Hello! My name is Jaime Schmotzer and I am a second year student majoring in City and Regional Planning with a minor in Architecture. I was born and raised in Canton, Ohio and recently moved to Akron, Ohio this past summer. Some of my hobbies include reading, baking, knitting, and watching movies.
I have been to multiple cities across the country and really enjoy traveling, but I had the opportunity to go to France when I was in high school and that trip really inspired me to travel more outside of the country. I have been interested in British culture especially, and I think this class will be a great way to not only study this culture, but also get to experience it first-hand. I chose this trip specifically because I am interested in history and historic preservation, as well as sustainability and I think London is a city that combines both of those ideas very successfully.
I am most excited to see St. Paul’s Cathedral because I have learned about it in some of my classes and I find it really fulfilling to see what I have studied in class. I am also excited to see Stonehenge just because it is so famous and unusual.
A picture I took of the Eiffel Tower in France
