Problems Arise Right on Time

I haven’t even taken off yet, and there have been several mishaps. Let’s start with the catalyst of these unfortunate events. Brian Swanzey, the director of the Wroxton Office for Study Abroad, misinformed all the students telling us that the semester will end May 12^th, when in reality it won’t be ending until May 19^th. He called everyone yesterday in a desperate attempt to correct his mistake. So I will be at Wroxton a week longer than I had anticipated which leads me to my next dilemma. I have a ticket to fly from London to Granada on the 13^th. Too bad my semester doesn’t end until the 19^th… Well that wasn’t a big deal; I just changed my booking for a week later. It only cost me about 40 dollars in fees. My main concern is that my trip to Spain had been cut short by a week. I asked Brian if there was a way that I can change my return ticket home, and the cheap ass travel agency was unwilling to cooperate with me. The unhelpful pawn of a travel agent, Michelle Blah-Blah, had me tagged from the get go. As soon as I mentioned my name she knew I was going to ask if I could change my ticket. Every student at Wroxton who is scheduled to return home after the semester had no problem, but because my ticket had me returning a month later, I am unable to enjoy the conveniences and the simplicities that my other fellow students were able to take advantage of. She said it would cost me 200 dollars in booking fees to change my flight date, the bitch… Well I talked to Brian, and he’s doing everything he can to help me out. Now I just have to be patient I guess.

Precursor

Well let's start with what I already know. I will be flying for London January 31st but I won't be in England until February 1st. The majority of this trip will be spent at an old abbey located in Wroxton England. I am still attending Fairleigh Dickinson University, This is just one of there two international campuses. We are a few miles west of Banbury, where we can link up to other areas of the UK via train station. I expect that I will be traveling to London numerous times as well as visiting Cambridge and Oxford and other points of interest. But aside from staying within England’s borders there are planned trips to places such as Paris, Scotland, and Wales. In addition to traveling to these places with my program, I have plans of touring Ireland and Spain on my own. Although Ireland is my immediate plan for my ten day travel break, there is a chance that I may be going somewhere else depending on the interests of my fellow students. I will, however, definitively be heading to Spain after the semester is over. My return flight is set for June 12th giving me almost a full month to explore Spain. Further posts and pictures will be posted in chronological order so that you can all follow my progress on this epic 5 month adventure.