by Rebecca M. | Aug 24, 2026 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
As someone who has had a peanut allergy my entire life, I have become very used to navigating eating in the states. I know how to properly read the ingredient labels, how to order in restaurants, and what ingredients to expect in common US foods. However, when going...
by Jordyn C. | Aug 24, 2026 | _
As I’m reflecting on my time in Oxford, I am brainstorming blog topics. I want to help pay it forward with this blog and write about something helpful. I could get all sappy about how study abroad was the best experience I’ve ever had in my life, but...
by Gracie M. | Aug 24, 2026 | _
What i miss most Coming home from Florence has been a lot more emotional than I expected. I came home on August 7th and was able to spend less than a week with my family in Florida before moving into my house at the University of Alabama for my junior year. It was...
by Kimo H. | Aug 24, 2026 | _
As my time in Portugal came to a close, I thought a lot about how I had just spent three weeks in a foreign country. As someone who can only speak English, I was expecting the language barrier to be extremely difficult and that I would struggle to get much done....
by Brenna M. | Aug 24, 2026 | _
Here is what to expect for a typical day in the life of a student studying art history in Italy!! Morning!! Enjoy a delicious breakfast of meat, cheese, fruit, and either a pot of coffee and cream, or (my favorite) a machine that offers cappuccinos, lattes, and...
by Brenna M. | Aug 24, 2026 | _
The travel day is all worth it when this is what greets you when you arrive! Getting to travel to Italy with the Art and Art History department was the greatest decision I could make this summer. For a degree like art history, travel and practical experience are...
by Kate B | Aug 24, 2026 | Arts & Sciences, Education, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
When people talk about going abroad, culture shock is a topic that often comes up. Two days after arriving in Ireland, I should have been deep in culture shock, but instead I experienced something stranger: uncanny familiarity. We were hiking the Spinc, which roughly...
by Jordyn C. | Aug 24, 2026 | _
I’m your textbook definition of a Type A person: Hours upon hours of hunching over my computer on my couch, planning and planning. I enjoy planning usually more than the actual trip. This was the first time I got to plan a whole trip by myself. Like how riddles...
by Morgan J. | Aug 24, 2026 | Commerce & Business, Engineering, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer, _
Stepping back onto American soil after my time in South America, I realized almost immediately that I returned as a changed person. More than anything, the travel bug has officially bitten me. Prior to this trip, the world outside the United States felt abstract, but...
by Katie W. | Aug 24, 2026 | Asia, Exchange, Nursing, Summer, _
My first thoughts arriving to Chiba, I thought about how clean everything was and how the people seemed so nice and friendly, the only thoughts running through me were: Wow everyone is in their own world and respectful. I personally loved the fact that everything was...
by Ava M. | Aug 24, 2026 | _
After being back home in America for the last few weeks, I find myself continuing to reflect on my experience studying abroad at Oxford. While I was excited to come home and see my friends and family, as well as have the luxuries of air conditioning and ice water,...
by Addison P. | Aug 24, 2026 | _
I always knew studying abroad was something I’d be interested in doing in college. In theory, it would be a fun trip where I would get to meet new people and see new places before returning to campus as a changed person. In practice, it was all of this and more....
by Maya B. | Aug 21, 2026 | _
My week in Spain was a huge cultural adjustment for me. From big things like how busy Marid was to little things like waiting until my dorm’s dinner began at 8:30pm, which felt illegal, as someone who usually eats at 6 and is in bed by 9:45. One day, as I began...
by Gracie P. | Aug 11, 2026 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
There were many moments where I wanted nothing more than being where I am right now: sitting on a plane headed back to Dr. Pepper, Chick-fil-A, and Target (just to name a few). Now here I am doing exactly that wishing I could have just one more day in Portugal. ...
by Brea G. | Aug 3, 2026 | _
My first week of studying in Oxford has undoubtedly been a difficult week. The heatwave in the United Kingdom has been much harder to handle than I predicted. Trying to navigate public transportation for the first time has been an anxiety-inducing task. Other small...
by Ashley T. | Jul 28, 2026 | _
As my time in Iceland comes to an end, I find myself in between excitement to leave but also not ready to leave yet. It’s not the bittersweetness of leaving that a lot of people talk about, but rather a bucket-list item that is checked off, and I’m now looking...
by Kayln C. | Jul 28, 2026 | _
Never in my life did I imagine I would be living the life I am today. As a child, I dreamed endlessly of traveling the world and living in different countries. Yet, despite those big dreams, there was always a quiet voice telling me they were unrealistic, even...
by Margaret W. | Jul 28, 2026 | _
When I first had the idea to study abroad at the beginning of last year, all of my friends were perplexed and confused with the idea. Some view it as a foreign concept at UA. That reaction made this decision a little scarier, as I knew I would be going basically...
by Ellyssa A. | Jul 23, 2026 | Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
When you live in a city for four months, it’s easy to feel like you have all the time in the world to explore it. There’s no rush or pressure because it’s right there in front of you. Ironically, that’s exactly why so many people end up not really experiencing...
by Heidi W. | Jul 23, 2026 | _
Packing for my study abroad trip was a lot harder than I expected, especially since it was only one week. I needed to cover everything from business settings to excursions to hostel necessities. Given that I decided to travel to Panama to stay two days before and one...
