Travelling around England is one of the best parts of this study abroad experience. England has a log of history and this history needs to be preserved. The National Trust is a charity that looks after historic houses, gardens and ancient monuments. I became a member of the National Trust in early October and since then visited a few of their locations. Petworth House and Ham House were my favorite. These houses capture and represent the life in the England the way you see it in the movies in the 1500-1700's. Ham House was used to film movies such as "The Young Victoria" and "To Kill a King", while "Harry Potter" was filmed in another one of the National Trust locations at the Lacock Abbey, and "Pride and Prejudice" at Basildon Park. We watch movies everyday and the media plays a large part in our lives. Studying abroad in England exposes you to the culture and gets you appreciate things you wouldnt normally notice.
Being a business student it made me realize that business connects to many other professional fields, such as media and film. A student with a business major wont necessarily end up in an office but they could be working as a manager, accountant or financial advisor for a movie or they could be one of the managers of the National Trust. In either case they need to be well rounded in both fields. Business is everywhere and I finally began to recognize how it intervined with history and media because of this experience abroad.
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