Day 4

Today we visited Florence Nightingale's grave site and home and Oxford. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the visit to Florence Nightingale site because at first I thought I would not enjoy this. The video that was shown was very informative and well produced. I learned the most I have ever learned about the roots of my career. I did not know that Florence was born into a very wealthy family and was called by God to serve others through nursing. I thought it was very touching that such an inspirational woman was a part of making a better name for nursing and figured out so much about environmental health. She focused so much on caring for others that she risked her own health. I throughly enjoyed visiting her home town. The second part of the day consisted of visiting the University of Oxford. It was a bit chilly outside, but the university was beautiful. I gained knowledge about how the university is split up into different colleges. I thought it was very interesting that the separate colleges have rivalries against each other even though they are within the same university. Furthermore, despite the cold, I learned a lot and gained a closer understanding of why I chose the career path of nursing. We are in store for another exciting day tomorrow; visiting the city of Bath and Stonehenge! I cannot wait for what's in store next!