Bama Bloggers Abroad
While Abroad
First Impressions – What were your first impressions when you arrived in your host country? What thoughts were running through your head? How did you feel? What situations/experiences did you...
CCN Mexico Medical Mission Trip
My study abroad experience is still a little over two months away. Thus, I still have plenty of time to prepare for this exciting opportunity. In fact, over this Christmas break I have been...
A Reflection on My Experience in Haiti
Compared to coming back from Haiti back in May, this return home was quite difficult to adjust to. The group of people I spent the week with, both UA students and Haitians, was such an amazing group...
See You Soon London
As I arrive to the one month count down mark on my calender to leave for London I get more and more excited. I don't quite feel like I am going to be spending almost 6 months in a different country....
Bama HERD: Teaching Business Skills through Interactive Activities
While in Haiti, Bama HERD (Haitian Economic Research and Development) taught a group of Haitians business fundamentals through a few small lectures and a large amount of interactive activities. One...
Excited for a New Adventure Abroad
In just one week, I will be flying to Bilbao, Spain where I’ll be studying Spanish and International Business at the University of the Basque Country with University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC)...
Haiti: A Beautiful Country of Highly Intelligent People
My second trip to Haiti was as impactful and meaningful as the first, and it has everything to do with the people that we met and discussed with all week long. We started the week assessing the...
Bama HERD: Farewell Haiti, it was Nice Seeing You Again
I'm back home now which, for me, means stuffing my face with greasy American food and reflecting on my time spent abroad (and yes, the first stop we made after leaving the Atlanta airport was...
Just a few days until London!
Since orientation a year and a half ago, I have hoped to study abroad at some point in my college career. When I heard about an international accounting class taught by UA faculty in London and...
While in Haiti… Love Rice and Beans
While in Haiti As I describe the experiences we are having in Haiti, I first off want to encourage everyone that thinks about flying Spirit airlines, to simply save up extra money to purchase...
Learning from Past Mistakes
This time of year is already quite busy for me, but throw in some clever packing, careful coordinating, and extensive planning for my 5 month stay abroad, and I am just about overwhelmed. I...
Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
I am currently a fifth semester nursing student at the University of Alabama. I am traveling to Santa Domingo over Spring Break of 2016 with other nursing students and faculty to provide...
Haiti Here I Come
I am so excited about my trip to Haiti! I am ready to jump right in and start helping the Haitian entrepreneurs build their business! I am excited about this opportunity, and I am only worried a...
Preparing for my Return: Haitian Economic Research and Development
I have already been to Haiti once before in May 2015. At that time I was part of a small group of people trying to tackle a very large issue: the Haitian economy. This is how Bama HERD (Haitian...
Another Haiti Experience Awaits
Next week, I will be spending a week in Galette Chambon, a small village outside of Haiti's capital city of Port-au-Prince. I first traveled to Haiti back in May of this past year with a small group...
Haiti Here I Come
As I am preparing to embark on this trip to Port Au Prince Haiti, I cannot help but think about the life changing experience that is ahead. I have heard from others that have been on this particular...
I have to go back
The fact that I am leaving to travel halfway across the world to live in a foreign country for 4 months is the scariest thought I have had in along time. It is, however, the most exciting as...
Pre-Departure – Haiti 2015
Having been so busy with finishing up the semester and studying for finals, I have not been able to focus much on my trip to Haiti next week. At night, I often think about how this trip will go....
Times Flies When You’re Studying Abroad
Is it really my 3rd month in France? Wow how time flies. I have one month left in Tours and I can’t believe my time here is coming to an end. It’s been an amazing adventure traveling and settling...
Italian Adventures Awaiting
The last time I was in another country was in 2011, for a mission trip in Costa Rica. It was an incredible experience, serving the people of Upala, in the mountainous part of the upper region. It...
Prague: Doorstep to the East
In France, there is a long fall break of about one week at the end of October called Toussaint. French students from around the country leave in mass exoduses to various countries in and around...
Expectations for Study Abroad
As the departure date approaches, I find myself thinking about what new experiences I am going to encounter while studying abroad in London and Barcelona. Before this year I had only left the...
Field Trips that start at 5am…I don’t think so
3:50am yes 3:50am on a Satuday was the time I set my alarm! I had to be across town and meet a bus at 5am. This meant I had to to walk alone at 4:30 across the town, exactly what my mom had told me...
Story Behind the Picture: Carnival in Ivrea
Earlier this week, we announced the winners of the 2015 Education Abroad Photo Contest. Over the next week, we will post some of the "stories" behind the winning pictures. What follows here is the...
Blessed Beyond Belief
As I sit here contemplating how I can describe the blessing that has been the last three months I find myself flipping through memories of beautiful sights and friendships that I have made along the...
A Libra`s Adventure Abroad
Well the adventure has finally begun on September 1st, 2015 & I'm outta here. After over 6 months of planning I am finally studying abroad in Florence Italy at Florence University of the Arts....
Chips or Fries?
It's been over a month now since I returned from my study abroad adventure in Ireland, and yet it feels like I was just there yesterday. School has started up again here in Tuscaloosa, but in my...
Profitez-vous
I am an engineering major. Well, I am a Computer Science major to be precise. Over the last seven years, from middle school and well past high school, I have studied the French language. Since I was...
Life After Paris
Well, I'm back in the States and have been settled in for a while. When I first returned, I was so exhausted from the hassle of dragging suitcases through the streets of Paris at 4 am and getting...
São Paulo Fading
When I stepped out of the airplane in Miami, my first time back in the states after five weeks almost 5 thousand miles away from Alabama, the wave of humidity in the familiar Southern air greeted...
Pre-Departure
"Study abroad!" I have heard these two simple words from so many people over the past few years that I have finally decided, the summer after my junior year, to study abroad. I have always been...
62 Days, 27 Cities, 10 Countries
After 9 weeks spent living out of one small backpack, wearing the same outfits over and over, sleeping in bunks with 12 other people, and spending no more than 3 nights in one place, I thought I...
Norway, Glorious Norway!
Our group in Oslo: from the left- John, Ross, Alex, Kendall, Myself and Lara During one weekend of my study abroad, 10 of us took a group trip to Norway! To be honest, I didn't know much about...
Tours of Tours
I guess to start off I should include a lil' intro about myself... I'm a junior this year double majoring in French and International Relations (roll tide). I'm from Alabama and have lived there for...
Let The Count Down Begin
A few days, that is all I have until I board a plane and embark on a new journey to call Florence, Italy my home for the next four months. Now, I sit in front of my suitcase trying to figure...
Starting a new year
Now that I am back on campus, I keep looking back at all the memories I share with my new friends. I remember how every day was a new adventure and every moment with friends is a time to be...
Post-Trip
Finally home! I’m definitely going to miss being abroad, but MAN am I ready for some home cooking... It was raining like crazy when I arrived in Atlanta, and for a moment I thought that I was back...
In Dublin/Istanbul
Dublin: Dublin is great. The people are great, and they definitely know how to cook potatoes! I also love how easy it is to get around here! The public...
America, Home of the Free
Though my time in Cambodia was nearing its end I was experiencing mixed emotions about leaving the country that had been my home for the last 10 days. It was hot in Cambodia - my sweat glands had...
Excursion to London
I have spend the past two weekends i have been in Europe in different places. After being in Brussels for less than a week, my group and i took off for London. We rode the train for less than three...
Ranking the Cities
I've been home for a little bit now, and the subsequent question after "How was it?" is usually "Which place was your favorite?" I want to give a definitive ranking of my favorite cities, based on...
In the Midle of São Paulo
If you can learn nothing else from this blog post, know that Sao Paulo, Brazil, is a massive, expansive city. I am far from a city boy, but I cannot imagine anyone being able to gaze at the...
The Palio di Siena
The Palio di Siena is a horse race that is held twice each year, on July 2 and August 16, in Siena, Italy. Anyone traveling abroad during those two dates in Europe should make an effort go see this...
Back to Bell Buckle
My transition back to the US was much easier than I expected. Especially considering the fact that I live in a small town named Bell Buckle, Tennessee (it is as it sounds), and...
Why We Should All Be Tourists
Something I’ve noticed in my day-to-day life, but particularly during my time in England, is the negative attitude regarding tourists that, personally, I feel is a little uncalled for. I have...
A MARBLE-OUS ADVENTURE!
Wow, it’s been almost a week since we’ve been back in the States and I’m still in shock with how well the trip went. It is honestly such a good feeling to come back from a three week trip that we’ve...
A bittersweet goodbye
Its very hard to believe that my trip here in Brussels, Belgium is over. I never thought that i would become so close to the people that i came on this trip with. We were able to conquer the many...
Coming Back Stateside
After a long 5 weeks, and over 34 hours of travel time, I'm finally back in Tuscaloosa. The end of my trip was spent with going-away dinners, presentations, exam prep, and all the last minute...
A Weekend in Paris
Paris, a city known for its romantic atmosphere, stunning architecture, extravagant churches, extensive art collections, aaaaaand rude locals. When traveling to cities in foreign countries, I travel...
Amsterdam: Boats and Bicycles
I posted this blog post on my personal blog, at the beginning of my study abroad, and I forgot to share it here. So this post is a little late, but here it is! It's only been two days of travel and...