by Theresa S | Jun 6, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
This experience has been an incredible exploration of myself, cross-cultural communication, history, and global connection. I did not come into the trip with many expectations about what was to come, but I can honestly say that the last thing I figured I would...
by Theresa S | Jun 6, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
After 24 hours of traveling and a week of recovery from intense jet lag, I’m back home from my two week adventure to Serbia. As I spend time with curious friends and family, I find myself struggling to explain what the past two weeks have meant to me....
by Theresa S | May 29, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Day 2 in Belgrade is coming to a close, yet I feel like I have been here for much longer than 48 short hours. The extensive travel time has my brain a little out of whack, and I swear I’m a character in some sci-fi movie where time gets warped and the days all start...
by Theresa S | Jun 15, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
And just like that, it’s over. The day I’ve dreaded is here, taking me by the hand, yanking me to a place I don’t wish to go. I write this with a cloudy mind, misty eyes, somewhere over the Atlantic. I write this with an inexplicable heaviness,...
by Theresa S | Apr 28, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I was sitting at the kitchen table last night, serving myself stuffed green peppers prepared by my host grandmother (affectionately referred to as “Mamá”) when I recognized the sound of Frank Sinatra’s voice echoing through the hallways. At the same moment, Mamá...
by Theresa S | Feb 15, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
How can I describe my time abroad thus far? It seems to me that no words will do the change, the joy, the pain, the shock, the awe of the past three weeks any justice. But I have chosen to be honest with myself about this experience, and therefore, I must be honest...
