by Julia H | Dec 4, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Semester
Is it really my 3rd month in France? Wow how time flies. I have one month left in Tours and I can’t believe my time here is coming to an end. It’s been an amazing adventure traveling and settling into this cozy French city, and I have to admit I will miss all of it...
by Alaina | Dec 4, 2015 | Comm & Info Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
The last time I was in another country was in 2011, for a mission trip in Costa Rica. It was an incredible experience, serving the people of Upala, in the mountainous part of the upper region. It was an experience of a lifetime, serving the amazing people of Costa...
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 Christopher D | Nov 20, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Semester
As the departure date approaches, I find myself thinking about what new experiences I am going to encounter while studying abroad in London and Barcelona. Before this year I had only left the country twice, and only one of those times did I venture beyond the...
by Kyleen S | Nov 20, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Semester, UA-Affiliate
3:50am yes 3:50am on a Satuday was the time I set my alarm! I had to be across town and meet a bus at 5am. This meant I had to to walk alone at 4:30 across the town, exactly what my mom had told me not to do over and over…except I wasn’t walking home, I...
by Vyt P | Nov 3, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester
As I sit here contemplating how I can describe the blessing that has been the last three months I find myself flipping through memories of beautiful sights and friendships that I have made along the way. Being given the opportunity to explore this round ball we call...
by Kyleen S | Sep 25, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Well the adventure has finally begun on September 1st, 2015 & I’m outta here. After over 6 months of planning I am finally studying abroad in Florence Italy at Florence University of the Arts. Arriving to the airport was where it all started. I was allowed...
by Caitlyn S | Sep 25, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
It’s been over a month now since I returned from my study abroad adventure in Ireland, and yet it feels like I was just there yesterday. School has started up again here in Tuscaloosa, but in my mind I’m still lying in fields of green in the Irish...
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 Miranda B | Sep 22, 2015 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Well, I’m back in the States and have been settled in for a while. When I first returned, I was so exhausted from the hassle of dragging suitcases through the streets of Paris at 4 am and getting through two airports that I was just glad to be home! It took a...
by Branson H | Sep 4, 2015 | Commerce & Business, South America, Summer, UA-Affiliate
When I stepped out of the airplane in Miami, my first time back in the states after five weeks almost 5 thousand miles away from Alabama, the wave of humidity in the familiar Southern air greeted me—even though it was only 5am. I was home. Now, I’ve been back in the...
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 Abbey | Aug 27, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
After 9 weeks spent living out of one small backpack, wearing the same outfits over and over, sleeping in bunks with 12 other people, and spending no more than 3 nights in one place, I thought I would be ready to go back home. Yes, I was completely and utterly...
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 Julia H | Aug 27, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Semester
I guess to start off I should include a lil’ intro about myself… I’m a junior this year double majoring in French and International Relations (roll tide). I’m from Alabama and have lived there for my entire life. That being said, I have had...
by Kyleen S | Aug 27, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
A few days, that is all I have until I board a plane and embark on a new journey to call Florence, Italy my home for the next four months. Now, I sit in front of my suitcase trying to figure out how to pack enough without over packing for the next four months...
by Madison M | Aug 27, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Now that I am back on campus, I keep looking back at all the memories I share with my new friends. I remember how every day was a new adventure and every moment with friends is a time to be treasured. My time in Ireland re-awoke my love for learning and appetite for...
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 Jami L | Aug 19, 2015 | Asia, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer
Though my time in Cambodia was nearing its end I was experiencing mixed emotions about leaving the country that had been my home for the last 10 days. It was hot in Cambodia – my sweat glands had become little orifices of Niagara Falls. I wanted to see my...
