by Tatum D | Jun 29, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I will soon be heading across the pond to study for a month in Oxford, England. I will be studying at Worcester College, which is one of Oxford University’s 38 colleges. Since I was a young girl, traveling to England has always been a dream of mine. One of the...
by Justin C | Jun 28, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Well, it officially has been a month since I returned home from beautiful Florence, Italy. Many emotions filled me as I got home—depressed, anxious, happy, nervous—I didn’t know how to feel. I was excited to come home and see family and friends, but I was also...
by Anna M | Jun 28, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Looking back now, my first day was actually pretty comical. However, it definitely was not funny at the time. I guess I’ll start with my flight from Atlanta to Madrid. I was extremely excited and a little nervous to finally be on my way to Madrid, Spain! (I was...
by Emily B | Jun 25, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
While studying abroad does include some actual studying, the thing I have enjoyed and looked forward to the most are the weekend trips! For our program, we have a planned excursion every Saturday as a group, and then we can plan things for ourselves on Sundays. At...
by Megan E | Jun 25, 2018 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer, _
So you’ve been preparing for months and now you are finally here, your study abroad location! Upon my arrival in Florence, Italy I found that the city could be slightly overwhelming. For one, the city is actually not evencalled Florence: it is called Firenze. I...
by Jacob E | Jun 25, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Please read Part I: UA in Germany: Part I Guten Tag, everyone. We made it to Germany. One thought has always come to my mind on the now three flights I have ever had the pleasure of patronizing: I do not trust anyone who closes the shade on the window seat. We took an...
by Olivia E | Jun 24, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I have known since day one of my college career that I wanted to study abroad in Spain. As a Spanish minor, I quickly realized that fully immersing myself into the language and culture of a Spanish-speaking nation would be an incredible learning experience for me....
by Brayden K | Jun 21, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I have been in Greece for two weeks and only have one more to go. It has been bittersweet thinking about leaving this beautiful country, but I am excited to go home to tell my family and friends everything. This program entails us to travel throughout the country of...
by Emily B | Jun 21, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I’ve been in Spain for just over two weeks now, and I could not be more thankful that I chose to come here! I was really nervous when we first arrived, because my flight was quite a few hours late and I didn’t know anyone else doing the program. It was...
by Gabriel C | Jun 21, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
As suggested, the UA in France: Language and Culture program does involve actual class time. It almost sounds wrong to say I was in summer school because the whole month was so surreal that to call it school would appear to negate the experience which would be a...
by Caroline S | Jun 20, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Following our rapid-tongued tour guide through the quaint cobblestone streets of Toledo, I’ll admit: I might have zoned out a bit. It was the end of my first week in Spain, I hadn’t heard a word of English in days, and my energy was beginning to wane. The...
by Makenna C | Jun 20, 2018 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Getting to tour Le Monde was definitely a highlight of my stay in France. The night before we went, I was definitely feeling the pressure since this industry visit was geared towards my interests. I never really speak up in group settings since I over think a lot and...
by Kathryn C | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
It’s definitely been a crazy few weeks here in Firenze. At first it was a tough adjustment but I’m learning to get used to the big city life. When we first arrived in the city it was a bit overwhelming and I was already having second thoughts about the whole...
by Abigail K | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
A brief summary: I started out on this three-month, eight-country* journey on May 12, with a ticket to Belgrade, Serbia as part of the Serbia Fellowship Experience. I spent two weeks in Serbia, split between a hotel in Belgrade and a host family in the town of Blace....
by Anuska N | Jun 19, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Honestly, I’m surprised I even got into the country. I have been traveling abroad since I was an infant, coming to America, visiting friends and family back in Malaysia and Hong Kong, traveling to Greece, England and Italy with my dad… I had experience traveling. But...
by Tabranecia Patterson | Jun 17, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Home, Summer
Need to get away from the city? The city of Florence and the country side of Florence are two very different regions. One region you have tons of tourists, it is overpopulated, and then you have the same street vendors trying to sell you items every corner you turn....
by Kai B | Jun 17, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Passport? Check. Phone charger? Check. Alright, after all my time spent researching for my trip abroad, making a packing list, and going to all the study abroad meetings, everything should be perfect. Of course, being my first time traveling abroad, that would be...
by Kari E | Jun 15, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Program Type, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Coming to another country and living there is difficult enough, but especially when you are in a country that speaks another language. English is my first language and it is the only language I am totally fluent in. I have taken Spanish for two years at Alabama...
by Makenna C | Jun 15, 2018 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
The day trip to Versailles was definitely something that I will never forget. The train ride was relatively short and my roommate and I got met some really nice couple from New Jersey and New York who were visiting Paris as well. We talked with them the whole way...
by Tabranecia Patterson | Jun 14, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Home, Program Type, Summer, _
What I fell in love with first! I have to be honest, arriving in Florence, Italy was nerve-racking at first. From my luggage still being in Paris, forgetting to get euros out of the ATM, and not being able to get into my home stay house, it was a rough first day. I...
