Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Major Blog Update


At long last, the major update to our Study Abroad trip has been released, giving you pictures, videos, and descriptive day by day portrayals of our experiences, including The Jewel on the Seas, London England, and Paris France.

Before I go any further, I would like publically apologize if I disappointed anyone’s expectations for this blog. I hope to get better at doing this job correctly, and coming through to all of you loving parents, faculty, students, and prospective students out there. I know I have not been updating as regularly as I should..(and when I say that I mean not much at all.) But hopefully, this major update will do you all some justice as to what you were expecting and hoping for.

As I said before, the update consists of three parts:
1. Pictures- I have uploaded many of the pictures that I (and many of the students abroad with me) have taken to the CSOB Study Abroad Facebook page for easy access and availability. The link is located in the tabs on the menu above—the one that says CSOB Study Abroad! Just give it a click and you are there. And be sure to like it to get updates on new pictures and info about the CSOB Study Abroad Program.

2. Videos- With the help of Alex Livingston, we have started The Vlog, which is a "video blog" of the places that we have been. From funny moments to sports interviews, the Vlog is a fun place to get a real perspective as to what it is like to study abroad. We are currently working on getting more videos up (it takes a loooong time to render them over Wifi) so check now and then for updates. The link is above on the tabs menu. Click it, like it, and check out some of the hilarious moments we have had! (Isn't that right Val?)

3. Stand Alone Pages- This is the meat that some of the viewers (and when I say some I mean most) have been waiting for. These stand-alone pages are descriptions of our journeys on the Jewel of the Seas, through the streets of London, and upon the Eiffel Tower in Paris, semi-day by day type structure. Stand Alone Pages for Paris will be posted tomorrow, while Switzerland and Italy will become available after we have fully completed our time there. Feel free to post your thoughts/comments on the pages at the bottom!

And a couple more notifications:
-The Travel and TourismInternational Business, and Archives pages are still under construction and will probably not be available until after the trip. This is because their course descriptions and material is not first priority at the moment. Getting the viewers picture, video, SAPs (Stand Alone Pages), and posts come first.  

I hope you all enjoy the pages, pictures and videos, and be on the lookout for more updates are we journey through Switzerland and Italy.

TCJulian