by W. Collins | Jul 5, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
Saturday night I took an 8 hour flight to London and left the United States for the first time in my life. I boarded a bus to Oxford University and have spent the last three days exploring the beautiful campus of Worcester College, and city of Oxford. I have been...
by Jacob Camden | Jul 4, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Readers, are viruses alive? It is a subject of debate among biologists. They reproduce themselves, like living organisms, using all the usual biological machinery, including genes encoded in nucleic acids: DNA or RNA. Yet when outside of hosts, they are totally inert,...
by K. Applebaum | Jul 4, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
Worcester College, University of Oxford. I’m headed to Worcester College in Oxford, England! The day is finally here! I am headed to Worcester College in Oxford, England with the UA @ Oxford program today! I have been looking forward to this day for a very long...
by S. Jaggears | Jul 4, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
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by J. Money | Jul 4, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
I get it: we all build up our study abroad trips in our heads as perfect, flawless adventures. However, in reality, there will be bumps along the way just like any other day. This was definitely true for me. On the plane ride over, I couldn’t sleep the entire...
by K. Haynes | Jul 4, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
I was so excited to go overseas. I had been to Budapest, Hungary in 2018 for a missions trip during which we held an English camp for Hungarian students. This trip was going to be completely different! This wouldn’t be with a lot of students I already knew, but...
by E. Webber | Jul 3, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Lake at El Retiro Park Hi, I’m Elizabeth. I am a political science major and Spanish minor at UA, and I just came back from the UA in Spain: Language and Culture program in Madrid. I wanted to compile a list of some of the must-see places I went to while in Spain....
by J. Faulds | Jul 3, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by J. Holmquist | Jul 2, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
I just finished my study abroad yesterday and flew from Barranquilla to Cusco to continue traveling on my own. I am now reflecting about my experience in Colombia. I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to go, and I am even more fortunate to have been...
by J. Faulk | Jul 2, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by Hallie Knight | Jul 2, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Growing up near Saint Augustine, Florida, I am no stranger to historical monuments. But North American old and European old are two completely different things. To put it in perspective, Castillo de San Marcos is 350 years old, while the Colosseum is approximately...
by Rachel Marsh | Jul 1, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
There’s a maxim in language learning that claims that no one has ever learned a language in a classroom. This, of course, goes against the hours and hours Bama students spend in BB Comer studying conjugation, vocabulary, and pronunciation. For years, I have been one...
by Rachel Marsh | Jun 30, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
I write this post at midnight of my last night in the wonderful city of Barranquilla. The past six weeks have been full of experiences, people, and sights that can really only be described in one word: unforgettable. It’s so cliché to say that studying abroad will...
by Blakely P. | Jun 29, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
1.Uber is illegal but very cheap Due to the unionization of taxi drivers in Colombia, Uber is illegal. However, they are still very common! The app functions the same, but the cars do not have any signs that identify them as Ubers. The drivers also expect you to use...
by N. Bonner | Jun 28, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
When I decided to study abroad in France, I was extremely excited about the opportunity to learn the French language from the professors at my French institution. However, after completing two weeks at the Institute of Touraine, I can confidently say that I am...
by B. Hand | Jun 28, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by B. Hand | Jun 28, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by A. Fuller | Jun 28, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
I first decided, about a year ago, that I was going to commit to making studying abroad a reality. I’ve been interested in going abroad for much longer but didn’t feel that It was possible financially. I eventually reached a point where I was determined to...
by E. McPhearson | Jun 28, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I’m two-thirds of the way through my faculty-led trip and I can’t believe it because I feel like I just got here! My favorite part about Greece has been the beautiful scenic views views. I’ve seen dazzling gulfs and seas, huge mountain ranges, and cute towns scattered...
by Jacob Camden | Jun 27, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Summer, UA-Affiliate
In Costa Rica, there are many ways to get wet. Hay varias maneras de mojarse. I don’t think I’ve spent a single day here totally dry; the main moistening agent has been my own sweat. Some days I can start the fifteen-minute walk to the university feeling...
