by Catalina Sapien | Jul 25, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by Ava T. | Jul 25, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
I had the honor and the privilege of having my birthday on my study abroad trip. I turned 19 on July 16th. To get the full story, it’s best I back up. A couple of friends and I went to Paris for the weekend. From the Palace of Versailles to The Louvre, to the Eiffel...
by Luke Dille | Jul 21, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by Margaret J | Jul 21, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Honors College, Semester, _
by Catalina Sapien | Jul 21, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by Catalina Sapien | Jul 21, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by Emily A. | Jul 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
It’s hard to believe I have been studying abroad for over two weeks! While I love Oxford, having the opportunity to take day trips outside of the city to places like London has been incredible. This post will detail my trip to Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare’s...
by Patricia Smith | Jul 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
The cultural context within Amsterdam could not be more different than my hometown of Moulton, Alabama. The main difference between the two is the rural nature of my home. Being in a city setting everyday is totally not something I’m used to. I have come to like it a...
by Zannis | Jul 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
Tomorrow I embark on my study abroad in the UK! It is my first time ever flying out of the country (and my first time flying on an airline that is not spirit airlines… and my first time flying for more than 2 hours), and I am very excited! When I was younger, I...
by Patricia Smith | Jul 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
I’m writing this post as I am traveling to the airport to leave for my Education Abroad experience. I have been feeling so many different emotions throughout the process of preparing for this trip and now it is finally here! I am mostly excited. I’m really looking...
by Emily A. | Jul 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
I can pinpoint the first time I heard about UA in Oxford: English, History, and Honors. Surrounded by red carpet and fellow high school seniors, I was listening to a presentation by an Honors ambassador. In that moment, I was transported away from...
by Marlena B. | Jul 16, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
As an experienced traveler, and more specifically, an experienced traveler who has been to Southeast Asia before, I stepped off the plane in Hanoi, Vietnam feeling confident that I was going to have an easy time navigating the capital city. When I woke up the next...
by Marlena B. | Jul 16, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
I have never experienced a level of heat in my life like the first day of seeing temples in Cambodia. A wake-up call of 3:30 AM was the start of our day visiting different ancient temples in the city of Siem Reap. We were out the door by 4:30, and although the sun had...
by Anna Catherine Pugh | Jul 14, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Duration, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Program Type, Region, Summer
It finally feels real. I’ve gone shopping for the trip and paid for it, but it didn’t really hit me until today. I’m going to Portugal. Alone. By myself. Without my family or friends. Yikes. Last night, my study abroad group of 23 students had a Zoom...
by Samantha Flaute | Jun 22, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Honors College, Summer, UA-Affiliate
If you’re like me, patience is not a strength you possess. Rushing to get everything done as fast as possible, is simply the norm of my day to day. At home my schedule consists of waking up, crank out all my errands of the day, work, school, free time, sleep,...
by Julia Leskow | Jun 16, 2023 | Australia/New Zealand, Education, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
After an amazing month abroad, I took some time to reflect on my once-in-a-lifetime trip to New Zealand. While thinking of all the wonderful memories I made, I took the time to think of the advice I would give to someone who would be in my position in the future....
by Aubrei Grisaffe | Jun 15, 2023 | Australia/New Zealand, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
It has been ten days since I completed the UA Honors in New Zealand: One Really Awesome South Pacific Adventure. Since finishing the program, I have not stopped thinking about how my life in the US is simultaneously very similar and very different to that of students...
by Abigail Yarbrough | Jun 15, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Honors College, Summer, UA-Affiliate
One of the most unique parts about studying abroad that sets it apart from traveling to a location for a short amount of time is the opportunity to understand and experience local culture firsthand. While I have been studying abroad in Sorrento, Italy, I have found...
by Eva B. | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Australia/New Zealand, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
by Noah J | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Semester, _
Our last destination in Belize was a resort called Blue Marlin in the north of the country. We lived just a few minutes away from the second largest barrier reef in the world— every day we would spend hours exploring mazes of coral, marveling at all the...