by Hayley A. | Aug 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
It’s June 18th and I just arrived at the airport to start my 12-hour flight home. Unfortunately flying back home adds more time than when I was flying to London. We left the hotel at 6 am sharp so I had to wake up at 5:20 am because I saved my packing for the...
by Hayley A. | Aug 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Today is June 14th and on the agenda for today is to go have lunch at clink prison. Here I am going to experience what life inside a prison is like as I will have servers who are inmates, and I will get to ask them questions and get to know them. I have about 4 days...
by Hayley A. | Aug 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Growing up I think I wanted to study abroad before I even decided I wanted to go to school. I’ve loved traveling ever since I went to Europe with my grandparents in 2013. While it was such a fun and relaxing experience it was also very educational, and I was so...
by Ava T. | Aug 10, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
5: I saw five plays while in England. A Midsummer’s Night Dream, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, The Burnt City, and Six the Musical. Whether just for fun or for class, I had the best time experiencing theater in so many different ways. A Midsummer’s Night Dream was...
by Ava T. | Aug 10, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
Oxford has one of the biggest library systems in the world: the Bodleian Library. After our first day of classes, we went to the Bodleian to get our library cards, go on a small tour, and take an oath before we are allowed to use the library for our studies. The...
by Dean Carper | Aug 10, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
by Emma Lynch | Aug 10, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
As all great travels come to a close, mine follows suit. After the Denmark escapades, a friend and I traveled the European Union for about a week. We first went to Milan, Italy; then Zürich, Switzerland; followed by Paris, France; and lastly Amsterdam, The...
by Emma Lynch | Aug 10, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Hello all! I’ve been studying in Denmark for about a month now, and while I’ve been here for only a short time, it feels like it’s been a year. With this post, I’ll take you through a typical day in the life of a student studying abroad in...
by Breonna Terry | Aug 10, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
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by Caleb W. | Aug 10, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Going abroad is undoubtedly a stressful experience no matter how many times you have left the country before. Whether it’s your first time or tenth time, there is always an element of anxiety as you are going to acclimate to a new culture. As redundant as it may...
by Leah Kathryn Peacock | Aug 10, 2023 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
As I reflect on my time in France, my heart aches out of gratitude, joy, and reminiscence. Those two short weeks held some of the happiest and eye-opening experiences of my life where I learned more about myself, my habits, and my country. Partaking in French...
by Sabrina Richard | Aug 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Tuesday, July 11th, Flåm, Norway. I slept in that day then went on a hike with Nato (Professor Nathan Parker), Kyle, Donovan, Foster, and Chris. The Hike was over 18,000 steps. Most of it was on a bike path, then it became an incline zig-zag. At the last of the...
by J. Graham | Aug 10, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
On our last day in Florence, several of us made the trek up to the outlook to take in Italy’s beauty one last time. We talked and laughed and had a great time. We would need to get up early the night morning to board our flights, but that didn’t matter to us. We...
by Preston McGee | Aug 10, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The past three weeks have been so much more than I could ask for and I am so grateful that I got to do this program. As my first time out of the country, I went into it not knowing at all what to expect. I knew that it would be a great learning experience and that I...
by James Overstreet | Aug 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Suits and dresses on, tables set, and toasts to give, welcome to High Table at Worcester College. This was the second and last High Table event for students on the Oxford Study Abroad trip led by UA faculty. Everyone had dressed formally or semi-formally and everyone...
by Hali Skelton | Aug 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Hi again everyone! I’ve been back home for a bit now and wanted to give an update about life back in Tuscaloosa! There are a lot of things that I missed about the U.S. that weren’t common for me in Madrid. The most notable thing for me since I’ve...
by Hali Skelton | Aug 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Hi again everyone! I’m honestly sad to say that I am writing this as I am on the plane to return home. It’s gonna be a long 9 hours so I figured it was time for some reflections. I was terrified to go to Madrid (like, really terrified). I chose to do a...
by Sarah Scarcliff | Aug 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The bits of Paris I’m taking with me While strolling today through the Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil, touring the Pantheon, and breakfasting on my final pastry and espresso in Paris, all I could think of was how much I’ve enjoyed this trip. I...
by Sarah Scarcliff | Aug 10, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Using the five senses to ground yourself in a foreign place Studying abroad is an amazing experience, but it can become overwhelming at times. With very limited proficiency in French, there have been times on my study abroad trip that I’ve felt stressed....
by Alden Wells | Aug 10, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My study abroad experience in Italy was drawing to a close and it was time for me to depart to my second study abroad trip. I would be flying across the continent to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, then after just two weeks there I would be departing for Copenhagen,...
