Before beginning the Spring 2006 Syracuse University London Program, I participated in "Auld Reekie: Cultural Studies, Scotland and the Road to London", an 11-day optional field-studies seminar, taught on site in Scotland and England. The seminar examines the popular and elite cultural forms that organize life in Britain. Based in Scotland and Northern England, the 3-credit pre-semester course emphasizes interaction with local cultures and environments as students explore contemporary Scottish/English/British/European identities and discover how and why identity and attitude depend on where people live. Intensive program features guest speakers from a broad range of fields, academic and non-academic texts, investigative exercises, and daily critical and reflective writing. Enrollment is limited to 25 students.