by Chaney | Apr 18, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Semester, _
Picturing Scotland can conjure up images of rolling green golf courses, tartan kilts, bagpipes or haggis. Scotland is known for all these cultural hallmarks, as well as their unique dialect stemming from English, Scots, and Gaelic. These are the three most common...
by Chaney | Apr 18, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Semester, _
My name is Chaney Scott and I am an exchange student for the semester at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Through the semester, I have been extremely fortunate to travel around Europe. My favorite cities have been Edinburgh, Vienna, Belfast and Lisbon. While...
by Chloe J. | Apr 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Somebody’s jacket hit me in the face. Twice. Some guy two rows up threw a piece of candy over my head. The guy behind me caught it. I know because I heard him cheer. Directly in my ear. When my friend and I purchased a weekend tour to the Isle of Skye, we imagined...
by Lauren G. | Apr 18, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
As a student studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain, I have been completely fascinated by the city’s charm and excitement. Barcelona truly has it all: the city, the mountains, the beach, and so much history. There is an endless amount of things to do and see and I...
by Makayla T. | Apr 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Today marks exactly three weeks until I will be back in the United States. At this point in my program, I am beginning to be ready to be home. Sometimes when I feel like this, I feel a little guilty because I know that I am so fortunate to be given this opportunity...
by Makayla T. | Apr 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Today marks one month since I’ve been living in Rome, Italy. This has been the most surreal experience of my life, but I have loved every minute of it thus far. I have class three days a week and have taken full advantage of my four-day weekends for traveling! I...
by Antonia M. | Apr 18, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate, _
Getting ready to go abroad can be a very nerve racking experience. Packing was something that stressed me out more than I ever imagined it would. Am I bringing too much? Am I bringing too little? What if I need something and I can’t get it there? My biggest...
by Antonia M. | Apr 18, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate, _
Adjusting to life in Milan, Italy has definitely come with some culture shock. I experienced it from the very first moment I stepped off the plane and exited the airport. Many of the other students in my program were on the same flight from JFK to Milan with me. We...
by Blaize N. | Apr 18, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Law, Semester, _
Today marks one month since I moved to Bristol, UK for my student exchange program between Bama Law and UWE Bristol Law School. It has been absolutely wonderful experience, and I am so happy that I had the courage and determination to make this dream a reality. This...
by Amy Claire G. | Apr 18, 2024 | Education, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
by Sage M. | Apr 18, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Exchange, Semester, _
by Kendall S. | Apr 18, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Breaking down every bit of free time you have during the semester is difficult but what is even more difficult is figuring out where you want to go. There are so many memorable places in Europe but this post involves narrowing it down to just five. The first location...
by Kendall S. | Apr 18, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Before studying abroad, I prepared for worst-case scenario situations. Like getting zip-up bags for pickpocketing or bringing memorabilia from home contingent upon homesickness. I was ill-prepared for what the up to scratch parts of studying abroad would entail. I am...
by Ashton H. | Apr 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
by Ashton H. | Apr 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
by Isabella C. | Apr 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Today marks three weeks of being abroad in Florence! Since being here, I have had so much fun and been able to experience incredible opportunities that I dreamed about before leaving. One of my main worries before arriving was my roommate situation. I was worried that...
by Isabella C. | Apr 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
When studying abroad it’s easy to get wrapped up in the chaos of scrambling to book weekend trips, trying to check off as many countries as possible, and forgetting how special the country you live in is. I definitely struggled with this when first arriving...
by Zach C. | Apr 18, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
I have now been abroad for 2 ½ months! It has been an amazing and crazy journey so far. Since my first blog, I have been to many more interesting places, mostly in Spain, but also in Germany. I continue to meet new and unique people all the time. Some of my best...
by Zach C. | Apr 17, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Welcome to a synopsis of what has been the craziest month of my life. My name is Zach, and I am spending this Spring in Barcelona, Spain. What was originally a nerve-racking concept is now a reality; as I now wake up everyday in a totally foreign country. I walk new...
by Lija G. | Apr 17, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Hello! My name is Lija Gaikis, and I am a third year student studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland at University College Dublin! I arrived on Tuesday, January 16th, and it has been a wild week and a half. I am initially from Chicago, IL. When I got off the plane the...
