by Brianna M | Aug 23, 2016 | Education, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Wow, it blows my mind that in eleven days I will be on an eastward-bound plane to Madrid, Spain. Since the eighth grade, I have dreamed of studying abroad. I feel immensely blessed to have this opportunity to stay in Spain this fall. Last spring semester, I was...
by Cody W | Aug 23, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Although I’ve been back in the states for nearly 4 weeks I still find myself replying in Spanglish and there are some activities that just don’t feel quite right. For example meals out; don’t take enough time and the servers are too fast. This is...
by Sara L | Aug 19, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
My journey through Europe is complete. These past two weeks have been nothing less than amazing. I came into the trip with the mindset that I was going to learn a lot about the differences between GAAP and IFRS, but I never thought about how much I would learn about...
by Justin C | Aug 19, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
It feels like only yesterday we landed in Heathrow Airport. After visiting a couple of countries after my stay, I felt myself being pulled back to Oxford, as if I left of part of myself in that great, eye-opening town. I wish I could take part in this program every...
by Jacob T | Aug 17, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
As I touched down on the tarmac in Philadelphia, I was overcome with pride and joy. Don’t misunderstand, I absolutely love traveling and wouldn’t trade my experiences and time abroad for anything, but no place on Earth tops the place I call home. Particularly, I most...
by Sara L | Aug 16, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I have officially been in Europe for a week. This past week we were in Warsaw, Poland. Warsaw was the first city in Europe that I have ever visited, and it definitely won over my heart. The city of Warsaw itself is stunning and historical. The first night we had the...
by Madeline P | Aug 15, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Wow, what a summer. I left for Oxford, England with zero expectations and returned to the US with numerous and irreplaceable friends and memories. This trip was one of culture, history, and knowledge that made each of my experiences abroad even more meaningful. The...
by Devin V | Aug 15, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I believe there is something bittersweet about going back home. It’s bitter because you aren’t able to enjoy those occasions you had but sweet since you get to be back home and recall it all. One thing is for sure, that you will always enjoy the memories...
by Justin C | Aug 15, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I sit reading over my packing list just hours before my plane flight, not being able to contain my excitement for my first ever trip to Europe. I always wanted to study abroad in summer, so that I would not be gone during a whole semester at Alabama. As I searched for...
by Jacob | Aug 15, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
On the 2nd weekend of the Denmark study abroad program, we took a trip to Frederiksborg Castle, which is located about an hour north of Copenhagen. The architecture was amazing. The fact that I was walking through the very halls that actual kings and queens had also...
by Mary P | Aug 15, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Today was my first full day in Berlin. I was supposed to arrive early Saturday morning, but due to delayed flights I arrived Sunday evening. Directly after my arrival, along with two friends, our group of University of Alabama students went to a restaurant just down...
by Lauren M | Aug 10, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I woke up this past Wednesday morning in my own bed in Houston, Texas, vaguely aware of some bizarre dream I had where I had spent an entire 6 weeks in Europe traveling and taking a class. Then, after about 10 seconds it hit me that it wasn’t a dream, that I had...
by Mary P | Aug 10, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Berlin is a city of immense diversity and many different cultural influences. I am grateful to have experienced all of them during my stay. Finishing my class at the Humboldt University made me feel both proud and sad. I learned a lot from the class, and it was...
by Jacob | Aug 10, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Despite the intensive lab course we were taking in Denmark, my friend and I were able to take a weekend trip to Brussels, Belgium, and Amsterdam, Netherlands. We flew to Brussels on Friday morning and immediately started sightseeing since we were only going to be...
by Madison K | Aug 5, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Before I left for Ireland, people warned me (incessantly) about the strange type of sadness that permeates Life-After-Travel, and I laughed these off, chalked it up as a silly theory for overly sensitive people (of which group I don’t count myself a part). But...
by Jacob | Aug 5, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I have been studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the past month with 26 other UA students. We are participating in the chemical engineering Unit Operations Lab at the Technical University of Denmark. While this has been an extreme amount of work, I’ve...
by Madison M | Aug 5, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Returning home from study abroad may be one of the saddest things I have done. After only two weeks, I had no desire to come home and definitely would have been content to spend the rest of my summer overseas. This program was by far the greatest experience of my...
by Madison M | Aug 4, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
One week down, one week to go. Warsaw was more amazing than I could have imagined. Going into the program, I was excited to see Warsaw, but it was never a place that I had planned to travel to. Warsaw blew me away with its wonderful people, architecture, and culture....
by Emily S | Aug 4, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
One day removed from the journey back home from my study abroad trip, I’m still a bit jet lagged, but overall I haven’t experienced any extreme reverse culture shock. I was expecting to feel uneasy once home, maybe missing the bustle of Berlin or the...
by Madeline P | Aug 4, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
In my opinion, we live and study at one of the prettiest colleges in England. Worcester College and the city of Oxford have really begun to feel like a home away from home. The classes that my peers and I attend really integrate exploring Oxford, and we are encouraged...
