by William C | Apr 26, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Now that I’ve come to a small break in my travels, I figured it was a good time to write my third blog post. This past month, I have had the opportunity to visit Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, and Lisbon, all while keeping up with my studies in Dublin! The way I...
by Pieter B | Apr 22, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Settling into life here in Leiden, the Netherlands, has been straightforward and enjoyable. My orientation week was a fantastic introduction to the city, school, and my fellow international students. It was exhausting and exhilarating at the same time: a whole week of...
by R. Hall | Apr 22, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Hi there! My name is Raegan Hall, and I spent my senior fall semester in Florence, Italy. Where to begin? I fell head over heels in love. From the rich history, the masterpieces hidden on nearly every street, the FOOD (oh my goodness, it was good – plus...
by Brooke H | Apr 17, 2023 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
One thing I looked forward to doing the most when studying abroad was going away on weekend trips to different countries! Since I have been abroad, I have had the opportunity to travel to various places such as Hungary, Portugal, Morocco, Austria, Croatia, and...
by William C | Mar 29, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
by Brooke H | Mar 27, 2023 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
My name is Brooke Hornung and I am a junior at the University of Alabama studying abroad in Rome, Italy! While studying abroad in Rome, I was placed to live in the Trastevere neighborhood. It is a unique part of Rome with so much to do. Restaurants and shops of all...
by Erika H | Mar 24, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Education, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
By: Erika Holzer Living & Learning in Dublin, Ireland Since arriving here in Dublin in January I have been learning something new about my new home for the next few month everyday. We have busses at UA along with walking across our massive beautiful campus but...
by Kelly K | Mar 22, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Before going abroad to Prague, I heard that people from the Czech Republic were very private and disliked foreigners. After hearing something like that I knew I could not make that assumption about the entirety of the population. I have noticed that Czech people do...
by Matthew C | Mar 22, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
For months, I was eager to study abroad. Family and friends raved about their own travel experiences, and each new story spurred my desire for adventure. I knew the next 5 months were going to be some of the best of my life. Then, about three weeks before I was set to...
by Gianna C | Mar 20, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Honors College, UA-Affiliate, _
Still living the dream! I have been in Dubrovnik for a month and a half and it has exceeded all my expectations. One of my favorite things it being able to explore Eastern Europe. I have visited countries such as Bosnia and Montenegro, places I would have never even...
by Ashley M | Mar 15, 2023 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Preparation to travel Studying abroad was never something I expected to do during college, especially during my last semester of senior year. With my degree in Human Development Family Studies, there was never really a set time where study abroad was a feasible...
by C. Day | Mar 10, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by N. Prescott | Mar 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
When overseas, a lot of things can deviate from what you’re used to. The most obvious of these is language. While in many Western countries, English is a common second language, you can’t necessarily depend on the very person you’re trying to...
by N. Prescott | Mar 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Many times when traveling, we tend to think about what we’ve already packed and planned to see when we get there, but we don’t always consider what the experience of meeting the locals will be like, and what new sites and experiences that they can...
by N. Prescott | Mar 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
While I studied my destination to a considerable degree before travelling, what I didn’t fully expect was the difference in the way that Germans choose to live life. They don’t permit their life to be a daily grind of essentially enabling their employment,...
by K. Crutchfield | Mar 10, 2023 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
I have been studying abroad on a ship for the past three months and it has changed my life in every possible way. From meeting my best friends from around the globe to educating myself on a cultural level through various experiences in port, Semester at Sea is the...
by Molly T | Mar 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
by W. Moore | Mar 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by W. Moore | Mar 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by E. Pray | Mar 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
