The Italians have invaded. Our digs at the President are regularly invaded by other traveling groups. Being dug-in here for a week now, I am beginning to feel like it is a permanent encampment, so when the tour bus pulls up and disgorges 40 more blathering tourists, I get a little defensive. Where […]

Sometimes, on the trek, the insignificant and innocuous gives the traveler a window seat view on the global journey. Watching the European weather on BBC this morning, it occurred to me that weather reporting is pretty much the same all over the world – some facts and figures by a perky weather lady, clouds, […]

I’d like to announce a new addition to our Digital Trek web presence - a snapshot photo gallery. This gallery will contain images taken by our students and faculty of our students and faculty as we travel. Everyone on the trip is able to contribute, and I hope that our friends and family back […]

After doing our observation at the Park about half hour away from the city Carly and I discovered many things. The parks around France seem to be a place where people spend their lunch breaks on and is overall a place of relaxation. We noticed several men in business suits strolling through the […]

After being in London for a day, I have noticed quite a variation from being in Paris. Although both cities are relatively the same size, they are very different in nature. With only one quick glance down a street, a number of differences caught my eye.
First, London is much less clean than Paris. The […]

This section of the site houses the weblog posting written by students and faculty during the trip. Stay tuned for updates!