by Jacob T | Jul 15, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
My motivation and reasoning for going abroad is quite simple. As a rising senior majoring in chemical engineering, I am required to take a summer term Unit Operations Lab in order to complete my degree. I have always enjoyed traveling and experiencing new things, so...
by Abigail J | Jul 15, 2016 | Central America, Education, Faculty-Led, Summer
“Sorry. I mean Lo siento.,,, Oh wait I mean sorry.” That was the moment I realized that I was no longer in Nicaragua and back in the US. We had just arrived at the Houston airport and I was headed into the bathroom as I ran into lady. I had gotten so used to my...
by Megan B | Jul 15, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Prior to arriving to Russia, I tried not to have too many expectations. My main goal was to enjoy the experience of being here in Russia. Obviously things are different here and that took an adjustment to get used to. Now that my time here is coming to an end, I’m sad...
by Abigail J | Jul 12, 2016 | Central America, Education, Faculty-Led, Summer
Growing up, one of the only college experiences that I heard from my parents was their study abroad trip. They still, to this day, refer to it as the best months of their lives. There was never a doubt in my mind that I wanted to go abroad. My parents have been...
by Caroline W | Jul 12, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
I was surprised with how sad I felt leaving Nicaragua. While the heat sometimes felt unbearable, there was something about the people and the culture there that made it all worth it. When I said goodbye to my host mom, she started crying and thanked us for visiting...
by Linnet K | Jul 12, 2016 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Exchange, Semester
안녕 Sitting in a coffee shop in the middle of Seoul and finally realizing that in exactly a month, I will be back in Alabama, is filling me with nothing but sadness. It seems impossible that four months have already passed of my study abroad experience, and it is now...
by Emily H | Jul 12, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Since I was little, I always imagined that I would live in the United States for my entire life. I know the language, the culture, and the best vacation destinations. I always envisioned the extent of my international experience to be restricted to vacations only....
by Anna E | Jul 12, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
So here I am sitting on my bedroom floor, back in Mississippi after a long day of traveling. My suitcase is not unpacked, my parents are trying desperately to keep their excitement of me being home in check (it’s still very obvious of course), and I can’t seem to make...
by Lauren M | Jul 12, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
In the year 2000, I got bit by the travel bug. Seeing as I am 21 years old, you may be looking at the year and thinking it was a typo. No typo here, that year is accurate. At age 5, I decided I was going to travel the world. I had just started learning French,...
by Elizabeth P | Jul 12, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I’m entering my third week in Italy, and I can’t believe how quickly the time has flown! My roommate pointed out today that we really have done so much in so little time. Last week, we visited a 500-year-old Tuscan villa that is still used for events and...
by Julia T | Jul 12, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Returning home was something that I did not think much about while I was abroad because I was constantly on the move and experiencing new things. Sure, I would talk to family and friends from home and they would tell me how much they missed me and how they...
by Courtney M | Jul 1, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Thoughts and Feelings – When it was time to leave my host family, I woke up early and started off the morning packing then waited as the house came alive. I remember my host brother, Alex, coming in my room and saying, “You are one of the students that I...
by Paula R | Jul 1, 2016 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer
While studying abroad in Ethiopia I was able to meet hundreds of Ethiopians as my team and I set up medical clinics in the locals’ villages. The people were very welcoming and happy to see us. Some would stare in amazement at the color of our skin because they...
by Liddy D | Jul 1, 2016 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer
Eating Abroad One of the things you’ll find that you’ll miss the most from home about studying abroad will probably be eating your favorite foods. This problem also happens when you come back to your home country, and you’ll find that you miss foods...
by Carson F | Jul 1, 2016 | Central America, Engineering, Faculty-Led, Summer
Now that I have been back home for a bit my journeys in Nicaragua seem more distant. While there I hiked volcanoes, searched for monkeys, and communicated in another language for two weeks. Here in my normal day to day life I go to work, pay bills, and grab...
by Savannah L | Jul 1, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, North America, Summer
When I first heard about the opportunity to go to Haiti along side the painstakingly funny Lisa Mckinney and some of the brightest minds the Culver House Business School had to offer, I thought that would never be something I could muster up the courage to do. I went...
by Carson F | Jun 30, 2016 | Central America, Engineering, Faculty-Led, Summer
Actually getting to Nicaragua proved to be much bigger hurdle than anticipated. Despite checking and re-checking flight times and prices, and waking up at approximately 1:00 a.m., I managed to miss my flight from Atlanta to Houston. I won’t go into specific...
by Jessie L | Jun 30, 2016 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer
Whenever I told anyone I was going to China, I always got a similar reaction from everyone, “why there?” Everyone assumes that China is not a place to travel to, that it’s dirty and the people don’t know English, so why even go there. But I knew never to judge a place...
by Anna E | Jun 30, 2016 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
We are now coming to the end of our time here in Tours, France and I cannot believe what an incredible time we have had here this past month. We have been challenged by school, amazed by sights, and enjoyed being apart of the day to day routine of a new city and...
by Paula R | Jun 30, 2016 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer
Preparing for Ethiopia was a little different than preparing for any other study abroad trip. Common items such as toilet paper, tissues, soap, etc. are not readily available in Africa. Therefore, most of my packing involved minimal clothing and lots of snacks,...
