by Kari E | Jun 30, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Wow! I cannot believe that my time studying abroad has come to an end. It doesn’t feel real, after a month of living somewhere you get used to your new surroundings. I absolutely fell in love with Spain…Madrid, in particular, as it was the city I was able to call my...
by Tatum D | Jun 29, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I will soon be heading across the pond to study for a month in Oxford, England. I will be studying at Worcester College, which is one of Oxford University’s 38 colleges. Since I was a young girl, traveling to England has always been a dream of mine. One of the...
by Justin C | Jun 28, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Well, it officially has been a month since I returned home from beautiful Florence, Italy. Many emotions filled me as I got home—depressed, anxious, happy, nervous—I didn’t know how to feel. I was excited to come home and see family and friends, but I was also...
by Anna M | Jun 28, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Looking back now, my first day was actually pretty comical. However, it definitely was not funny at the time. I guess I’ll start with my flight from Atlanta to Madrid. I was extremely excited and a little nervous to finally be on my way to Madrid, Spain! (I was...
by Haley G | Jun 27, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer, _
Upon arrival to the Belize City Airport, I was nervous to go through customs, as this was my first time ever leaving the United States. A group of students on the trip with me gathered and helped me fill out the customs form and this made me less nervous. After going...
by Megan E | Jun 25, 2018 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer, _
So you’ve been preparing for months and now you are finally here, your study abroad location! Upon my arrival in Florence, Italy I found that the city could be slightly overwhelming. For one, the city is actually not evencalled Florence: it is called Firenze. I...
by Jacob E | Jun 25, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Please read Part I: UA in Germany: Part I Guten Tag, everyone. We made it to Germany. One thought has always come to my mind on the now three flights I have ever had the pleasure of patronizing: I do not trust anyone who closes the shade on the window seat. We took an...
by Olivia E | Jun 24, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I have known since day one of my college career that I wanted to study abroad in Spain. As a Spanish minor, I quickly realized that fully immersing myself into the language and culture of a Spanish-speaking nation would be an incredible learning experience for me....
by Emily B | Jun 21, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I’ve been in Spain for just over two weeks now, and I could not be more thankful that I chose to come here! I was really nervous when we first arrived, because my flight was quite a few hours late and I didn’t know anyone else doing the program. It was...
by Gabriel C | Jun 21, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
As suggested, the UA in France: Language and Culture program does involve actual class time. It almost sounds wrong to say I was in summer school because the whole month was so surreal that to call it school would appear to negate the experience which would be a...
by Mackenzie S | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer, _
Every since I came to college, I have always wanted to study abroad. I had a small study abroad experience in high school, and I realized how much you can learn from surrounding yourself in another culture. It was actually this study abroad trip in high school that...
by Kathryn C | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
It’s definitely been a crazy few weeks here in Firenze. At first it was a tough adjustment but I’m learning to get used to the big city life. When we first arrived in the city it was a bit overwhelming and I was already having second thoughts about the whole...
by Abigail K | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
A brief summary: I started out on this three-month, eight-country* journey on May 12, with a ticket to Belgrade, Serbia as part of the Serbia Fellowship Experience. I spent two weeks in Serbia, split between a hotel in Belgrade and a host family in the town of Blace....
by Anuska N | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Honestly, I’m surprised I even got into the country. I have been traveling abroad since I was an infant, coming to America, visiting friends and family back in Malaysia and Hong Kong, traveling to Greece, England and Italy with my dad… I had experience traveling. But...
by Sudarsan M | Jun 17, 2018 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Study abroad experiences alway provide a very unique perspective of a country new or old. Based on this, I knew that I wanted to study abroad somewhere where I had already spent some time on my own. This would allow me to get a very new perspective on a country that I...
by Tabranecia Patterson | Jun 14, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Home, Program Type, Summer, _
What I fell in love with first! I have to be honest, arriving in Florence, Italy was nerve-racking at first. From my luggage still being in Paris, forgetting to get euros out of the ATM, and not being able to get into my home stay house, it was a rough first day. I...
by Katherine S | Jun 13, 2018 | Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
About Me: My name is Katy Sobodos. I’m an incoming junior from Detroit, Michigan. My major is Management Information Systems and my minor is Geography. I am going on the faculty-led program, UA in Belize: Rainforests and Reefs: Tropical Conservation in Belize, as well...
by Anne C | Jun 13, 2018 | Education, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I am now five days post-travel home and have had plenty of time to reflect on my experience in Italy studying the Reggio approach to learning and teaching. I have also thought a lot about the difference between the United States and Italy. I was surprised by how much...
by Samantha C | Jun 13, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I can’t believe we only have 8 days left on this trip. It honestly still feels like the first week in way not entirely though because I’m almost a local lol. I’ve made friends with the men at the convenience store, I know where to find all my favorite American foods,...
by Salvatore A | Jun 12, 2018 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I’m writing this after walking out of turn at graduation this May. As an engineering student, I participated in the co-op program for 3 rotating semesters, which contribute to why I’m studying abroad to finish up my degree. Thankfully, the department of...
