The Great Ideas Tour is a part of the John Fraser Ramsey Premier Award at the University of Alabama. The award honors John Fraser Ramsey, a history professor at the University of Alabama who dedicated his life to the university and the students.  GIT is “the opportunity to travel Europe and discover [your] own sense of possibility and responsibility within a global humanity.”

With my interest in the colonial past, I would like to focus my Great Ideas Tour on the countries of Spain and Portugal in order to gain a better understanding of the contributions these countries made to the food, culture, and language of South America and the Caribbean.My journey begins August 1, 2019 when I board my flight to Lisbon, Portugal. With one backpack and camera in tow I hope to continue the legacy of Dr. Ramsey by embracing his joie de vivre!

Please check in for updates, photos, and news of my tour. I am very grateful for this opportunity and look forward to sharing this journey with all of you! For more information about John F. Ramsey and this scholarship follow this link https://ramseyaward.sa.ua.edu/