Bama Bloggers Abroad
Study Abroad Mid-Trip
Prior to arriving in Copenhagen, I arrived in Amsterdam for a layover. Here, I had 30 minutes to get across 4 terminals to catch my Copenhagen flight. After racing through the airport and having a...
Just Landed: A Month in Portugal
Since I was a freshman in college, I have heard about a trip to the European Innovation Academy in Portugal with the STEM Path to the MBA. It was advertised as an opportunity like no...
Pre-Departure Thoughts and Reflections
As my UA in Belgium trip quickly approaches, I can’t help but fall in love with the preparation process. I love Europe and the French language, and this trip has given me a good excuse to...
Pre-Depature: UA in Belize
Choosing a study abroad program was a difficult decision, I wanted to experience something new while fulfilling my interests that I have not been able to pursue while at college. When I came across...
A Treasure Hunt in Bristol
One of my classes, EN422, focuses on the Real Pirates of the Caribbean. In our class, one of our projects is to travel to Bristol, finding six key locations from back in the day. This place really...
The Kindness of Aussies and How it helped me overcome homesickness while interning abroad
Meeting the people of Australia has easily been my favorite part of completing my internship abroad. I am interning for an Australian Rules Football club, or “footy” as they call it. The boys on the...
Who Wouldn’t LOVE This Belizean Life??
I feel that I have to start by saying that this is inevitably going to be one of the best experiences of my life. I'm over halfway through my trip now and It's been everything I imagined and so much...
First time abroad? Here are some tips!
This summer, I went on two faculty-led study abroad trips: UA in Guatemala: Development and Human Rights and UA in Spain: Language and Culture. Before studying abroad, I had very limited travel...
Traveling Beyond the Program: A European Summer
Let’s All Go to the…High Table?
As if Worcester College doesn't feel enough like Hogwarts, we have about two fancy dinners during this shebang. If I had been a good little kid and read my HP, I would've known what those nice...
Adventures While in Spain
Royal Alcázar of Seville Catedral de Sevilla Being halfway through my program I have definitely made the most of my time here so far. My first week I went on a catamaran with a couple other girls in...
Florence Food Withdrawals
It has been about a week since I returned from studying abroad and I am already missing Florence so much! I was worried about adjusting back to normal life when I returned home but it hasn’t been...
Going Abroad: What to do Before?
All your worries go away when you have a sunset like this. It’s been a few weeks since I returned from my trip abroad in Croatia. In that time, I have done a lot of reflecting on my trip. Since...
Weekend Trips in Italy
One thing I love about Italy is how easy it is to travel within the country. You can easily buy tickets for a train and travel wherever you want to go! Figuring out the train system was a little...
UA in Colombia: Un Dia en Medellin
There were many fantastic experiences throughout our trip to Colombia. Near the end of the six weeks, we visited the city of Medellin. While there were plenty of fun excursions throughout the study...
The Countdown Is On… Just One Day Left…
My view from my window seat on the plane to London. If you would have told me a year ago that today, I would be sitting in the airport waiting to board my first international flight to Heathrow...
Arriving at Oxford!
Arriving in England was unlike anything I have ever experienced in my life. As someone who had never before ventured out of the United States, going to another country has been incredibly...
UA in Spain: Home Away From Home
Looking out the window over Spain as the plane was landing was so surreal. I had dreamt about this moment for 3 years. The first thing I noticed was that there were a lot more trees and open spaces...
What to do if you only had one day in Madrid
My unique thoughts and experience before my trip to Brussels.
Los Cinco Sentidos de Madrid
Lawson Colgate
Did I remember everything?
Reflecting on My Time Abroad
So, I returned home from Europe about two weeks ago and I waited to write my final blog post so I could I have time to digest the many new experiences I was able to have while studying abroad. I can...
Awaiting Experience
Trevi Fountain - Benson Knowles My whole life, I have always been interested in traveling to different places and learning about their culture and history. I chose to study abroad because I wanted...
Can you have fun while taking classes abroad?
The answer is yes! Studying abroad is a really thrilling experience and it can get very overwhelming at certain times. I am currently doing two sessions of UA in Spain. Each session consist of two...
UA in Belgium: Pre-Departure
I am on my way to Belgium for the 2022 UA in Belgium: Political Science trip! This is the first summer of faculty led programs since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, so travel looks a little...
Must see places
One of my favorite parts about studying abroad is being able to travel to other places easily. I have traveled almost every weekend since studying in Barcelona. Since I also do an internship here, I...
Preparing for a Month in Europe
I have been anticipating my study abroad trip for quite a while now and the day has finally come for me to pack and prepare to fly overseas. Not only is this going to be my first time abroad, but...
Why Colombia?
First Week in Florence
Hello! I am Kendall Moore, a rising Junior majoring in Advertising and minoring in Communication Studies and Digital Consumer Engagement. I have wanted to study abroad for basically all of my life...
“The World’s…” Greatest Experience
Being a Coffee-Drinker in Tea-Town: UA in Oxford
While England is known for its long-standing marriage to tea, the area surrounding the University of Oxford seems to be teeming with cafés with full menu espresso offerings. As someone who was...
WHAT YOU NEED TO SEE IN PARIS
After spending a week in Paris, it became clear to me that the city is absolutely full of hidden gems. While the typical tourist activities of going to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle at night and...
UA Greece: Fun
UA Greece group met a great group of people view our hotel in Delphi Delphi Theater at Epidaurus Palamidi Castle Mycenae UA Greece UA Greece Temple of Poseidon Pefkori Beach Thessolaniki Boat Ride...
How the French preserve their culture
Besides the stereotypical differences between Europe and The U.S. that you expect to see when you go to France, such as different architecture styles and smaller cars, there is one major difference...
Pre-departure Italy!
I am so excited to be spending a month abroad in Italy on a faculty-led study abroad! I always dreamed of going abroad and this program fit perfectly. I will be earning 9 upper-level credit hours...
UA In the Caribbean; My Final Week
Finally we are saying goodbye to the friendly island that we have been enjoying and learning on for almost a month. Crazy how the time flies by, this week has been an amazing one while reminiscing...
More of UA In The Caribbean
I'm a couple weeks in on my trip and this is the time where you're finally starting to get adjusted, where you're getting past the initial excitement and should be settling in, and I have felt that...
UA Greece: Academics
Tomb of King Philip II Tomb of King Philip II ancient pottery ancient swords ancient helmets Tholos Tomb Temple of Poseidon Pottery depicting a burial scene Boar tusk helmet The Acropolis Olympia...
Does Studying Abroad Stick with You?
Returning Home
The Beginning of Something New: Florence Edition
Here’s to the beginning of something new and I think the hardest part of this process was picking which program I wanted and which country I wanted to study in. The rest of the hard decisions were...
UA Greece-Overview
A Collection of Thoughts from an Odd Place
The Start of the Adventure to Spain
Hola everyone! My name is Molly and I am going to Malaga, Spain. Preparing to go abroad and coming to Spain I knew nothing. I had many different thoughts about coming to Spain, what am I doing, am I...
First Time Across the Pond
Saturday night I took an 8 hour flight to London and left the United States for the first time in my life. I boarded a bus to Oxford University and have spent the last three days exploring the...
My first week in Rome with a weekend trip to Venice!
Venice from the bell tower in St Mark's square! Hey! I am Sarah, a rising Junior studying finance, real estate, and international business. I am currently in Rome, Italy for Summer 2, and have had...
The Beginning of an Adventure: Germany
At this point in the trip, our time in Germany was coming to an end. However, I was not looking forward to what was to come. We had planned a 16 hour coach trip from Berlin to Florence, breaking...
Pre-departure Nerves
I could not be more excited for my flight today. It is hard to imagine that at this time tomorrow, I will be in Italy. I have always wanted to travel, so as soon as I was presented the opportunity...
Ciao Italy!
I can’t believe I leave for Italy in less than twelve hours. Just one sleep and two flights and I will be in Europe! Like the procrastinator I am, I spent the entire day packing and making...