by Megan D. | Sep 20, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Hello! My name is Meg Dooley and I am a biology major here at Alabama. When I initially declared my major, I was intending on being Pre-med, and going into medicine. While walking around campus one day, I saw a poster for the UA study abroad trip to Belize. I have...
by Noah J | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Semester, _
Our last destination in Belize was a resort called Blue Marlin in the north of the country. We lived just a few minutes away from the second largest barrier reef in the world— every day we would spend hours exploring mazes of coral, marveling at all the...
by Noah J | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Semester, _
In between traveling to tropical islands during our Rainforest & Reefs trip in Belize, we stopped by ancient Mayan ruins in the middle of the jungle to learn about the country’s rich cultural history. Thousands of Mayan peoples still live in the region...
by Noah J | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
Lime Caye is a remote island an hour and a half off the coast of Belize, only accessible by boat. I spent almost a week living and working in this tropical paradise while studying abroad with Dr. Steinberg’s Rainforests & Reefs trip. We spent our free...
by Kylie Overton | May 31, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Ella B. | May 23, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
A beautiful smooth trunkfish! Since my last post, we’ve since arrived at the Blue Marlin Resort on South Water Caye. The caye is located farther north than the caye we were at previously (Lime Caye), and there have been variations in species while snorkeling. On...
by Ella B. | May 16, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
As of today, I have spent an entire week in Belize. This experience has been one of my life’s most challenging yet also most incredible times, and I’m so excited for the rest of the trip. When I arrived on Tuesday, I was able to get through customs with...
by J. Collins | May 8, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Being back home has been a conflicting experience. On one hand I was feeling slightly homesick throughout my trip, while on the other I began dreading the idea of leaving such a surreal experience. Studying abroad in Belize fulfilled every desire I had imagined for...
by Ella B. | May 3, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Honors College, South America, Summer, _
It’s a little over a week until I leave for Belize, and I am counting down the days! I’ve already acquired a pair of flippers and booties from a family friend, but I have still yet to pack any of the items I’ll need. There is a challenge in packing...
by J. Collins | Jul 30, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
I had a general idea of what my day to day would be like in Belize, or so I thought. I knew the locations and that we would be snorkeling, researching, and ending the night with a lecture about ecological conservation. Once we settled at Lime Caye, the first island we...
by A. Fuller | Jul 27, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
I never would’ve thought I’d be so hesitant to go home to the states, or so ready to go back to Belize. Travel withdrawal is a real thing. Really though, I’ve found that even my busy days at home feel unproductive compared to how I was living abroad....
by J. Collins | Jul 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
Choosing a study abroad program was a difficult decision, I wanted to experience something new while fulfilling my interests that I have not been able to pursue while at college. When I came across the Belize study abroad opportunity, I could not have imagined a...
by A. Fuller | Jul 14, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
I feel that I have to start by saying that this is inevitably going to be one of the best experiences of my life. I’m over halfway through my trip now and It’s been everything I imagined and so much more. When I first arrived in Belize I was hit by heat,...
by A. Fuller | Jun 28, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
I first decided, about a year ago, that I was going to commit to making studying abroad a reality. I’ve been interested in going abroad for much longer but didn’t feel that It was possible financially. I eventually reached a point where I was determined to...
by K. Prewitt | Jun 27, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
While sitting in the Belize airport, it didn’t hit me that we were leaving until all of my friends got on their planes and I was one of the last to leave. I was really sad to leave Belize and to end the experience that I had been having there. When I first arrived, I...
by K. Prewitt | Jun 27, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
I am now a little over halfway through my trip and every fear I had went out the window by my second night! When we arrived at the airport, it was so very warm out and the first thing I noticed was the climate. I love warm weather, so I enjoyed the heat. On the bus...
by Emily R. | Jun 27, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by Emily R. | Jun 26, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by Emily R. | Jun 25, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by L. Skaff | Jun 25, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
This trip exceeded my expectations in every way. Before I left I was concerned about group dynamics and making friends, and worried I might get bored of snorkeling. Neither of these concerns were realized as I enjoyed and got along well with our group and snorkeling...
