by E. Prohaska | Jul 8, 2022 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Summer, UA-Affiliate
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by C. Gellman | Jul 6, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
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 left up to API, the affiliate program I chose. With API making...
by M. Meyers | Jul 5, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
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 going to like it, how am I going to be here alone, and how much do I...
by S. Faria | Jul 5, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
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 best start! Study abroad was something I was very nervous...
by Jacob Camden | Jul 4, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Readers, are viruses alive? It is a subject of debate among biologists. They reproduce themselves, like living organisms, using all the usual biological machinery, including genes encoded in nucleic acids: DNA or RNA. Yet when outside of hosts, they are totally inert,...
by Jacob Camden | Jun 27, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Summer, UA-Affiliate
In Costa Rica, there are many ways to get wet. Hay varias maneras de mojarse. I don’t think I’ve spent a single day here totally dry; the main moistening agent has been my own sweat. Some days I can start the fifteen-minute walk to the university feeling...
by C. Collins | Jun 25, 2022 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Cape Town, South Africa. A new home with new meaning. I am currently four weeks out of my six week program and my eight week experience in South Africa. It has been life-changing. My first impressions when I entered the country were a mix of confirmed prior...
by Molly M. | Jun 21, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Another one of my favorite things about Barcelona is that it is a big city. I was not expecting to like the city as much as I do but it has turned out to be one of the best parts. I love that Barcelona is alive and that there is always something to do. Constantly...
by Jacob Camden | Jun 17, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Why Costa Rica? My answer tends to go like this: I wanted to practice my Spanish, and Latin America was cheaper than Spain (and more off-the-beaten-path, more authentic – more on that later). Within Latin America, the programs in Costa Rica were the most...
by R. DeBarge | Jun 14, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
In the first few weeks that I have spent studying abroad, I have read what feels like every blog post and article available on the internet about this topic. In a desperate attempt to find a quick fix for the wide range of emotions that hit me so unexpectedly, I found...
by Brian C | Jun 12, 2022 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I’m finally back home from my semester abroad and have had some time to reflect upon the memories I made in Europe. Honestly, coming home felt a lot like coming out of a dream, going back to the familiar spaces in my hometown from a place where it seemed as...
by Dawson W | Jun 12, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I have now entered my final week in The Hague. Reflecting on almost a half year of my life is hard to confine into a single blog post. I read my original post where I stated my...
by H. Burley | Jun 8, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
When I first organized my study abroad trip to London I felt only one emotion, excitement. However, as time slowly inched towards my departure date I began to have feelings of anxiety and nervousness as I was about to enter an entirely new world. These feelings were...
by Jessica G | Jun 7, 2022 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
“Granada is like the beautiful, delicate land of our dreams; all those who see her, dream of visiting her again.”...
by E. Prohaska | Jun 6, 2022 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Summer, UA-Affiliate
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by C. Warren | Jun 6, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
After a week in Seville, Spain, I could not be happier with my decision to study here! The people are amazing and the sites to see are simply mind-blowing. Most of the time, I feel like I’m in a dream. My walk to class is quite literally a walk in the park, and...
by Brian C | Jun 5, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
One of the things that I learned to appreciate the most during my time living in Prague was having such easy access to public transportation, especially the trams, to help get around the city. At first, it was strange seeing trams filling the streets and hard to get...
by Raider M | Jun 4, 2022 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
My study abroad semester has finally ended, and I am back in the USA. I was sad to leave the friends I had made abroad, and sad to leave with so many things that I wish I could still do, but I was happy to be back with friends and family in a familiar place. I...
by Jacob Camden | Jun 3, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Terms for your understanding: Tico/a: someone from Costa Rica, i.e., the country where I’ll be living for the next two months. San José: the capital of the aforementioned country, where I will spend the next two months in a homestay. “Pura vida”: the...
by C. Collins | Jun 1, 2022 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I decided to study abroad in Cape Town, South Africa. This decision was a huge one, meaning that I would be 7, 789 miles away from home for the entirety of the summer. This meant that I would be missing out on the few months of the year that I get to see my family...