by Averi L | Feb 5, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Education, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I am a planner. My new roommates identified that about me before I had even been on Italian soil for a full 48 hours. In our short time in Florence, I had already made multiple searches on Yelp and Google Maps for the next highly reviewed place to eat lunch, how long...
by Blake Childers | Jan 31, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
My name is Blake, and I’m studying abroad at the University of Limerick in Ireland. For those that are wondering, “dia duit” is Gaelic for “God be with you,” which is how people say “hello” in Ireland. The past three weeks...
by Zach S | Jan 24, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
As a child growing up in the ever-expanding suburbs outside Chicago, Europe seemed more like a fantasy than an actual place I might someday visit. Aside from the semi-frequent road trips to Wisconsin, Michigan, and sometimes Florida, my family and I didn’t really...
by Emily C | Jan 23, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, By College, Duration, Europe, Program Type, Region, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
My name is Emily and I am a second semester junior at UA. I am a double major in Communicative Disorders and Psychology and I will be studying abroad in Prague, Czech Republic for this upcoming semester. I officially leave for my semester abroad in two days. I don’t...
by Johnathan A | Jan 15, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Semester
My name is Johnathan Anderson and I’m studying abroad in Leicester, England! (LES-TAH) I’ve been in town for just about a week now and feel like everything is beginning to feel a bit normal. Classes started yesterday and my routine is beginning to settle...
by Anna K | Jan 14, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Semester, _
I am Anna Catherine and am studying abroad in Leicester (LES-TAH) this Spring 2019 semester. I have met many study abroad students, which has been the biggest blessing. They are all so kind, and I know we are all experiencing the same problems of adjusting to this new...
by Dy'Qwan L | Jan 9, 2019 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester
Hello, My name is DyQwan L. and I will be writing about my feelings on my pre-departure to France. This is my first time out of country and I am very nervous. I find myself daydreaming of the adventures that are to come but also the challenges of intergrating myself...
by Alexandra M | Jan 5, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
In a week I will be boarding a plane that will take me to London, England. This is a trip whose mental preparation has lasted about a year and physical preparation about half of that. However, before I embark on my 5 month study abroad journey, I must sit and wait in...
by Kate S | Jan 4, 2019 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Program Type, Region, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I have known that I wanted to study abroad in Spain since I began taking Spanish classes during my freshman year of high school. My Spanish teacher constantly talked about how beautiful it was and how the experiences that you will have in Spain will be unlike those in...
by Oscar V | Dec 27, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, By College, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Where to start…. I dance, I sing, and I act. Some would call me a triple threat. But I usually just say I’m a student of the University of Alabama double majoring in Dance and Theatre. My main concentrations in my majors are concert dance and acting. Since a...
by Alyssa P | Dec 12, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
More often than not, in my experience discussing traveling alone, I endure apprehensive warnings of caution and horror stories. There is a stigma around the idea of being alone. Human nature is meant to be shared, which is why we all have a yearning for companionship...
by David M | Nov 28, 2018 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, UA-Affiliate
I’m very excited for London. I’ve never been to London, not even to the UK, although I got close when I visited Dublin. I think the most exposure I’ve gotten to British lifestyle is through pop culture. The Who, The Smiths, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones are all...
by Emily H | Nov 26, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
25,969 minutes left until I go home. which sounds like a lot until you also take into effect that I’ve been in London for 134,232 minutes. Also a lot of minutes. I was speaking with my...
by Lexi S | Nov 25, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, By College, Comm & Info Sciences, Duration, Europe, Program Type, Region, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Being Hungarian, a trip to Hungary had always naturally been a dream of mine. With my great-grandmother on my mom’s side being born there, I definitely felt a connection to the country, but I had simply chalked it up to an impossibility for me. When I was talking to...
by Candace R | Nov 14, 2018 | Europe, Internship, Semester, Social Work
My name is Candace, I am 24 years old, and in the Graduate Social Work program. I have always wanted to study abroad but the opportunity never came up. It was not until orientation that I was able to see myself leaving the states. I wanted to go to a diverse city...
by Lexi S | Nov 13, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, By College, Comm & Info Sciences, Duration, Europe, Program Type, Region, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Russian fashion sense is truly a thing to bear witness to. Before coming to Saint Petersburg, I had only heard that they “dress a bit nicer” than we do in America. I had no idea what I was in for. The women here dress in a rotation that often consists of some sort of...
by Hannah J | Nov 7, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
This study abroad trip was definitely one for the books. I made friends that will last a lifetime and not to mention the new culture that I experienced. I was in a culture very different from the one that I was used to back home. The experiences I had from new foods...
by Alyssa P | Sep 9, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Packing up and moving for 5 months is not an easy feat. Especially when you have to add baggage weight limitations and the ability to take everything you have on the go. Then you add in the fear of something being lost or stolen, and it turns into an...
by Tatum D | Sep 5, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
It has been one month since I arrived back home from Oxford! I catch myself missing my sweet little English spots nearly every day. Looking back on my adventures, I can now say with full assurance that my month abroad enriched my life in so many ways. When I arrived...
by Erica S | Aug 31, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Going abroad, you are introduced to all new foods, and for me, that was what I was most nervous about when going abroad. I typically struggle to stray from cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets, so my first attempt at eating in Spain was quite a struggle. My first meal in...
