by Savannah W | Aug 7, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
May 9th, 2015 Today was our first day trip! It was such a fun day, but it came with a price. We had to be in the lobby at 6 in the morning. From the lobby, we went to the Heuston train station. We had breakfast in the station and I shared my scone with a pigeon...
by Tori C | Aug 7, 2015 | Australia/New Zealand, Commerce & Business, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Strap your ears and eyes in tightly, because they’re going for a ride in this post. Two months ago, I boarded a plane from Birmingham, Alabama, bound for Gold Coast, Australia. The flight time was 31 hours total, and I was so excited, I didn’t sleep the...
by Amy J | Aug 7, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Although I am glad to be home, I am already missing being abroad. It is strange not being with the people that you have spent weeks with abroad and not having to pay for water at restaurants anymore. Although the experience is over, I know that the memories and the...
by Vyt P | Aug 6, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester
As I sit here on my laptop in the middle of my parents kitchen I begin to reflect on my life starting at the young age of 11. I was brought to Tuscaloosa in the 4th grade when my dad received a job offer to be an engineering professor at The University of Alabama....
by Kaitlin B | Aug 5, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Sitting here at my kitchen table after 23 hours of traveling makes the last month of my life seems like a dream. It’s hard for me to think about how the trip I’ve spent so many months planning and looking forward to is already over. It didn’t take long for my little...
by Savannah S | Aug 3, 2015 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer
When you travel to another country you realize how different, and sometimes really strange, other cultures are compared to your own. While I was abroad I saw and experienced things that I would only see in China. So here is a composed list of all the things I would...
by Jennifer N | Aug 3, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Singing “Sweet Home Alabama” in Dublin While my Study Abroad was only a Maymester, I still was able to visit two countries for a considerable amount of time. We had scheduled ten days in Dublin, Ireland and ten days in Istanbul, Turkey. Out of the two I...
by Jennifer N | Jul 24, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
On top of the world in Istanbul!While my Study Abroad was only a Maymester, I still was able to visit two countries for a considerable amount of time. We had scheduled ten days in Dublin, Ireland and ten days in Istanbul, Turkey. While I was super excited about...
by Hayden A | Jul 22, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Now that I’m back home, I’m not too upset or sad about leaving Barcelona. I’m very satisfied with the professional experience I got and the connections I made in Spain and I look forward to keeping in contact with all of the friends I made. My...
by Abigail R | Jul 22, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I felt like Barcelona became apart of me, it was extremely hard to say goodbye. I already miss it so much and I’ve been home for a day! I became so close with my roommates and my apartment and my life in Spain and I never thought I would love it this much. As I...
by Kaitlin B | Jul 16, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
It’s so hard to believe I am over halfway done with my summer study abroad experience in London. Although I have only been a student here for a week and a half, I have already adjusted and (somewhat) settled in to life here. I have the most amazing roommates and I am...
by Savannah S | Jul 14, 2015 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer
On my study abroad trip to China my group had the opportunity to be “adopted” by different Chinese families for a day! The mom picked us up at the University and drove us to their home. We were greeted with big smiles and a lot of tea. Although I am not...
by Nicholas R | Jul 14, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
While being here in Barcelona, my level of appreciation and respect has grown tremendously for not only Spain and all of Europe, but for my home country America. Being here I have adjusted to the customs and ways that Europeans follow. Although it was kind of tough at...
by Abigail R | Jul 13, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA Non-Affiliate
When I first arrived in Barcelona I was terrified. I started wondering why my parents would ever let me do something like this. When I was waiting in the customs line no one spoke any English and I started asking myself ‘what have I got myself into?’. ...
by Carly J | Jul 13, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
How can anyone ever expect you to willingly leave paradise? Leaving Europe was one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do. I was virtually in denial the entire day before I left. I looked at the mountains and palaces that surrounded me and just couldn’t...
by Kaitlin B | Jul 13, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
It’s been 10 days since I first left America to begin my summer adventure abroad, and I have loved every second of it! My mom surprised my sister and I with a family trip to Scotland, Ireland, and England before our actual study abroad session began. I feel like I...
by Branson H | Jul 13, 2015 | Commerce & Business, South America, Summer, UA-Affiliate
So here I am. After months of planning and preparation, I’m an hour into a five hour layover before I set foot oon a 747 bound for Sao Paulo, Brazil. My decision to embark on this adventure has been the culmination of chance, a great history class, and a desire...
by Abigail R | Jul 7, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I randomly decided to go to Alabama not knowing much about the school or state and knowing absolutely no one and it ended up being the best decision I’ve ever made. This is also how I decided to go abroad, I believe that all the crazy decisions I’ve made...
by Ashley | Jul 7, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Tomorrow I set off for England! I’ve spent all summer preparing myself, planning what to pack, and just imagining what daily life will be like. I am studying abroad with UA in Oxford as part of the Honors College. I chose to study abroad because I absolutely...
by Nicholas R | Jun 25, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I chose to study abroad in Barcelona for various reasons. These reasons surround my major at the University of Alabama and experiences that I seek to gain. I am currently double majoring in Marketing and Management with an international focus. The University of...
