by Zannis | Jul 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
Tomorrow I embark on my study abroad in the UK! It is my first time ever flying out of the country (and my first time flying on an airline that is not spirit airlines… and my first time flying for more than 2 hours), and I am very excited! When I was younger, I...
by Patricia Smith | Jul 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
I’m writing this post as I am traveling to the airport to leave for my Education Abroad experience. I have been feeling so many different emotions throughout the process of preparing for this trip and now it is finally here! I am mostly excited. I’m really looking...
by Emily A. | Jul 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
I can pinpoint the first time I heard about UA in Oxford: English, History, and Honors. Surrounded by red carpet and fellow high school seniors, I was listening to a presentation by an Honors ambassador. In that moment, I was transported away from...
by Ciera C | Jul 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Australia/New Zealand, Commerce & Business, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
I’ve been home for a week and it is not what I was expecting. It feels weird to be home and I definitely miss Australia and the friends I made while abroad. The reverse culture shock was expected, but not in the way that I have been experiencing. Attitudes and...
by Marlena B. | Jul 16, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
As an experienced traveler, and more specifically, an experienced traveler who has been to Southeast Asia before, I stepped off the plane in Hanoi, Vietnam feeling confident that I was going to have an easy time navigating the capital city. When I woke up the next...
by Marlena B. | Jul 16, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
I have never experienced a level of heat in my life like the first day of seeing temples in Cambodia. A wake-up call of 3:30 AM was the start of our day visiting different ancient temples in the city of Siem Reap. We were out the door by 4:30, and although the sun had...
by Carson Wollfarth | Jul 14, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Now that my time abroad has come to an end, I have most certainly learned a few things. There are several concepts I wish I would have known before coming to Italy. First, I wish I would have done more research before coming. By research, I mean that I wish I would...
by Sarah Mitchell | Jul 14, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I’ve engaged a lot in local culture so far! We are on the last week of our program now and I’ve been going with the group to local restaurants and stores in all the cities we’ve gone to. In the first city, Athens, we took a taxi up the to the...
by Kayleigh Kopidlansky | Jul 14, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer, _
One of the best opportunities that we have had on our trip to Colombia is the three day excursions to Santa Marta and Cartagena. Cartagena, only about a two hour drive from Barranquilla, where we are studying, is a beautiful city right on the coast of the Atlantic...
by Anna Catherine Pugh | Jul 14, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Duration, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Program Type, Region, Summer
It finally feels real. I’ve gone shopping for the trip and paid for it, but it didn’t really hit me until today. I’m going to Portugal. Alone. By myself. Without my family or friends. Yikes. Last night, my study abroad group of 23 students had a Zoom...
by Dawson W | Jul 3, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
After I finished my classes in Japan, I spent a week with a friend (pictured above) and her mom. Afterward I went to Europe and spent a few weeks taking trains to different friends I have made over the years; it was a fun experience. But, by the end of it, I was...
by Catharine Stockstill | Jul 3, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Hey everyone! My name is Cathy Stockstill, and I am a sophomore at UA majoring in Communicative Disorders with a minor in Human Development! I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to study abroad through UA in Greece, a faculty-led study abroad program!...
by Nicole Chavez | Jul 3, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Having been back home from Spain for just over a week now, I am mostly over the jetlag and beginning to work on final assignments for my classes. I have finally combed over most all final assignment requirements and am now settling into working mode, this has been...
by Shamaya Haughton | Jul 3, 2023 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
During the Covid-19 pandemic, coming to school was a challenging experience that limited many of the opportunities we had once taken for granted. However, when the chance to study abroad finally opened up, I knew I had to seize it. As a first-generation student, I am...
by Matthew C | Jun 22, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
My time in Spain was defined by a single mantra. I told myself: “I’m not in Spain to be a student. I’m a student so I can be in Spain.” Those two sentences shaped my study abroad experience, guiding daily decisions. Two examples: First,...
by Matthew C | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
I left the United States eager for my study abroad experience. This is my chance to try something new, I thought. I couldn’t wait to leave behind my American life, not because it was bad, but because it was familiar. There’s an excitement—an exhilaration, even—in...
by Erika H | Mar 24, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Education, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
By: Erika Holzer Living & Learning in Dublin, Ireland Since arriving here in Dublin in January I have been learning something new about my new home for the next few month everyday. We have busses at UA along with walking across our massive beautiful campus but...
by Matthew C | Mar 22, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
For months, I was eager to study abroad. Family and friends raved about their own travel experiences, and each new story spurred my desire for adventure. I knew the next 5 months were going to be some of the best of my life. Then, about three weeks before I was set to...
by Rhonnie | Jun 12, 2019 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Street View of Bo-Kaap, South Africa When I first arrived in South Africa, I was not sure how I should feel. I still felt anxious and nervous but excited and curious about everything. To choose what I miss before actually leaving is so difficult when I cannot help...
