by Laura N | Jun 15, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
I have been in Paris, France for two weeks and absolutely loving it! I am staying in a homestay and the family is so kind. They are teaching me about the French culture and providing me with so many amazing French meals! I was so shocked the first day when she kept...
by Addison Russell | Jun 15, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The first 11 days of our study abroad trip were spent in two cities in Croatia: Zagreb and Dubrovnik. Zagreb is the capital of the country, and it is full of buildings that are centuries old, with lots of history behind them. Although it was the capital, we were able...
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 Maya S | Jun 14, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Everyone talks about culture shock when you first arrive in a new country; however, culture shock when you return home is also very real. No matter if you are really excited to return or a little sad, home will feel different after your new experience. Studying abroad...
by Maya S | Jun 14, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Everybody told me that there would be some homesickness when I first arrived to study abroad, but I didn’t fully understand how it would feel until I arrived. Having already gone 15 hours from home for school I thought I would be completely fine, but being alone in a...
by Reagan N. | Jun 13, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
A lot of people always talk about the shock upon your arrival abroad but for me, I had the opposite effect. Upon arrival for my Maymester, I immediately got myself involved with my group as quickly as possible and started adventuring. Though the first night was...
by Carson Wollfarth | Jun 13, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
During my time in Florence, I have taken two amazing weekend the trips. On the first weekend, I traveled to Venice, Verona, and the Venetian Islands. On Friday, we spent the day in the Venetian Islands of Burano and Murano. In Murano, we attended a tour at the...
by Brianna Hobbs | Jun 13, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Honestly, I was kind of dreading coming home. I was not looking forward to the 10+ hours of travel, especially since I was starting to get sick. It also didn’t help that getting to the airport was a bit of a mess. Transportation to the airport was arranged for me and...
by Anna Catherine S | Jun 13, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Hayden Liller | Jun 12, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
by Ryan Farneth | Jun 11, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
¡Hola a todos! It’s Ryan again, reporting from Madrid, Spain. It’s officially been a week since my arrival here, and it has been a looong but fun-filled week! I’m very excited to tell you a little bit about what I’ve been up to. Markets Earlier...
by Reagan N. | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Over three weeks I got to see six different countries and travel to nine different cities. At that time, I got to compare each one and ultimately decide what city was my favorite. Naturally, my favorite was not what I thought it would be before the beginning of my...
by Reagan N. | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Studying abroad has always been a dream of mine but it always seemed so intimidating. Thoughts always ran through my head of what if my group does not get along, what if I get lonely, or what if I don’t have a good relationship with my professor? These are common...
by Sarah Mitchell | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Hi! My name is Sarah Mitchell and I’m majoring in Classical Civilizations and Latin at UA. I want to get my PhD in Classical Archaeology and I hope to be a professor and archaeologist. I’m around a week and a half away from my trip to Greece. This is both...
by Matthew Gaines | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The first week of studying abroad has almost come to a close, and we’ve done so much in our first few days. I’m studying abroad in Athens, Greece & Paris, France taking AC 497 International Financial Reporting in Europe. On our first day, we landed in...
by Matthew Gaines | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
We left Greece on Monday morning and landed in Paris mid-afternoon. We got a chance to explore the city, but now we are off to London for the day. I spent my freshman summer in London and absolutely love the city. The day started at 5 am when we had to get up to make...
by Julia Kirkland | Jun 9, 2023 | Education, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Roaming the streets of Sevilla Where do you want to go? A few things I looked at when choosing a country to study abroad in were weather, friendliness, english accessibility and available classes. I chose to study abroad in the summer so everything would feel more...
by Lela Connors | Jun 9, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Hi! My name is Lela Connors, and I am entering my senior year at UA studying chemical engineering and mathematics. This summer (2023), I am participating in UA in Ireland: Chemical Engineering (Summer I) and UA in Denmark: Unit Operations Lab (Summer II). In Ireland,...
by Matthew C | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
I left the United States eager for my study abroad experience. This is my chance to try something new, I thought. I couldn’t wait to leave behind my American life, not because it was bad, but because it was familiar. There’s an excitement—an exhilaration, even—in...
by Jameson C. | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
-Jameson C. Traveling abroad is a great experience for any human being, especially when studying in college. I am enrolled at the University of Alabama and chose to study economics in Croatia! Personally, I love to travel and see new cultures and the opportunity came...
