by Hallie Knight | Jul 17, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Learning outside of the traditional classroom also comes with the challenge of professors designing a course different from the typical format of lectures, homework, and exams. While this is not to say the workload will be any less than an on-campus course, it was...
by Cayla P | Jul 17, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Big Al started this Saturday morning with a 45-minute bus ride through the curvy hills of Spain on his way to El Escorial. Accordingly, he has his mask to abide by the mask rule on all public transportation in the country. In El Escorial is the Royal Monastery of San...
by J. Anderson | Jul 17, 2022 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Prior to arriving in Copenhagen, I arrived in Amsterdam for a layover. Here, I had 30 minutes to get across 4 terminals to catch my Copenhagen flight. After racing through the airport and having a lady fast-track me to the front of the customs, I arrived at my closed...
by K. Alexander | Jul 16, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Since I was a freshman in college, I have heard about a trip to the European Innovation Academy in Portugal with the STEM Path to the MBA. It was advertised as an opportunity like no other to both see another country and expand your comfort zone, pitching a...
by C. Thompson | Jul 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
As my UA in Belgium trip quickly approaches, I can’t help but fall in love with the preparation process. I love Europe and the French language, and this trip has given me a good excuse to keep up with European Politics (Boris Johnson’s recent resignation...
by K. Haynes | Jul 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
One of my classes, EN422, focuses on the Real Pirates of the Caribbean. In our class, one of our projects is to travel to Bristol, finding six key locations from back in the day. This place really smells like the sea. When my group of four others and I traveled here,...
by E. Webber | Jul 14, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
This summer, I went on two faculty-led study abroad trips: UA in Guatemala: Development and Human Rights and UA in Spain: Language and Culture. Before studying abroad, I had very limited travel experience. I had never traveled abroad before, and I had never flown...
by jehartzler | Jul 14, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by K. Haynes | Jul 14, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
As if Worcester College doesn’t feel enough like Hogwarts, we have about two fancy dinners during this shebang. If I had been a good little kid and read my HP, I would’ve known what those nice dinners in the Hogwarts dining hall were called. Anyways, this...
by M. Meyers | Jul 13, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Royal Alcázar of Seville Catedral de Sevilla Being halfway through my program I have definitely made the most of my time here so far. My first week I went on a catamaran with a couple other girls in my program and we got to jump off the boat. I have also gone to two...
by Baylee M. | Jul 13, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
It has been about a week since I returned from studying abroad and I am already missing Florence so much! I was worried about adjusting back to normal life when I returned home but it hasn’t been bad at all so far. I have been reminiscing on my trip recently as I have...
by R. Danna | Jul 13, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
All your worries go away when you have a sunset like this. It’s been a few weeks since I returned from my trip abroad in Croatia. In that time, I have done a lot of reflecting on my trip. Since then, I’ve realized a few ways in which I should have prepared better for...
by Baylee M. | Jul 12, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
One thing I love about Italy is how easy it is to travel within the country. You can easily buy tickets for a train and travel wherever you want to go! Figuring out the train system was a little intimidating at first, but after you use it a couple of times it is very...
by S. Berryman | Jul 12, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
My view from my window seat on the plane to London. If you would have told me a year ago that today, I would be sitting in the airport waiting to board my first international flight to Heathrow Airport in London, I never would have believed you. Ever since I took...
by J. Arnold | Jul 12, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Arriving in England was unlike anything I have ever experienced in my life. As someone who had never before ventured out of the United States, going to another country has been incredibly eye-opening, especially since England is a country that is rich in culture and...
by P. Huie | Jul 12, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Looking out the window over Spain as the plane was landing was so surreal. I had dreamt about this moment for 3 years. The first thing I noticed was that there were a lot more trees and open spaces than I was expecting. Arriving at the area around the residence, there...
by V. Campbell | Jul 12, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by L. Anders | Jul 11, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by L. Colgate | Jul 11, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by S. Roulaine | Jul 11, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA Non-Affiliate
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