Minster! We also went to the market that the locals hold outside the Minster and ate some delicious bratwurst! After shopping for a while, we made the journey back to Zurich, Switzerland and had a delicious dinner at Restaurant Zeughauskeller!                   Much love,                   Shannen and Katie
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May 12th- Geneva —> Zürich

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  We woke up in Geneva and had a continental breakfast at our hotel. Then we got on the bus to drive to Bern, the political capital of Switzerland. In Bern, we went to the Cathedral and saw its famous stained glass window. In the plaza, we analyzed the venue and went through things to consider if holding an event at the cathedral. As cathedrals here are often used for non religious events as well.  Then we grabbed a quick lunch. Some of us went to Einstein Cafe, as Albert Einstein lived in Bern when he invented the equation, E = mc^2. We got to see the bears of Bern on our way to the bus! Bears are a key part of Bern history due to the founder naming the city after the first animal he saw on his hunt in that area. Then we got on the bus to continue our journey to Zürich! Our highlight of the night was our cooking class with Chef Thomas for dinner! Divided into three groups, we made salad, beef filet, and ice cream! It was delicious and so much fun. We learned so many new thing...
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May 11th- Geneva Day!

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Despite forecasts for rain, we had a sunny day in Geneva! Our day started with a visit to the Cathedral of Saint Pierre ( Peter) and then we explored Geneva on our own. We’re getting pretty good with navigating out way! After lunch and shopping, some of us had an emotional experience at the The Red Cross Museum where we learned about different stories of war prisoners and natural disaster survivors. After, some walked to the lake before taking the boat taxi back to the old town. Some soaked in the majestic Botanical Gardens, visiting plants and animals! We met for dinner at Le Fiore, where we finished the evening with the best Tiramisu in town! See you soon, Simone and Hayley Simone and Hayley
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May 10th - Beyond the Swiss Borders

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  Originally, we were going to spend our Wednesday morning exploring Lausanne, but we had a change of plans! Our group decided to make the spontaneous decision to travel to France. We took the ferry to France and landed in Evian-les-Bains, France. As soon as we arrived in France, we walked around, bought some souvenirs, and got ourselves to lunch. Of how big the city was, we broke off into our small groups, where some ordered some of the best crepes and stopped at a local cafe shop selling sandwiches and pastries, which were also delicious since we were all hungry.  We also got to visit the famous Evian fountain, where you can bottle as much water as you want. However, we could only stay in France for so long, and by noon we took the ferry back to begin our scheduled journey through Switzerland. Our next stop was Geneva, where we got a bus upgrade for the drive. The drive was well spent, with most of us napping, resting up after an exciting morning in France. Arriving in Genev...
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May 9th- Castles and (Olympic) Champions!

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 Howdy! Dr. Sullins here! It has been such a blast getting to know all these students so much better throughout this trip, as we have shared snacks, life stories, and umbrellas in the rain. I'm so pleased that all the group is getting along so well and truly supportive of each other on this journey. Hearing the moments of revelation, learning, and reflection as they happen in this very new and different place remind me why I take the time and effort to arrange these kinds of experiences for students! This morning we got to enjoy a traditional European breakfast in the hotel (which we love!) with sliced dried meat, cheese, and bread, croissants (many of us with Nutella!), fruit, and some cereals. They did make some hot scrambled eggs to please the visitors as well. We loaded up on the bus with Bruno, who has been our bus driver from the start, and drove to Chillon Castle. Dr. Crompton in RPTS shared with me that he visited Chillon Castle on a school trip when they were studying Lor...
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