by Coriel Cameron | Dec 10, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
After returning home I had to adjust to my old environment. One of the biggest changes was that I had to drive everywhere instead of taking public transportation or having the option to walk. I recommend giving yourself some time to adjust to your old routine. Also,...
by Coriel Cameron | Dec 10, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I recommend taking advantage of all your free time to explore the area in which you are studying. Even if you just take a train around the city, or go to a park, get out and see everything that you can. I had the opportunity to play ultimate frisbee a few times with...
by Coriel Cameron | Dec 10, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, _
Preparing for my first study abroad experience has been a smooth process. This is also my first venture outside the country, so I talked to other students who had been abroad. I also found it helpful to watch YouTube videos about other college students who were...
by Jacob Fox | Dec 10, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Hey y’all, this is going to be my last post about my travels within Spain. This past weekend I took a day trip with some of my fellow study abroad students to the great city of Barcelona. This was my first experience on the high-speed train that took us 400...
by Hannon Bulger | Dec 10, 2024 | Community Health Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I was fortunate enough to spend the month of June studying abroad in Madrid, Spain, and there were many things I loved about the city; here are a few of them! The Metro System: Madrid has an incredible metro system that was easy to navigate (definitely a couple times...
by Gabbie Grabowski | Dec 10, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I visited so many breathtaking places while I was traveling through the beautiful, historic country of Italy. It was amazing to view artwork in person that I had only seen in photos. Despite my knowledge of art history, I was still able to lose myself in artwork that...
by Lexi Jarnigan | Dec 10, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
While Abroad What are your first impressions? When I first arrived in Italy, my luggage was not there, I was a day late and the rest of my group was not there, so I had to figure out where to talk to baggage claim about my luggage and find a taxi. Needless, to say I...
by Lexi Jarnigan | Dec 10, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Upon Return What are you feeling after returning? Honestly the only thing going through my mind in the airports was hoping I would not miss my connecting flights. I had a layover in Turkey and I was soooo stressed out. Then I was stressed out about if my luggage would...
by Conner W. | Dec 9, 2024 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My name is Conner Wood. I studied microeconomics in Thailand this summer. But in order to get to Thailand, I first had to travel all the way there. Sounds easy in concept, but the travel was far from easy. As a first time international flier/traveler and someone who...
by Conner W. | Dec 9, 2024 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Walking out of Suvarnabhumi Airport was surreal. The smells, the heat, and the chaos of traffic were slightly overwhelming at first. Funnily enough though, all these things felt very normal by the time we left Bangkok. The van ride from the airport to our hotel...
by Conner W. | Dec 9, 2024 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
For the second half of our trip we went to Chiang Mai in the northern part of Thailand. We took a sleeper train from Bangkok in order to get there. I had never been on a sleeper train, so it was a cool experience. We slept on a bunk bed in our own little room. It was...
by Indya P. | Dec 9, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
By Indya Price | July 5, 2024 Studying abroad never came to mind until I went to the study abroad fair in fall. Seeing all the places you could go really made me take a major interest in it. I’ve never been out of the country so I felt like this would be a great...
by Evelyn D. | Dec 9, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
American Politics are International Politics When my class arrived in Prague this summer to study international business, one of the first activities we attended was a presentation on the political history of the city and country as a whole. During the presentation,...
by Samantha Johnson | Dec 9, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
It always feels good to return home, no matter how wonderful the experience abroad was. I know for a fact I was ready to sleep in my own bed and pet my kitty, Honey (pictured below). However, after being abroad once, I have the urge to go abroad more. This experience...
by Braxton H | Dec 9, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Arriving at Marco Polo Airport in Venice, my first impressions of Europe was that it was not nearly as humid as Alabama. I was relieved when I finally landed, I had been restless on the plane ride from Atlanta. It was over 12 hours long. We had to take a boat to our...
by Braxton H | Dec 9, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Choosing to study abroad has been a long journey so far. I spent hours and hours looking through each program and comparing and contrasting each one. I finally decided that Climate & Water was what excited me the most. I have always really been interested in...
by Braxton H | Dec 9, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Returning home has been a mix of relief and nostalgia. When I walked through the airport, I was very excited to finally have access to my favorite fast food—Chick-fil-A. American fast food had been one of the things I had missed the most while I was abroad. I had also...
by Madison Carnahan | Dec 9, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My friends and I in Orvieto, Italy at the church of Sant’Andrea! Hi everyone! It’s Madison Carnahan again; I studied abroad this past May all over Italy with the Department of Art & Art History. Here are some tips and tricks about going abroad to Italy...
by Madison Carnahan | Dec 9, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My new friends and I in Venice! Hi everyone! My name is Madison Carnahan and this May I had the privilege of studying all over Italy with the Art & Art History Department. After studying abroad, here are some things that you definitely need to bring with you...
by Madison Carnahan | Dec 9, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Venice, Italy 🙂 Hi everyone! It’s Madison Carnahan and I got to study abroad this summer with the department of Art & Art History in Italy. I wanted to come on here and give my thoughts and reflections after being abroad and how it has changed me for the...
