Preparations Underway!

This blog will contain posts and images from Hiram College's study abroad trip to England! Here, students will create posts detailing their experiences traveling abroad while studying William Shakespeare and his plays. Stay tuned for lots of photos and some entertaining tales from our trip following the Bard!

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