by Angela S | Dec 17, 2014 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Leaving Florence was heartbreaking. I made so many friends over my semester, and I learned so much about the city and the Italian culture. I loved it all. I loved the Renaissance architecture and beauty, I loved the annoying tourists blocking my path to class, I loved...
by Apryl J | Dec 15, 2014 | All Year, Asia, Commerce & Business, Exchange
People. Food. Traveling. Culture. I’ll start first by talking about the people, and by people I mean locals. If you don’t look Korean the first thing I will tell you is get ready to be stared at. It’s not that they are being rude, it’s...
by Charlotte S | Dec 15, 2014 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate
When some people go abroad they seek out “cultural activities” like learning how to cook the local cuisine or playing a traditional instrument. While I did spend time painstakingly tracing Arabic calligraphy and cooking knafeh (a delicious Jordanian dessert), one of...
by Casey D | Dec 8, 2014 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester
7:00am: Wake up and cook breakfast in the common kitchen before class. I share a hallway with 11 other students– some international, some Danish– and we all share a big kitchen and bathroom. 7:45am: Bike to class! Or take the bus if it’s...
by Charlotte S | Dec 5, 2014 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate
I sighed taking in a deep breath of the sea air and feeling the warm sunrays soak into my skin. The transparent water broke gently along the pebbled shore. I don’t know exactly what I pictured when I signed up to study in Jordan but lying on the beach, in a bikini,...
by Angela S | Dec 1, 2014 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I am in love. It is an odd love that I will never forget. My time here in Florence has passed by so fast, I feel like I just got here yesterday. The thought that I only have a little more than two weeks left here breaks my heart. The last two and a half months, I have...
by Casey D | Nov 23, 2014 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester
My journey to Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark, began back in August and included almost missing my flight, delays, and lost luggage. BUT after being here for two and a half months I am happy to say that my situation is now much more comfortable. Before...
by Novien Y | Oct 24, 2014 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester
“What did I do to deserve this? Why MY luggage? Why does this airport have to be so big? Why did I have to pack those extra shoes? The luggage is that much heavier.” After about 15 minutes of complaining to myself, my normal optimistic disposition engaged...
by Novien Y | Oct 8, 2014 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester
This may have been the longest week of my life! So much to share, so little time (off to yet another University activity). Lets start from the beginning. My travels began on Sunday September 22, 2014 at a bright and early 5am drive to the local airport in Memphis, TN....
by Anthony B | Sep 23, 2014 | All Year, Commerce & Business, Europe, UA-Affiliate
“The greatest danger in life is not to take the adventure.” – George Mallory Today, I will embark on the most note-worthy adventures of my almost-twenty-year old life (my birthday is October 14th in case you were wondering). I’ve...
by Apryl J | Sep 2, 2014 | All Year, Asia, Commerce & Business, Exchange
Hello! 안녕하세요! My name is Apryl Jackson and I have chosen to journey off to Seoul (서울), South Korea as an exchange student for a year. I am a junior at the University of Alabama majoring in International Business with a minor in Korean Language. I decided to study...
