by Tessa Pickens | Nov 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
Choosing the UA in Oxford program may be the best decision that I have made thus far. I first saw this program my junior year of high school while researching colleges and it heavily influenced my decision on attending the University of Alabama. A lot of the appeal...
by Lauren L. | Nov 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My time in Italy was packed over 2 weeks, and I was able to experience much of the art, history, and amazing landscapes Italy has! As part of the Art History course, we were expected to write about specific pieces in each city and discuss their significance to the...
by Lauren L. | Nov 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Coming back from a trip full of so much amazing art and history, I’d say it was both a bit challenging and refreshing to learn a topic contrasting with my major. With my different experiences as a STEM (biology) major, I learned a lot about creativity and...
by Aidan M. | Nov 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
Almost 1400 species have been documented on the Belize Barrier Reef, the second longest coral reef in the world. During the UA in Belize: Rainforests and Reefs trip this May, we spent two weeks snorkeling the reef and seeking out as many of those species as we could....
by Nathaniel S. | Nov 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Why am I not more changed? That’s all I could ask myself the past few weeks as I have been home. I think an explanation might be that we never spent more than two days in one place, so I never got too attached. We were also hiking, so I was seeing more nature than...
by Nathaniel S. | Nov 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Non-traditional, Summer
Wow! Genuinely all I can think so far is wow. This trip is a first of its kind since we are hiking every day and not staying in one place. Rather than seeing all the things one city has to offer or going to class and having homework every day, I am lucky enough to see...
by Isabella Berry | Nov 15, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Greetings! I recently had the pleasure of studying abroad in Norway as a part of the UA Adventures in Literature class. It was by far one of the coolest experiences of my life and I am already trying to figure out how to get back! In this post, I will talk about a few...
by Isabella Berry | Nov 15, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Hei hei! During my study abroad trip, UA: Adventures in Literature, our class had the opportunity to travel all over the beautiful country of Norway. Along the way, we stayed at various establishments, but our main lodgings were typically in the form of hostels. When...
by Addison L. | Nov 15, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by Addison L. | Nov 15, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
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by Caroline Brantley | Nov 15, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Social Work, Summer
Nothing makes me quite as joyful as walking through an outdoor market in another country. I must say that Africa holds some of the coolest outdoor markets, and the markets I visited in Ghana did not disappoint. Filled with a beautiful combination of various smells...
by Caroline Brantley | Nov 15, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Social Work, Summer, _
There is something so grounding about sitting on the beach, especially in a foreign country. The ocean is vast and, yet, when you are sitting at the shoreline of any beach, you are watching the waves crashing into the sand and rocks in the same way they would miles...
by Lauren Z. | Oct 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Vienna has been such an amazing experience. Upon being 2 weeks in, we have studied almost every day at the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime, as well as been to many historical buildings around the city. My first impression of Vienna was how beautiful the...
by Lauren Z. | Oct 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Arriving home has been so bittersweet. I miss Europe so much and the experiences I got but I am so glad to be back home with my family and dogs. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to study abroad and will definitely be taking advantage of any future study...
by Abigail Tanner | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
It is now less than 24 hours before I leave home for my study abroad trip. I’ve known I’ve needed to write this blog for months now, but I could never bring myself to sit down and write it before today. In fact, I’ve been sick thinking about writing this blog post. Do...
by Hailey R. | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Lillian Johnson | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Our last leg of our study abroad was spent between three cities; Weingarten, where we’ve spent the duration of our trip, Stuttgart, and Munich, where we all originally met. The last week was bittersweet; on one hand, I was missing home and ready to come back to...
by Emily A. | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
In a little over a week, I will fly to Porto for UA in Portugal: European Innovation Academy (EIA)! For three weeks, I will learn about business and entrepreneurship through an international pitch competition. But before any academics commence, my dad and I will spend...
by Kaitlyn S. | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
What an incredible trip! The final week of my study abroad was truly unforgettable. We visited a psychiatric hospital that housed a unique museum featuring artwork created by patients over the years. It was fascinating to see the expressions captured through their...
by Samantha Johnson | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
While it may seem cheesy, culture shock is a real thing, even in a country that speaks your language and is not extremely different from your own. While I am sure that students who study abroad to parts of the world that do not speak English and have entirely...
