by Berkeley G | Sep 11, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
When I originally left for my study abroad trip at the beginning of June, I was ecstatic. I had been counting down the minutes until I would be in Madrid, and was unable to contain my excitement as my departure date neared. However, my first two days abroad were less...
by Johnathan A | Sep 11, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Semester
I’m now two weeks removed from Leicester and now that I’ve torn through my pictures for the 7th or 8th time, I’m starting to really appreciate even more the last 6 months and what they have done for me. Like most students who have the privilege of...
by Olivia M | Sep 11, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
During my six weeks abroad, I had the opportunity to travel to Barcelona, Paris, and Amsterdam. Each city had a different twist, which made them very special and unique. Barcelona was my absolute favorite city. The city has so much to offer by always having events...
by Olivia M | Sep 11, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Three things I wish I knew before I traveled to Barcelona Barcelona is the most beautiful and exhilarating city I have ever traveled to. Barcelona has so much to offer such as the city center, beaches, and mountains. However, as my first time in Europe, I had no idea...
by Riley R | Sep 11, 2023 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
This Faculty-Led Study Abroad program was my first abroad experience. Before I set off for Johannesburg, I was very nervous. The airport, the flight, customs, etc… it all frightened me! At the same time, I was very excited. South Africa had always been a dream...
by Alyxandra Ratcliffe | Sep 8, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
It has been slightly over a month since my return to America, and it has been an optimal amount of time to gather my thoughts on the summer semester. While in Ireland, it felt like I lived most of my days in a postcard, and now it seems like it was a dream. As soon as...
by Alyxandra Ratcliffe | Sep 8, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
During my time in Ireland, the experience was coined by lots of good food, late nights, and climbing mountains. We began in Dublin, Ireland and became acquainted with the city on a hop-on-hop-off sites seeing bus, where we got to see many historic sites in Dublin,...
by Tiffany Hill | Sep 8, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I’ve only flown twice in my entire life on very brief flights, and I was incredibly irritable and nervous for both trips. So, I decided that I’d use this trip to Holland as an opportunity to to get past my fear of flying. I flew out of Birmingham to Amsterdam with a...
by Zannis | Sep 8, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
Edit: Because of accommodation wifi, this post did not upload when it was meant to and is coming in very late. I am so sorry! It’s July 15th, and we are just over halfway through with the UA@Oxford study abroad trip. I have had such a fantastic time these past two...
by Hannah Hall | Sep 8, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
This week has been all about preparation as my team and I dedicated countless hours to perfect our product idea for the expo on Friday at the European Innovation Academy. We showcased our app, Divyde, aimed at revolutionizing bill splitting. It was rewarding to...
by Benjamin Iboshi | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
On my Study Abroad in Italy, I love being a tourist—riding a gondola in Venice, buying pasta-themed socks at the souvenir shop, taking that photo of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Going into my trip, though, I also had the goal of eventually shedding that tourist label. I...
by Benjamin Iboshi | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
On my Study Abroad in Italy, I was psyched with how many cities we got to visit: Venice, Padua, Verona, Milan, Ravenna, Florence, Bologna, Pisa, Rome, Pompeii. Most of these cities were on the regular itinerary, but a few (Bologna, Pisa, and Pompeii), I got to see as...
by Megan Lawson | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by Megan Lawson | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by Megan Lawson | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by Shelby Jordan | Aug 18, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Preparing for studying abroad can be a daunting task, but it helps to know what to buy and pack. I chose to study abroad in Ireland on a 2.5 week faculty-led course and spend the rest of the month of June in Europe with my family. I managed to pack for 5 weeks in a...
by Abigail Yarbrough | Aug 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
As you start preparing to study abroad, it can be a daunting task to think about all of the things that you are going to experience. You will have to tackle many problems head-on and in a foreign country. However, before this happens, you will have to overcome the...
by Abigail Yarbrough | Aug 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
While studying abroad in southern Italy, I have had the privilege of taking many different day and weekend trips around the country and around Europe as a whole. The transportation system present in Europe, with the presence of high-speed trains and budget airlines,...
by Samantha Samler | Aug 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
Pre-departure Stress Before my study abroad trip to Guatemala I was very nervous about a lot of things. I felt like I knew no one who was going, I had no idea what to pack, and I was so scared that I would hate my time abroad because I had never known anyone who had...
by Samantha Samler | Aug 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Midterms Halfway through week two in Guatemala we had midterms for our two classes we have been taking while abroad. Our classes are Politics of Developing Nations and Politics of Latin American Countries. While studying for midterms me and a couple of my classmates...
