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 Sandy D | Dec 5, 2014 | Africa, Education, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I’ve been back in the USA for two days now. The jet lag is ferocious, but I am glad to be home. It was bittersweet leaving a place that has become so close to my heart. The sensations I felt seeing my loved ones was so strong, but so are the feelings for those...
by Sydnee N | Dec 5, 2014 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Unfortunately the Czech Republic does not celebrate Thanksgiving, so this year I had a nontraditional Thanksgiving. My favorite holiday of the year sadly falls during the time I am out of the country, but I will never forget this Thanksgiving. ISA, the program I am...
by Hannah N | Dec 2, 2014 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I don’t even know where to begin with the ending of this trip! How is tomorrow already Thanksgiving? These past three months have flown by! What an incredible experience study abroad has been for me. Although it was a challenge coming to a foreign country on my own...
by Chelsey C | Dec 1, 2014 | Education, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I can’t believe that I’ve only been in Cologne, Germany for three months. It feels like a lifetime. When I first arrived I was overwhelmed but excited. I was ready to learn. I was ready to take on new challenges. Now, I feel much more settled into my...
by Celena N | Dec 1, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
You know the moment when you realize you’re in love? Personally I’ve never experienced it, but the movies have to be a pretty great indication of how it happens. The typical story of the girl who has had the guy there for all this time and just when she realizes that...
by Sarah Y | Dec 1, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Semester
We’re approaching the end of term here at Leicester Uni and tensions are, of course, running high. In England, your entire grade rests on two essays or one essay and an exam (at least for Politics students!) and our essay due dates are quickly approaching. It...
by Chris L | Dec 1, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate
Walking the half mile to the Church of the Intercession, I had already handed my last bit of cinnamon bread over to a horse and had given up any hope of staying warm (despite wearing every layer of clothing I had packed). Since leaving the U.S. three months ago I have...
by Sarah J. | Dec 1, 2014 | Africa, Education, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I’ve been back in the States for a little over a week. It’s been strange to be back on the right side of the road and to not hear Kiwi accents everywhere I go, and it’s even weirder to not have morning tea every day. To be homesick for another...
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 Maegan G | Nov 24, 2014 | Africa, Education, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Now that I am back home I am feeling a little bit of everything! I was so excited to see my friends and family when I got back, but I already miss SA so much. I left a little piece of my heart there. First of all, the jet lag was real when I got home. It took me a few...
by Chandler C | Nov 24, 2014 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Que tal, Oh my goodness y’all. Barcelona is absolutely insane. I am very sorry that I haven’t posted in quite some time. I don’t really have an excuse besides the fact that Barcelona is insane. Since my last post, I have been to Valencia, Narbonne, Toulouse,...
by Taylor B | Nov 24, 2014 | By College, Duration, Education, Europe, Program Type, Region, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Stepping off of the plane and entering Berlin was like an alternate reality. I remember constantly stepping onto the balcony and just trying to realize I was in another country for the next three plus months. Every building I saw was beautiful, the people were so...
by Hannah N | Nov 24, 2014 | By College, Human Environmental Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I honestly can’t believe I only have a month left in the beautiful UK! This semester has been so thrilling and I can’t believe it’s quickly coming to a close. I’ve traveled to four different countries (one more on the way), made tons of new...
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 Sandy D | Nov 4, 2014 | Africa, Education, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Everywhere I go, “Oh you are from Alabama? Sweeeet Hommeeeee Alabamaaaaa!” That’s the only phrase from the Lynrd Skynyrd song they recall, but it never ceases to make me smile. South Africans remind me of Alabamians. They are hospitable; they have a...
by Charlotte S | Nov 2, 2014 | Africa, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate, _
The reaction played out so similarly every time that I came to expect it. My friend or family member would ask about my plans for the fall to which I’d reply that I was going to Jordan. There was always a moment of surprise followed by a look of confusion and slight...
by Sarah Y | Oct 30, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Semester, _
It has been a while since my last submission as a Bama Blogger — but only because I’ve been travelling! When we all arrived, haggard and jetlagged, in Heathrow airport, we expected a week to get to know people and put our lives in order. However, as...
by Sydnee N | Oct 30, 2014 | Europe, Semester
I’ve been in Prague, Czech Republic for about 6 weeks and coming here was the best decision I’ve ever made. Compared to other European cities, Prague is easy to get around, not too big or too small but just the perfect size and the money exchange for...
by Nathan P | Oct 30, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I thought I had a handle on some of what defined Russian culture before my time abroad in St. Petersburg, yet a few weeks into my trip I realized I knew far more and far less than I’d guessed. You can study the individual pieces that make up a culture at your home...
