Day 10 - The End

Day 10 - The End

Our group met at 7:30am in the main lobby with dirty sheets and pillow cases in tow - as per the custom of hostel living (see white pile in left corner of the photo). We had a little scare when we learned that today was daylight savings time. But our cultural difference lesson for the day is that europe does not go to "Summer Time" until March 30th.

The Clink 78 motto on the lobby wall reads: "I came, I saw, I slept." We managed to accomplish the first two, but because we didn't accomplish a lot of the last motto, we left London with a few runny noses and sore throats. 

Luckily, our bus driver arrived 15 minutes early, so we "alighted" our bus and were off through the quiet early morning streets of London to Heathrow Airport with english promptness. 

We managed to get through check-in and security without a hitch and waited patiently for our gate to be announced. Needless to say - the time for sleep had finally come and our weary travelers started to crash.

I am adding my piece of design for the day. The Kangaroo Restaurant had a nice display of typography at their entrance. Colors, fonts and use of texture made this a memorable branding.

We were finally on our way at 12:00pm. The many British goodbyes displayed as we walked toward our gate and the "Way Out" - were a sad reminder that our trip was at an end.

Here is our Boeing 777 at Heathrow waiting for us to board.

Our trip from London to Dulles Airport, Washington DC was 7 hours and 12 minutes long. The movie options were many and varied. I caught up on my movie watching by viewing both Lincoln and Argo. My vote is for Lincoln - great cast. Otherwise the trip was uneventful.

We arrived in the USA at 3:52pm and are currently settled in the Dulles Airport waiting through our 5 hour layover. Lots of us are on the phone to friends and family - happily reconnecting. The group can take over and settle into a space with tremendous speed. Soon we will be making our way to Albany with many, many, stories to tell and memories to add to our life list of experiences.

It was a wonderful first trip abroad for our graphic design program. The students made the trip a success and we appreciate their energy and enthusiasm. I hope our future adventures abroad are as successful as our first.

Cheers,
Jessica Loy
Graphic Design, Faculty