Bullis Blog | Global Studies Trips

By Ashley H. '23 The final day of our trip began with biking around the beautiful city of Munich! Our guided tour was phenomenal, as we experienced the culture of Germany by exploring the English Garden. This large park is twice the size of Central Park. Along our route, we stopped at the Eisbach, a man-made river used for surfing. We found this tradition fascinating, learning that the river was first used in 1972 with ironing boards instead of surfboards! We then briefly stopped to take pictures at Temple Monopteros , a gorgeous landmark that overlooks the city and the park. After this liberating morning, our day shifted when we visited the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site . In contrast to our freeing time on the bikes earlier in the day, our experience at Dachau was filled with feelings of confinement and restriction. The weather was fitting and incredibly powerful for the occasion, as it was rainy, windy, and miserably cold. Walking into the camp, I felt an immediate sta

We had a fabulous last day on the trip in Florence. We started off taking a drawing class at The Accademia D'Arte , where we experimented with white charcoal on black paper as well as making blind contour continuous line drawings — this ended in a lot of giggles. After lunch and shopping, we moved on to a leather factory, learned the dos and dont's of shopping for leather, and saw the process of authentic leather making. Our next stop was to the Farmacia Santa Maria Novella, the oldest pharmacy in Italy, where we had the great opportunity of smelling the first scent ever made.  We had our final group dinner, followed by our last gelato trip, and shared our favorite memories in Italy.