by Amanda B | Jul 27, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Australia/New Zealand, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Sydney and I did not meet on the best of terms. Sixteen hours of flying across the Pacific Ocean right after six hours of flying across the United States and only a couple hours of sleep doesn’t make for a great first impression on my part. But Sydney welcomed all of...
by Kaila | Jul 25, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, Engineering, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I cannot believe the semester is over! Since I left in the middle of January, I have been abroad for 6 months. The time has flown by. Finals were way more stressful abroad than they were at home because each final was worth either 60 percent or 75 percent of my...
by Amanda B | Jun 14, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Australia/New Zealand, Summer, UA-Affiliate
In just three short days I will be departing from my small PA suburb to fly to Sydney, Australia. Over a year ago as I spent hours researching which programs I was interested in, I came across this internship program in Sydney. And I laughed because it seemed...
by Kaila | May 12, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, Engineering, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I cannot believe I only have two months left in New Zealand! The semester has flown by! I have been fortunate enough to travel around the south island of New Zealand almost every weekend with my friends. So far I have only spent 1 weekend in Dunedin, where I go to...
by Catherine H | May 2, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Australia/New Zealand, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I’m not going to lie, the fact that English is the main language spoken in Australia, was a major reason for why I chose to study here. I took 3 years of honors Spanish in high school and still can’t put a sentence together, so I wanted to avoid the...
by Grace V | May 2, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Australia/New Zealand, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I cannot believe it. I have been in living in London for three months. This trip has been so many things. Exciting, exhausting, exhilarating, and so much more. London has been beautiful and I have learned so much from it. Not only from my classes and my professors,...
by Hunter B | Apr 28, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, Comm & Info Sciences, Commerce & Business, Exchange, Semester
It’s absolutely crazy to me to think that I have already been in Australia for over a month! The time sure does fly out here… And what an exciting month it has been! One of the cool things about college (or as the Aussies call it, “uni”) in...
by Kaila | Feb 15, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, Engineering, Semester, UA-Affiliate
As I sat at the airport, a flood of emotion came over me. I was anxious, excited, nervous, and sad all at the same time. Saying goodbye to my friends and especially my parents was nearly impossible. I flew through security, which rarely ever happens, so I had a couple...
by Hunter B | Feb 15, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, Commerce & Business, Exchange, Semester
“Australia?” (The past two months, I’ve been getting that response a lot.) “What are you going to be doing in Australia?” (I’ve always wanted to make up a fun story about fulfilling my dream of becoming a professional kangaroo rider or something.) After explaining...
by Ashley A | Aug 17, 2015 | Australia/New Zealand, Faculty-Led, Law, Summer
After a long 5 weeks, and over 34 hours of travel time, I’m finally back in Tuscaloosa. The end of my trip was spent with going-away dinners, presentations, exam prep, and all the last minute souvenir shopping that was expected so this is my first chance to...
by Tori C | Aug 7, 2015 | Australia/New Zealand, Commerce & Business, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Strap your ears and eyes in tightly, because they’re going for a ride in this post. Two months ago, I boarded a plane from Birmingham, Alabama, bound for Gold Coast, Australia. The flight time was 31 hours total, and I was so excited, I didn’t sleep the...
by Samantha P | Jul 22, 2015 | Australia/New Zealand, Faculty-Led, Law, Summer
This summer I am spending 5 weeks in Australia, studying law at the Australian National University. This experience is my second time studying abroad, I spent my junior year in England. Both experiences were completely worth the travel and the expense. The strange...
by Ashley A | Jul 17, 2015 | Australia/New Zealand, Faculty-Led, Law, Summer
I’m shocked to say I’m two weeks into my adventure in the ‘land down under’. Time has absolutely flown by. The US and Australia have so many similarities, but the differences, where they’re present, are extremely apparent. One of the...
by Ashley A | Jul 13, 2015 | Australia/New Zealand, Faculty-Led, Law, Summer
It truly is a surreal feeling being dropped off at an airport to leave everything you know for 5 weeks. My boyfriend, my new apartment, my pets, and the food in Tuscaloosa I’ve grown to adore. After 26 hours of travel, I’ll be landing in Sydney, Australia and then...
by Ashley T | Jan 5, 2015 | Australia/New Zealand, Comm & Info Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
One morning in December I woke up to the day that I wish hadn’t arrived just yet. All sorts of emotions flooded in, and I wasn’t as prepared as I thought. Leaving Australia was going to be harder than I thought. I had grown a connection with this place and...
by Ashley T | Dec 1, 2014 | Australia/New Zealand, Comm & Info Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Everyone’s first stereotypes of Australians are pretty similar. They surf, cook shrimp on the barbie and say “G’day!” for everything. The funniest part is that most of these stereotypes are true, for the most part. The best part of Australian...
by Sarah J. | Sep 19, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Australia/New Zealand, Education, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I have so much to say about the past five weeks that I’m not really sure where to begin. We’ll give it a go. I’ve done some more traveling around the Auckland area, mostly, and spent one weekend in the capital city of Wellington. While I was there, I spent a...
by Ashley T | Aug 27, 2014 | All Year, Australia/New Zealand, Comm & Info Sciences, UA Non-Affiliate
My study abroad pre-departure story is a little different. I have been in Australia since February, and I chose to study abroad here during this past spring semester of my junior year. I decided to continue my study abroad experience for a second semester. I picked...
by Sarah J. | Aug 18, 2014 | Australia/New Zealand, Education, Semester
I have officially been in Auckland, New Zealand for two weeks now. It’s really flown by; only twelve weeks left and I wish I had more! Before I begin to write about my pre-departure thoughts and emotions, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Sarah, and I...
