Bama Bloggers Abroad
Only in China
When you travel to another country you realize how different, and sometimes really strange, other cultures are compared to your own. While I was abroad I saw and experienced things that I would only...
The Luck of the Irish!
Singing "Sweet Home Alabama" in Dublin While my Study Abroad was only a Maymester, I still was able to visit two countries for a considerable amount of time. We had scheduled ten days in Dublin,...
Valparaiso: A Haven for the Eclectic Mind
When my initial investigations began for the study abroad trip to Chile, I realized quite quickly that between Santiago, Easter Island, and Valparaiso, all the various facets of my personality would...
Paris is a Woman
"Cities have sexes. London is a man, Paris is a woman, and New York a well-adjusted transsexual." -Angela Carter When I first arrived in Paris my first impression was that it looked absolutely...
New Perspectives
I’ve been home from my trip to Cambodia for a couple weeks now, but it feels like ages. It was such a long journey, and I was exhausted when I reached home, both physically and emotionally. Being an...
The City of Dreams
Maybe when you see that, you do not immediately think of Oxford. For me, however, it is the place I have long been dreaming of visiting and long have wanted to study there. A pinnacle of academic...
A Little Bit of Culture Shock in Turkey
On top of the world in Istanbul!While my Study Abroad was only a Maymester, I still was able to visit two countries for a considerable amount of time. We had scheduled ten days in Dublin, Ireland...
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Living in Japan has been an amazing experience in more ways than one. Although there is little time left before I return home, there is still so much I want to do before leaving. I want to climb Mt....
Excursion to Berlin
With a weekend free of labs and lab reports, a group of four of us decided to take a 3 day trip to the wonderful city of Berlin, Germany. We started off our activities with a trip to see the...
Post-Departure
Now that I'm back home, I'm not too upset or sad about leaving Barcelona. I'm very satisfied with the professional experience I got and the connections I made in Spain and I look forward to keeping...
Summer Down Under!
This summer I am spending 5 weeks in Australia, studying law at the Australian National University. This experience is my second time studying abroad, I spent my junior year in England. Both...
Why do I have to leave?
I felt like Barcelona became apart of me, it was extremely hard to say goodbye. I already miss it so much and I've been home for a day! I became so close with my roommates and my apartment and my...
The Many Faces of London
Three weeks is not enough time to cover London. It's barely enough time to scratch the surface. London is an exciting, vibrant city that never seems to sleep. It is also very diverse and very, VERY...
Ci Vediamo Presto, Italia
Four weeks in a land abroad. Gone. Past. In the blink of an eye. Crazy, huh? I've had months to mentally prepare for it, weeks to physically prepare, days to pack, and full of excitement during...
The first week in Brussels
When i decided that i wanted to Study Abroad, i immediately started to research different destinations to travel to that i thought looked interesting. On the top of this list was Brussels, Belgium....
Ireland My Home
It has now been almost a month since I first arrived in the Emerald Isle for my UA in Ireland study abroad program, but it feels like it's been at least a year. I can't believe that I'll soon be...
Every adventure has a beginning…
Tuesday June 23, 2015 When we first began the descent over this tiny, beautiful island I hardly sit still. My face was pressed against the glass of the window of the tiny flying machine I had been...
Soo… about this metric system
I'm shocked to say I'm two weeks into my adventure in the 'land down under'. Time has absolutely flown by. The US and Australia have so many similarities, but the differences, where they're present,...
How not to Die in the Running of the Bulls
The festival of San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain, is better known as the place where you run with bulls in a packed street. As someone who has done the run (and subsequently received minor injuries),...
Please, Mind the Gap
It’s so hard to believe I am over halfway done with my summer study abroad experience in London. Although I have only been a student here for a week and a half, I have already adjusted and...
Travels in Greece
I have experienced so much traveling through Greece for the past couple of weeks. It is hard to believe that it it went by so quickly but in some ways it seems I have been here for a long time. It...
First Thoughts of Brussels
Throughout my life I have had the pleasure to visit many exciting cities from various places around the world. Some have been very large cities such as Tokyo and Beijing, while others have been...
T-24 hours until India!
As I write this at 1 pm on July 14, 2015, I’m realizing that in EXACTLY 24 HOURS from now I’ll be at the Richmond airport, beginning my journey to India. I’m feeling a combination of anxiety,...
Adopted For a Day!
On my study abroad trip to China my group had the opportunity to be "adopted" by different Chinese families for a day! The mom picked us up at the University and drove us to their home. We were...
Copa America 2015
I’ll be the first to admit that I am, by far, not really a sports person. I know, I know. Why choose the University of Alabama if you don’t watch sports? Well even though I don’t enjoy watching the...
East Asia I Love You!
I’ve arrived home but I wrote this while I was in East Asia: All I can say is wow! East Asia is such an amazing experience. This medical trip is more than I had ever expected it to be. It has...
The Palio of Sienna
The Palio is a festival in Sienna Italy that has been going on since medieval times. There are 17 district in the city called contradas. Each contrada has its own flag, traditions, and public...
The Harbor and Tivoli
My initial impressions of the city of Copenhagen were fantastic! Keeping in tune with our short stay in Amsterdam, we started off our sightseeing in Copenhagen with, you guessed it, a canal tour. ...
Back in the U.S.A.
One month of studying abroad in China has come to a close. We landed in the Chicago airport and I had to sprint to my next flight. I thought I would not be able to say goodbye to my classmates but...
Summer in France!
I can't believe that I have already finished over a month in France! I have been to France once before, but this was my first study abroad experience. I am choosing to write this reflection of my...
Apreciacion y respeto
While being here in Barcelona, my level of appreciation and respect has grown tremendously for not only Spain and all of Europe, but for my home country America. Being here I have adjusted to the...
I’m leaving for Belgium in 11 days!
I'm getting pretty excited for my trip! I'm starting to get all of my stuff together and ready for the trip. I've purchased the ticket(Delta:D), a new backpack, a new suitcase, some dress...
Another summer abroad
This will be my second study abroad trip. Although I'm going back to Europe, everything about the trip will be different this time around. Last year I went to Rome for five weeks through ISA. I...
An American in China
After thirty-six hours of traveling, I have finally arrived in China. When we arrived at the Beijing airport, our group had two hours to explore before the next flight. So, a few of my classmates...
my big fat Greek study abroad trip
These past 3 weeks have been a whirlwind of nonstop excursions/activities/adventures and I just finished my final paper for my class so I thought what better time to sit down and recap one of the...
Berlin, Ghent, and London
When I first arrived in Berlin, Germany, we immediately went to go explore the city. Although I was tired, I was so excited to be in this new country and I wanted to experience new things. We had a...
Aufwiedersehen!
Who knew two weeks could change a person so much? On May 31, I got on a plane in Atlanta, completely scared and afraid of what awaited me on the other side of the pond. When my program ended on June...
Never Leaving!
When I first arrived in Barcelona I was terrified. I started wondering why my parents would ever let me do something like this. When I was waiting in the customs line no one spoke any English and...
The Chronicle of a Whirlwind Adventure- Pt. 3 – A Tough Goodbye
How can anyone ever expect you to willingly leave paradise? Leaving Europe was one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do. I was virtually in denial the entire day before I left. I looked...
And the Journey Begins…
It’s been 10 days since I first left America to begin my summer adventure abroad, and I have loved every second of it! My mom surprised my sister and I with a family trip to Scotland, Ireland, and...
London Calling
As I sit and stare at the pile of clothes on my bedroom floor I wonder how I could have let this happen. Its 2 am and my flight leaves in 6 hours. I haven’t put one thing in my suitcase. How...
I AMsterdam: A Refreshing Layover
Hello! My name is Patrick Steadman, and I have chosen to study abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark for the entire month of July. There will be many posts to come highlighting Copenhagen and any other...
Dallas Airport
So here I am. After months of planning and preparation, I'm an hour into a five hour layover before I set foot oon a 747 bound for Sao Paulo, Brazil. My decision to embark on this adventure has been...
Takeoff in t-minus 60 minutes…
It truly is a surreal feeling being dropped off at an airport to leave everything you know for 5 weeks. My boyfriend, my new apartment, my pets, and the food in Tuscaloosa I’ve grown to adore. After...
Pre-departure Thoughts
Three sleepless nights, two over-packed suitcases, and one pre-study abroad beach trip with the family down and tomorrow I head off to Europe. I am studying abroad in Denmark at Denmark Technical...
Coming Home
It feels weird packing up. For the past four months, all of the people and friends I have met, the places I have seen, and the adventures I have been living will now all be a part of the past. It...
My Spirit Grows Faint Within Me…
I am home now from Cambodia, but I wrote this while there: It’s been a long few days. We flew for 22 hours (not including layover time in Atlanta and Korea) and arrived in Phnom Penh about 11 pm...
Before Departure
My flight for Santiago leaves at 4pm tomorrow. It's just about here: the day I finally put the "abroad" in study abroad. I've been doing plenty of studying of course leading up to the trip. Teaching...
The Case for Photography
I am in a 9 week study abroad program that starts in Rome (3 weeks), continues in Paris (3 weeks) and London (2 weeks) and finishes in Glasgow (1 week). In my five weeks studying abroad, I have...
#america
I have just completed my first week back home in the United States and it was not what I was expecting. I have been able to see my family and friends as well as have some interesting encounters with...