by Annsley Gibson | Nov 27, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I participated in the faculty led study abroad UA in Ireland: Geography of Europe. Throughout my study abroad we traveled all across Ireland and learned lots about the culture and geography of Ireland. One of my favorite places I got the pleasure to visit was Dingle,...
by Annsley Gibson | Nov 27, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The study abroad I went on was UA in Ireland: Geography of Europe; and one thing I learned throughout my time in Ireland was just how geologically diverse Ireland is. Before coming to Ireland, I always pictured Ireland as rolling green hills, with different pastures...
by Julia Bradley | Nov 26, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Travel to Italy and Belgium before Study Abroad Program in Amsterdam and Denmark! I have had the wonderful opportunity to travel to two other European countries prior to my 4-week faculty-led program in Amsterdam and Denmark that begins tomorrow! Last week, my family...
by Trista M. | Nov 26, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Hola chicos! I’ve been in Madrid since June 4th, and still wake up everyday completely in awe of this city. The people, the culture, the SHOPPING, and the sheer amount of enthusiasm that Spaniards live their lives with is just something I could write about...
by Marley Froscello | Nov 22, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
During my month-long stay in Florence, I took advantage of the weekends to explore different parts of Italy. One weekend, I decided to visit an Italian beach that wasn’t crowded or expensive. After some online research, I found Moneglia, a small comune with beautiful...
by Emily A. | Nov 22, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
During my three weeks at UA in Portugal: European Innovation Academy, I had the opportunity to participate in many activities that greatly enriched my study abroad experience. While the classroom offered can offer you valuable lessons about a country’s culture,...
by Emily A. | Nov 22, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
To all foodies, With a little over three weeks in Portugal under my belt, I can tell you unequivocally that this country is the place to be. I knew going into UA in Portugal: European Innovation Academy that Porto had a unique gastronomy. As I have explored...
by Taylor S. | Nov 22, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
HALFWAY POINT: This experience at the European Innovation Academy (EIA) has been nothing short of incredible! Although I was quite nervous entering this entrepreneurship competition, it has been amazing to discover all that I am capable of. On Day 0, I was thrilled to...
by Taylor S. | Nov 22, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Hey Everyone! My name is Taylor Schnorbus and I am a pre-medical Senior at UA in the STEM Path to MBA program. In about an hour I will embark on flight 1 of 2 to Porto, Portugal! I am participating in UA’s faculty-led study abroad program to compete in the European...
by Alexandra R. | Nov 21, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I write to you two weeks into my program with what remains of an immensely disappointing cold that took me out of commission for three agonizing days to bring you some belated thoughts about my impressions of Oxford upon arriving here. Going through the Study Abroad...
by Alexandra R. | Nov 21, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Last Saturday, I departed from the United States going through Wilmington, NC and Logan International Airport in Boston before taking an overnight flight into Heathrow. For the weeks leading up to the trip, I was worried about the whole deal, concerned about the...
by Nathan Hodgson | Nov 19, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Before coming to Spain, I was not sure what to expect. I was unsure of how my Spanish language knowledge would hold up. I also did not know how the people would act towards us Americans. When we arrived in Madrid, the first thing that stood out to me was the ease of...
by Olivia G. | Nov 19, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
During my time in Rome studying abroad through a faculty-led trip with the C&IS college, we had the opportunity to take a cooking class. Now this wasn’t just your average cooking class, this was taught by a Michelin star chef who was extremely charismatic and...
by Olivia G. | Nov 19, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
During my 3-week study abroad trip in Rome, Italy I had the opportunity to go to Lake Como with three of my classmates for the weekend. We started out the week in Florence with our whole group, and then ventured off to Venice where we got to see just how unique a city...
by Olivia G. | Nov 19, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Hello everyone, I had the opportunity to study abroad in Italy through UA with the C&IS college. As someone who had never traveled out of North America, I was super excited to experience a new country while simultaneously being extremely nervous about being in a...
by Anna Hill | Nov 19, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
For the last activity of the UA in Spain faculty-led program, we took a trip to the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid. Last week we visited the Prado Museum with 17th, 18th, and older century styled artwork, but the Reina Sofia is a contemporary modern art museum. It was...
by Tessa Pickens | Nov 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
Choosing the UA in Oxford program may be the best decision that I have made thus far. I first saw this program my junior year of high school while researching colleges and it heavily influenced my decision on attending the University of Alabama. A lot of the appeal...
by Lauren L. | Nov 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Coming back from a trip full of so much amazing art and history, I’d say it was both a bit challenging and refreshing to learn a topic contrasting with my major. With my different experiences as a STEM (biology) major, I learned a lot about creativity and...
by Aidan M. | Nov 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
Almost 1400 species have been documented on the Belize Barrier Reef, the second longest coral reef in the world. During the UA in Belize: Rainforests and Reefs trip this May, we spent two weeks snorkeling the reef and seeking out as many of those species as we could....
by Edward Bassett | Nov 18, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Being my last weekend with UA in Oxford, we wanted to explore the United Kingdom one more time. A few of my friends who I made on this amazing study abroad experience and I decided to visit the famous white cliffs of Dover. We took the train from Oxford to London,...
