by Olivia E | Jun 24, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I have known since day one of my college career that I wanted to study abroad in Spain. As a Spanish minor, I quickly realized that fully immersing myself into the language and culture of a Spanish-speaking nation would be an incredible learning experience for me....
by Brayden K | Jun 21, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I have been in Greece for two weeks and only have one more to go. It has been bittersweet thinking about leaving this beautiful country, but I am excited to go home to tell my family and friends everything. This program entails us to travel throughout the country of...
by Emily B | Jun 21, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I’ve been in Spain for just over two weeks now, and I could not be more thankful that I chose to come here! I was really nervous when we first arrived, because my flight was quite a few hours late and I didn’t know anyone else doing the program. It was...
by Danielle S | Jun 21, 2018 | Community Health Sciences, Faculty-Led, Nursing, South America, Summer
My best piece of advice for future study abroad students is to have an open mind. I really like to make plans and stick to them, but things do not always follow through. For example, I was really looking forward to visiting Machu Picchu while in Peru, but we were...
by Gabriel C | Jun 21, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
As suggested, the UA in France: Language and Culture program does involve actual class time. It almost sounds wrong to say I was in summer school because the whole month was so surreal that to call it school would appear to negate the experience which would be a...
by Caroline S | Jun 20, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Following our rapid-tongued tour guide through the quaint cobblestone streets of Toledo, I’ll admit: I might have zoned out a bit. It was the end of my first week in Spain, I hadn’t heard a word of English in days, and my energy was beginning to wane. The...
by Makenna C | Jun 20, 2018 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Getting to tour Le Monde was definitely a highlight of my stay in France. The night before we went, I was definitely feeling the pressure since this industry visit was geared towards my interests. I never really speak up in group settings since I over think a lot and...
by Mackenzie S | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer, _
Every since I came to college, I have always wanted to study abroad. I had a small study abroad experience in high school, and I realized how much you can learn from surrounding yourself in another culture. It was actually this study abroad trip in high school that...
by Mackenzie S | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
Traveling to Tarapoto, Peru required two flights: our flight to Lima and another flight from Lima to Tarapoto. Honestly, I have not heard too many things about Peru and what it was like, so everything I saw was a bit of a surprise. When we arrived in Lima, it was very...
by Kathryn C | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
It’s definitely been a crazy few weeks here in Firenze. At first it was a tough adjustment but I’m learning to get used to the big city life. When we first arrived in the city it was a bit overwhelming and I was already having second thoughts about the whole...
by Abigail K | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
A brief summary: I started out on this three-month, eight-country* journey on May 12, with a ticket to Belgrade, Serbia as part of the Serbia Fellowship Experience. I spent two weeks in Serbia, split between a hotel in Belgrade and a host family in the town of Blace....
by Anuska N | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Honestly, I’m surprised I even got into the country. I have been traveling abroad since I was an infant, coming to America, visiting friends and family back in Malaysia and Hong Kong, traveling to Greece, England and Italy with my dad… I had experience traveling. But...
by Mackenzie D | Jun 18, 2018 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
I’ll include my winter posts soon, so please be looking out for those, but I would like to begin with everything that has happened thus far this month. For the first time in a while, I was able to travel to Osaka after school. While Kyoto is a lovely and quiet...
by Tabranecia Patterson | Jun 17, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Home, Summer
Need to get away from the city? The city of Florence and the country side of Florence are two very different regions. One region you have tons of tourists, it is overpopulated, and then you have the same street vendors trying to sell you items every corner you turn....
by Kai B | Jun 17, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Passport? Check. Phone charger? Check. Alright, after all my time spent researching for my trip abroad, making a packing list, and going to all the study abroad meetings, everything should be perfect. Of course, being my first time traveling abroad, that would be...
by Sudarsan M | Jun 17, 2018 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Study abroad experiences alway provide a very unique perspective of a country new or old. Based on this, I knew that I wanted to study abroad somewhere where I had already spent some time on my own. This would allow me to get a very new perspective on a country that I...
by Kari E | Jun 15, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Program Type, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Coming to another country and living there is difficult enough, but especially when you are in a country that speaks another language. English is my first language and it is the only language I am totally fluent in. I have taken Spanish for two years at Alabama...
by Makenna C | Jun 15, 2018 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
The day trip to Versailles was definitely something that I will never forget. The train ride was relatively short and my roommate and I got met some really nice couple from New Jersey and New York who were visiting Paris as well. We talked with them the whole way...
by Tabranecia Patterson | Jun 14, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Home, Program Type, Summer, _
What I fell in love with first! I have to be honest, arriving in Florence, Italy was nerve-racking at first. From my luggage still being in Paris, forgetting to get euros out of the ATM, and not being able to get into my home stay house, it was a rough first day. I...
by Katherine S | Jun 13, 2018 | Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
About Me: My name is Katy Sobodos. I’m an incoming junior from Detroit, Michigan. My major is Management Information Systems and my minor is Geography. I am going on the faculty-led program, UA in Belize: Rainforests and Reefs: Tropical Conservation in Belize, as well...
