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Program number: 2467724TT
Group Leader's name: Delunda Maddux
Requested departure date: 5/9/2022
Requested return date: 5/18/2022
Departure gateway: Chattanooga (TN)
10 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your professor for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to England

  • Day 2: London

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    See London through the lens of the Black experience in England on a walking tour led by your Tour Director

    Add this in-depth excursion
    London Eye

    London Eye

    Soar into the sky aboard the London Eye, a 40-story, 32-capsule observation wheel that offers spectacular views of the city. Also enjoy the 4D Experience, a 3D film complete with in-theater special effects like wind, snow and mist.  

    Enjoy dinner in London

  • Day 3: London

    Visit with The Black Curriculum, an organization focused on delivering Black British history all across the UK

    Visit the British Museum with an expert guide to learn about artifacts and collections from a perspective of Black history and experience

  • Day 4: London

    Tour Brixton, an Afro-Caribbean cultural hub in London that embodies both change and continuity, with an expert local guide

    Visit the Black Cultural Archives Heritage Center, an organization dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the histories of African and Caribbean people in Britain 

    Participate in a Black History lecture to learn, reflect, and challenge perspectives

  • Day 5: London • Paris

    Travel by Eurostar train to Paris

    See Paris through the lens of the Black experience in France on a walking tour led by your Tour Director 

    Visit the Arc de Triomphe, a monument honoring those who fought for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

    Enjoy dinner in Paris

    Add this in-depth excursion
    Jazz evening

    Jazz evening

    Enjoy a night of jazz music, which begin in Paris during the first World War and bloomed as Black soldiers from the United States fled segregation and settled in Paris. Notable figures in this movement include the 369th infantry regiment jazz band, whose album was the first jazz record to be released in Europe, and Sidney Bechet, Kenny Clarke, and Dexter Gordon, among many others.

  • Day 6: Paris

    Discover how diverse African communities express their identity within Paris with a visit to Little Africa, a vibrant neighborhood with African markets, cuisine, fashion, and more

    Enjoy lunch with your group in Little Africa

  • Day 7: Paris

    Visit the Louvre with an expert guide to learn about artifacts and collections from a perspective of Black history and experience 

    Spend time exploring Paris on your own

  • Day 8: Paris • Amsterdam

    Travel by train to Amsterdam, the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands

    See Amsterdam through the lens of the Black experience in the Netherlands on an expert-led tour and boat cruise

    See Amsterdam in a new way on a boat cruise through its picturesque canals

  • Day 9: Amsterdam

    Participate in an activity facilitated by the Anne Frank House and aimed at broadening your understanding of, and engagement with, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging 

    Spend time exploring Amsterdam on your own

    Enjoy dinner in Amsterdam

  • Day 10: Depart for home

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  • Day 1: Fly overnight to England

  • Day 2: London

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    See London through the lens of the Black experience in England on a walking tour led by your Tour Director

    Add this in-depth excursion
    London Eye

    London Eye

    Soar into the sky aboard the London Eye, a 40-story, 32-capsule observation wheel that offers spectacular views of the city. Also enjoy the 4D Experience, a 3D film complete with in-theater special effects like wind, snow and mist.  

    Enjoy dinner in London

  • Day 3: London

    Visit with The Black Curriculum, an organization focused on delivering Black British history all across the UK

    Visit the British Museum with an expert guide to learn about artifacts and collections from a perspective of Black history and experience

  • Day 4: London

    Tour Brixton, an Afro-Caribbean cultural hub in London that embodies both change and continuity, with an expert local guide

    Visit the Black Cultural Archives Heritage Center, an organization dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the histories of African and Caribbean people in Britain 

    Participate in a Black History lecture to learn, reflect, and challenge perspectives

  • Day 5: London • Paris

    Travel by Eurostar train to Paris

    See Paris through the lens of the Black experience in France on a walking tour led by your Tour Director 

    Visit the Arc de Triomphe, a monument honoring those who fought for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

    Enjoy dinner in Paris

    Add this in-depth excursion
    Jazz evening

    Jazz evening

    Enjoy a night of jazz music, which begin in Paris during the first World War and bloomed as Black soldiers from the United States fled segregation and settled in Paris. Notable figures in this movement include the 369th infantry regiment jazz band, whose album was the first jazz record to be released in Europe, and Sidney Bechet, Kenny Clarke, and Dexter Gordon, among many others.

  • Day 6: Paris

    Discover how diverse African communities express their identity within Paris with a visit to Little Africa, a vibrant neighborhood with African markets, cuisine, fashion, and more

    Enjoy lunch with your group in Little Africa

  • Day 7: Paris

    Visit the Louvre with an expert guide to learn about artifacts and collections from a perspective of Black history and experience 

    Spend time exploring Paris on your own

  • Day 8: Paris • Amsterdam

    Travel by train to Amsterdam, the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands

    See Amsterdam through the lens of the Black experience in the Netherlands on an expert-led tour and boat cruise

    See Amsterdam in a new way on a boat cruise through its picturesque canals

  • Day 9: Amsterdam

    Participate in an activity facilitated by the Anne Frank House and aimed at broadening your understanding of, and engagement with, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging 

    Spend time exploring Amsterdam on your own

    Enjoy dinner in Amsterdam

  • Day 10: Depart for home

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Whether you're aiming for a promotion, want to land your dream job, or hoping to leave your comfort zone, international experience gives you the skills you need to succeed in an increasingly global world.
 97% growth in the number of students who were confident navigating unfamiliar places post study abroad.1  93% of students who studied abroad and entered the workforce were employed within 6 months of graduation, compared to 49% who did not study abroad.2  Students who studied abroad saw 100% greater improvement in GPA.3

 

 

*Sources: 1: EF Study Abroad Program Impact 2018; 2: IES Abroad 2015; 3: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010  

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