Miners studying around the world
By Laura Riegel My favorite site that we have visited so far is the York Minster Cathedral, which is a Gothic style building with flying buttresses and a vaulted ceiling. The extra support for the roof allows the walls to hold stained glass … [Continue reading]
By Bryan Widener England’s history is a long and interesting one. England boasted the most powerful navy in the world for over a century and for centuries was the world’s largest and mightiest empire. Having the opportunity to see the results … [Continue reading]
By Darci Graefser Today was our second full day as a group in Paris and it was incredible. I was able to view the two monuments I was most excited to see in France, along with the appreciating the artistry of Montmartre, the Place du Tertre, and … [Continue reading]
While our London Miners are running from dragons, we are taming them in Paris. So we'll see your dragon photo, and raise you a selfie photo, and a photo with a randomly found St. Pat's object. Alex found this 1991 sweatshirt in a … [Continue reading]
Written by Madison Morris: I’ve been outside the United States a few times, but I have never been to London. The first day here was such a culture shock!! Not only were people driving on the wrong side of the road, but everything was so busy! … [Continue reading]
Tuesday morning we ate our final breakfast at the Gerace Research Center. We headed to the airport with Georgia College and flew to Nassau with them, and there I said goodbye to my classmates, to my friends. Many of us on the trip graduated a few … [Continue reading]
While our friends in Paris just seem to be jumping around like maniacs, we are dealing with some very serious stuff here at the Tower of London: But thanks to the Yeoman Warders (or "Beefeaters"), we all made it out alive. … [Continue reading]
Bonjour! Our Paris group is having a fantastic time. Students will be posting their impressions of the city beginning in the next day or two, but in the meantime, we want to throw out a challenge to our London Miners group, led by Dr. Michael … [Continue reading]
For the next couple of weeks, I am leading a summer course in London on the History of Medieval and Renaissance England. There are nine students enrolled in the course, eight of them from Missouri S&T. They are majoring in everything from … [Continue reading]
(5/23/2015) After we got through the "Death March," finally it was time for boat diving. We went to the harbor together with a group of Mississippi State geoscience students, got onto the boat sailed by Captain Hogan. After 10 minutes of sailing, we … [Continue reading]