Alnwick Castle England 1996 Study Abroad St. CLoud State

[ChrisGem126]

I lived in the castle for 2 years...I was a student at Alnwick College of Education (1974-1976). I was one of the last English students living there before our college was closed . Then St Cloud moved in. The room in Upper Fosse was my room Sept 1975-July 1976!!! I shered it with a giel called Carol. It was really amazing to see your video, the mailboxes and the dining room...so many memories...Thanks!!!

[chazrai]

This is amazing. I'm studying abroad right now in Central London (right in the middle of the city in flats), and I have to say, I never thought I could be jealous of someone else studying abroad, but I totally am. Living in a castle? Whaaaat? And Hogwarts was filmed there!

[nickletz06]

A definate fairy tale, for sure. I spent last summer studying at the castle. Everyday I think about it and miss it more and more. Things have definately changed over the years. Oh how I love Alnwick.

[LauraBeak]

And hey, did you know that they have wireless internet in the castle now?! Yup! The "kids" there now can even watch Twins games *live* in the middle of the night like they're watching TV. Craziness! Thanks again for posting this... It really is amazing. I mean, sometimes even *I* have a hard time believing myself when I hear myself telling people that, once upon a time, I lived with a Duke in a 1,000-year-old castle in England. Kinda sounds like a fairy tale, doesn't it?!

[LauraBeak]

This totally made my day! I sobbed, so I watched it again. (And I'm going to watch it again!) I lived there S/S '98. Two years later, I had Pat's room (that Mary so nicely decorated) in the Upper Fosse. I managed the primitive computer lab for work study. Seeing Patrick again was priceless! (I miss him & Krista. Where are they now?!) Thanks for taking me back "home" for those 4 awesome minutes! (I met the Duke 7/06 at SCSU's 25th anniversary reunion & spent the week in the Fosse again. Magical!)

[beltho]

Fun! I was on the program in 97/98

[smartman89]

Thanks for sharing this video. I am planning to spend a semester there and it was neat to get a mini little tour. It looks like an amazing place, and I love how it echos. Not a lot of Americans can say they have lived in a castle, let alone been in one. I can't wait to go!

[HarrietJonesPM]

Ahhhh! I did the Alnwick study abroad trip in the summer of 2004. I can't tell you how much I miss it!!!

The dining hall seems quite different. There's huge wooden benches in there now, and a monstrous hot water boiler.

By the way, I had your job!!! I remember sweeping and mopping those stairs and those floors every week.

[waterskimn]

Awesome to hear about it. That was an awesome time, kinda reminds me of highschool mixed in with college, mixed in with spring break, mixed in with realworld.

Thanks, Matt