I saw my first Brighton starling murmuration on my walk back

Tess McRae Humanities Scholars majoring in English with minor in Creative Writing is at Brighton University, Brighton England.

"Since I last wrote, my cohort and I have now attended two field trips to different places in Brighton for our British Culture module. Two weeks ago we took a bus downtown to visit the Royal Pavilion (first three pictures), a favorite holiday residence of King George IV. We did a guided tour around the bottom floor of the palace and then explored the upper floors on our own. The interior and exterior design of the palace mixes styles and aesthetics from England, India, and China. It was fascinating to see how these different cultural influences blended together in each room we visited, and to learn about the tumultuous events that resulted in some of the objects in the palace being there (or, in some cases, not being there anymore!). The next day I actually came back to the Royal Pavilion area with my new friend Jo, and we explored the beautiful Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (last two pictures) right next door."