by Beka L | Jun 30, 2018 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Community Health Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer
Hi there! My name is Beka and I am a rising sophomore at the Capstone. Around Thanksgiving of this past year, I was scrolling through different websites on my laptop and ended up looking at the different study abroad programs. The global health in Ghana caught my eye...
by Elle G | Jun 3, 2018 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer, _
I am halfway through my medical trip in Zambia and all I can say is WOW! This beautiful country is full of beautiful and smiling people. We arrived and met some of the translators we would be working with at the clinics and those were the first Zambian people we met...
by Shakia B | Jun 2, 2018 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, By College, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Semester
After completing my junior year I decided it was time to study abroad. I felt as if I could accomplish anything considering I made it through a second semester of Nursing. The decision to study abroad was really with help from my instructors. We had a decision to go...
by Jessica F | May 30, 2018 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer, _
We have just arrived to our first school and my first impression of this place is overwhelming. My heart is broken to see the conditions that most people live in, but my attitude quickly changed from sadness to awe. These people may not have much but their smile is...
by Kathryn C | May 30, 2018 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer, _
We made it! We have arrived in Mumbwa, Zambia and today was our first day setting up a mobile clinic. My heart broke today as people lined the streets waiting for us to arrive to receive medical attention. We got to the local school, unloaded our supplies, and...
by Patrick L | May 25, 2018 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
I’m now at the end of my first week here in beautiful Morocco. The country has...
by Kathryn C | May 19, 2018 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer, _
Coming to UA, I never really saw myself leaving the state of Alabama. Alabama is home to me and I grew up just 2 hours north of Title Town. I always heard people talk about their adventures in Spain or Italy and the amazing experiences they had abroad, but I never...
by Elle G | May 18, 2018 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer
Hello all!! This is my first ever blog post, so here goes nothing. I just finished my senior year! Yay class of 2018! So you might be asking yourself, why is this person going on a study abroad and paying for an additional class that is not needed to graduate? The...
by Jessica F | May 17, 2018 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer, _
Never in my life would I imagine that my first trip out of the country would be to Zambia, Africa. I have always dreamed to visit there one day in the future, but not as a nursing student. When the opportunity became available I was on board from the beginning, but...
by Caylee O | May 8, 2018 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I’ve been in Tanzania for almost 3.5 months now, and I’ve loved every minute of my time here. Despite being very different from the United States, I didn’t have any issues adjusting to life in Tanzania; however, I have definitely grown from exposure to the...
by Victoria T | Apr 27, 2018 | Africa, Internship, Semester, Social Work
For my final weekend adventure in Ghana, I chose to fly to the Northern Region to Mole National Park. The northern part of Ghana is very different from the area I lived and worked in and I was told by many Ghanaians that to truly experience Ghana, I needed to see...
by Victoria T | Apr 27, 2018 | Africa, Internship, Semester, Social Work
With our weekends free, we have been able to explore a great deal of Ghana’s beauty. One of our favorite places to visit is Cape Coast, which is a historic fishing town with beautiful beaches. We were able to stay right on the beach in an eclectic brightly colored...
by Victoria T | Apr 27, 2018 | Africa, Internship, Semester, Social Work
I chose to study abroad because I believe there is only so much that can be learned through our own cultural lens. I have learned the most in life when immersed in conversations and experiences with individuals who view the world in a different way than I do....
by Caylee O | Jan 17, 2018 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
If you had told me four years ago that I’d be spending my last undergraduate semester in Tanzania, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. I knew that I was going to do everything in my power to study abroad, but given that my minor is Spanish, I aspired to study in a...
by Mary Emily T | Oct 30, 2017 | Africa, Asia, Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
This summer I have visited 3 countries, and several different cities within Italy. Prior to this summer, I had never been out of the continental United States, it has been a bit different than the last 21 summers to say the least. During my third weekend away from...
by Asia C | Jul 25, 2017 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, By College, Duration, Program Type, Region, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Now that I am back from Ghana, I feel fulfilled. I feel accomplished that I was able to travel the world all by myself and return safely. I feel as if my stay in Ghana was not long enough. I absolutely loved that country. The food, people, and just overall environment...
by Charlotte M | Jul 24, 2017 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Not but three days ago, I left Ghanaian soil with more fulfillment of medical and cultural knowledge than I ever wished for. Most especially, I believe my conversation with the Ghanaian man that sat next to me on the plane ride home was a special summation of all I...
by Charlotte M | Jul 7, 2017 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Community Health Sciences, Faculty-Led, Social Work, Summer
Pre-departure: Why did you choose to study abroad? What factors (year in school, location, etc.) played into your decision? What key things did you have to consider before deciding to go abroad? A brilliant man, my father longed for the expansion of his...
by Charlotte M | Jul 7, 2017 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Community Health Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
While Abroad We have taken several excursions while in Ghana. Each time, I am taken aback by how lively our discoveries and experiences are while adventuring. I go into each weekend excursion without expectation, merely because I have no relative idea of how the...
by Asia C | Jun 28, 2017 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
My time here in Ghana has been such an amazing experience. The country is very peaceful and I would love to come back one day. As soon as I stepped off the plane in Ghana everything was different. The weather is very humid. My first impression of Ghana was not what I...
