My Semester Abroad

Local college students — from the Puget Sound area or studying at a Puget Sound university — are traveling the world as part of their studies; several are sending dispatches about discovering their corner of the globe. They welcome your comments and questions.

Editor's note: Thanks to all the students who shared their experiences on traveling and learning. "Semester Abroad" is being discontinued.

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March 25, 2006

London: Family frenzy

Posted by Laura Geggel at 03:19 PM

My brother Tom came today! He graduated from Mercer Island High School in 2000. I kept the poor guy up for close to 40 hours, but at least now he's on British time.

I met him at the airport at 8 a.m. and, after dropping off his bags at my dorm, we headed off to the Tate Britain (and saw John Singer Sargent's "Lanterns"; he always painted at dusk to capture the orange glow and the dull green of the grass in the dark), Camden Town Market, the National Portrait Gallery (featuring paintings of famous people from Judi Dench to Bloody Mary), Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" murder mystery play, and a party thrown by some friends of mine to celebrate the end of term.

Oh, and did I mention? I'm done with classes! Now I just have a passel of essays to write. Aww yeah.

Jennifer Henrichsen
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