by Cassie C | May 24, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, UA-Affiliate
While I’ll be gone for a month, I know my time in Spain is going to fly by. Quite honestly I think I’ll be having such an incredible time here in Spain it will be entirely too difficult to get homesick, although you would have found me frantically calling all my...
by Jessica Van Putten Vink | May 24, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
When I signed up to go to Germany, I imagined getting a quick glimpse of the countryside through the train window, with most time spent in the big cities sightseeing. I am currently on the UA faculty led Honors in Germany program, and we got the chance to leave Munich...
by Jessica Van Putten Vink | May 21, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Call me crazy, but a month ago all I knew about Germany was history from World War II and the Berlin Wall (among other minute details). I spotted the UA Honors in Germany trip in the Honors College newsletter and at the last minute, decided to go to the information...
by Kaila | May 12, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, Engineering, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I cannot believe I only have two months left in New Zealand! The semester has flown by! I have been fortunate enough to travel around the south island of New Zealand almost every weekend with my friends. So far I have only spent 1 weekend in Dunedin, where I go to...
by Kaila | Feb 15, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, Engineering, Semester, UA-Affiliate
As I sat at the airport, a flood of emotion came over me. I was anxious, excited, nervous, and sad all at the same time. Saying goodbye to my friends and especially my parents was nearly impossible. I flew through security, which rarely ever happens, so I had a couple...
by Margaret M | Feb 15, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
As a Chemical Engineering student, I had resigned myself to the fact that a study abroad for an entire semester was going to be impossible. Sophomore year, when I realized if I completely rearranged my schedule for the next 3 years there was a possibility to make it...
by Hadley S | Dec 4, 2015 | All Year, Engineering, Europe, Exchange
In France, there is a long fall break of about one week at the end of October called Toussaint. French students from around the country leave in mass exoduses to various countries in and around Europe for a week of exploration before the weather turns grey and foul in...
by Hadley S | Sep 22, 2015 | All Year, Engineering, Europe, Exchange
I am an engineering major. Well, I am a Computer Science major to be precise. Over the last seven years, from middle school and well past high school, I have studied the French language. Since I was small I have known that I have wanted to study abroad in France,...
by Logan | Sep 4, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
“Study abroad!” I have heard these two simple words from so many people over the past few years that I have finally decided, the summer after my junior year, to study abroad. I have always been interested, but it has taken me this long to finally decide to...
by Shellby B | Aug 27, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Our group in Oslo: from the left- John, Ross, Alex, Kendall, Myself and Lara During one weekend of my study abroad, 10 of us took a group trip to Norway! To be honest, I didn’t know much about Norway prior to the trip except that it’s cold and has fjords,...
by Logan | Aug 26, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Finally home! I’m definitely going to miss being abroad, but MAN am I ready for some home cooking… It was raining like crazy when I arrived in Atlanta, and for a moment I thought that I was back in Ireland! Thankfully, this was not the case, and I knew that as...
by Logan | Aug 19, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Dublin: Dublin is great. The people are great, and they definitely know how to cook potatoes! I also love how easy it is to get around here! The public transportation is magnificent and I am definitely going to miss it when I’m...
by Matthew W | Aug 18, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I’ve been home for a little bit now, and the subsequent question after “How was it?” is usually “Which place was your favorite?” I want to give a definitive ranking of my favorite cities, based on my experiences, from my time in Europe:...
by Joseph B | Aug 18, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
The Palio di Siena is a horse race that is held twice each year, on July 2 and August 16, in Siena, Italy. Anyone traveling abroad during those two dates in Europe should make an effort go see this thrilling and culturally rich tradition. Here’s my attempt at...
by Shellby B | Aug 17, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I posted this blog post on my personal blog, at the beginning of my study abroad, and I forgot to share it here. So this post is a little late, but here it is! It’s only been two days of travel and it already it feels like a month! Yesterday we flew in and spent...
by Claire B | Aug 6, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
After an amazing month and a half in France (and then a visit to London), I finally made it to Denmark! This is the first time I have been in a Scandinavian country and also the furthest north I have ever been in my life! Denmark is on the same latitude as Canada, so...
by Shellby B | Aug 6, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Noma was ranked the number one restaurant in the world 4 of the last 6 years. And I. Ate. There. How crazy is that?! When my professors said they were planning to try and get a reservation (reservations for July have to be made at the beginning of April) I jumped at...
by Patrick S | Aug 5, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
We decided to take a visit to the wonderful district of Helsingør in the greater Copenhagen area. Helsingør is home to the very old and very famous Kronborg Castle. Kronborg Castle served as the inspiration for the setting of Elsinore in William Shakespeare’s...
by Matthew W | Aug 5, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
We all have that one friend–likely even more. I’m talking about that friend that is constantly posting about his/her latest travel adventure. Maybe you know folks that will tell you all about their travels on the occasions they are in the same country as...
by Patrick S | Jul 23, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
With a weekend free of labs and lab reports, a group of four of us decided to take a 3 day trip to the wonderful city of Berlin, Germany. We started off our activities with a trip to see the Brandenburg Gate. This neoclassical triumphal arch is gorgeous, and it is...
