by Abigail Tanner | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
It is now less than 24 hours before I leave home for my study abroad trip. I’ve known I’ve needed to write this blog for months now, but I could never bring myself to sit down and write it before today. In fact, I’ve been sick thinking about writing this blog post. Do...
by Rocky S. | Jul 29, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
The end of my study abroad program brought many mixed feelings. By the time I was on the last few days of my program, I was somewhat ready to be back home. It was not because I disliked Europe or anything bad like that, but it was just different culturally. Being away...
by Rocky S. | Jul 29, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
After finally making it to Europe, I had to quickly learn about the transportation used throughout all of Europe. If you do not know, Europeans use trains to travel quite frequently. This is also how my friends and I traveled throughout our trip when we were not on...
by Rocky S. | Jul 29, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
Hey! My name is Rocky Seale. I just finished up my second year of college and decided to do a study abroad program with a couple of my friends. Honestly, studying abroad was never something I really considered doing. However, one of my friends told me about a study...
by Macy L. | Jul 29, 2024 | Education, Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Participating in a study abroad program that is led by UA faculty has a lot of advantages. Not only do I get to know the professors I am taking classes with, but my program also allowed for extensive traveling and sightseeing. We traveled to Italy, Austria, Germany,...
by Hailey R. | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Abigail A. | Jul 29, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
When it came to the last night before everyone headed home, everyone was pretty emotional during our final time together. We had a celebratory dinner, and all wore matching ‘I heart Venezia’ shirts. We even had a marker to sign everyone’s shirt, which I will cherish...
by Abigail A. | Jul 29, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
As time grew closer to leaving for Europe, I became more nervous and excited than ever. I was nervous because I knew I would miss my family tremendously, and I also didn’t have any friends that are also going on the trip. I knew that some people would already...
by Abigail A. | Jul 29, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
So much has changed since the first day and my first blog. Everyone in our group is close friends, but I have become super close to two girls that I have been hanging out with every day. We have done our schoolwork together, walked around each city together, went out...
by Lillian Johnson | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Our last leg of our study abroad was spent between three cities; Weingarten, where we’ve spent the duration of our trip, Stuttgart, and Munich, where we all originally met. The last week was bittersweet; on one hand, I was missing home and ready to come back to...
by Emily A. | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
In a little over a week, I will fly to Porto for UA in Portugal: European Innovation Academy (EIA)! For three weeks, I will learn about business and entrepreneurship through an international pitch competition. But before any academics commence, my dad and I will spend...
by Brooke P. | Jul 29, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Our next week consisted of many different parts of Italy and an incredible day trip to the Swiss Alps! We were done with our class, had taken the final and were ready to spend the next week exploring. We started out in Venice. Straight out of a movie. We got to do a...
by Brooke P. | Jul 29, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
OMG!!!!!!! Croatia seriously was the prettiest, cleanest place I’ve ever been to. We had class pretty much everyday from 9 to 11 or 12 and got the rest of the day to ourselves to explore! We discovered this super cool cave bar that was built into an actual cave...
by Kaitlyn S. | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
What an incredible trip! The final week of my study abroad was truly unforgettable. We visited a psychiatric hospital that housed a unique museum featuring artwork created by patients over the years. It was fascinating to see the expressions captured through their...
by Ava Flaute | Jul 29, 2024 | Central America, Education, Faculty-Led, Summer
After 18 unforgettable days studying abroad in Belize, I find myself back home, reflecting on an enriching experience that has left an indelible mark on my perspective. From immersing myself in the local culture to forming lasting friendships, every moment was a...
by Samantha Johnson | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
While it may seem cheesy, culture shock is a real thing, even in a country that speaks your language and is not extremely different from your own. While I am sure that students who study abroad to parts of the world that do not speak English and have entirely...
by Anna Hill | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Hello! My name is Anna Hill, and this is my first blog post while traveling abroad in Madrid, Spain for UA in Spain. The faculty-led program is coming to an end, since it is a Summer 1 study abroad trip, and I am so sad to go home but ready to get back to family and...
by Anna Hill | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Before studying abroad, whether it’s semester long, year long, or summer term, the question of how classes will be structured always comes up. As a student studying in Madrid, Spain for Summer 1 term (one month), I was curious about how the program would fit two...
by Kensley Burroughs | Jul 29, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Emma D. | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The Adventures of My Childhood Frog-Creature in Madrid and Beyond Travel can be an incredibly fulfilling and life-changing experience, but at times can also be a lonely one. Luckily for me, I have been accompanied on my travels by Yolanda the Yellow-Bellied Quail...
