Virgin Islands: Thankful For The Experience

Submitted by Heather Newkirk on the 2019 winter session study abroad program in the Virgin Islands sponsored by the School of Nursing…

As my program comes to an end, we are enjoying our last moments in St. John! We hiked to the amazing petroglyphs and learned about the meaning of the symbols. Our group went to a reggae concert, which truly showed us so much from music to food. This whole experience has brought friends, memories, clinical experience, and a world view. I am so sad for this program to come to an end, but I am leaving this place with so much love for the people and sites I am leaving behind. I am so thankful for all I have seen and experienced over the past five weeks and I cannot believe I have been privileged enough to see all that I have.

Our group overlooking Trunk Bay, which our taxi driver was nice enough to take us to!
The final destination of our hike, where we uncovered petroglyphs from before 1493
Sugar mill we encountered on our way to the petroglyphs, which we learned about during our class information before the excursion!