FRANCE OTTAWA JULIE CALDWELL
{ WORLD LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT CHAIR, SPANISH TEACHER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE }
OTTAWA, ONTARIO Highlights: Julie Caldwell and her husband, Alex, traveled through Ottawa, staying at a youth hostel in a converted jail. Central to downtown Ottawa, they had easy access to Parliament, Marché By, the Rideau Canale, the U.S. Embassy and the National Gallery of Art. Some of their favorite activities were seeing the Northern Lights Show, watching the changing of the guard at Parliament, riding along the Rideau Canal on bikes, eating shawarma at Marché By, and watching the sunset over Quebec from Napean Point (Ontario).
“AS A LANGUAGE TEACHER, I LOVED THE CHANCE TO PRACTICE MY FRENCH AND SPANISH WITH ALL THE QUÉBÉCOIS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS! AND OF COURSE, WE TREATED OURSELVES TO SOME OF THE TYPICAL CANADIAN CUISINES... POUTINE, TIM HORTON’S AND VARIOUS MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTS.” -JULIE CALDWELL 24 \\
BLAINE MANNING ’19 { STUDENT BODY TREASURER, HEAD ADMISSIONS AMBASSADOR }
ENGLAND AND FRANCE: LONDON, OXFORD, THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY, CAEN, & PARIS Highlights: Blaine participated in a study and travel program through Hillsdale College in which the trip was part of a course about Winston Churchill and World War II. Blaine traveled with 53 other students from the United States. One of the biggest lessons she took away from the trip came from visiting the beaches of Normandy. “I learned so much about what fighting was really like on the beaches of Normandy. Before my visit, I didn’t really understand the breadth of the attack. It is hard to imagine that people your age, your classmates, were tasked with such enormous responsibilities. It really gives one a greater appreciation for what was done for the good of our world. I experienced a huge lesson on patriotism and humility, and it will serve me well.”
“FROM OUR MORNINGS IN LECTURES AND IN THE UNDERGROUND WAR ROOMS, OUR AFTERNOONS AT THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY AND OUR EVENINGS CROSSING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AND WATCHING THE EIFFEL TOWER SHIMMER, EVERY MOMENT WAS UNFORGETTABLE.” -BLAINE MANNING ’19
