It feels like a week ago when I first got to London, not knowing many people, and curious about how these next few months would go. Now at this point, with just two weeks to go, all I can say is wow. These last few months have changed my life in ways I couldn’t have…

Growing up, my dad always preached the importance of family. He’s always been very interested in tracing our ancestry and tracking down old documentation to better understand where we come from. In fact, both of my given names are from my family history. My first name, Ryan, means “Little King” in Gaelic. My middle name,…

Moving to London has given me the opportunity to experience a very diverse range of cultures. At the same time, adjusting to life in such a big city can feel challenging in certain ways. On a more basic level, one of the hardest things to get used to is the cost of living. Everything here…

Coming into this semester, I didn’t know what to expect from studying marketing in London. Now that I’m about a month in, it’s been really interesting to see how the same field I’ve been studying back home operates differently in another country and culture. At Richmond American University London, I’m currently taking Introduction to Advertising,…

Hi! My name is Ryan Lawville, and I’m a junior at the University of Pittsburgh from Wilmington, Delaware, majoring in marketing with a minor in economics. This semester I am studying abroad in London through the GBI London program. As someone who had never traveled before, I felt like I had to take advantage of…