by Renee A. | Dec 12, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Non-traditional, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Setbacks come in many shapes and sizes. For me, the worst types of challenges are the little ones that build on each other until you get to the point where any little inconvenience makes you feel like there is no way to overcome it. This trip is the first time where I...
by Isabel Fontana | Jun 7, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My time in Morocco has been a whirlwind. Between studying Arabic at an institution and exploring every corner of Morocco while absorbing the culture, the past four weeks have flown by. While in Morocco I have seen so many different cultures and ways of life. While...
by Isabel Fontana | Jun 6, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Arriving to a new country can be incredibly overwhelming. You’re in a strange new place that you may have never been before that may also speak a language that you do not know. Some of your first interactions may be scary and you can often feel very alone. But...
by Isabel Fontana | Jun 6, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Traveling to a new country can be scary. Especially when it is in a new continent halfway across the world, and especially when it is your first time outside of America. The thought of flying around the world by yourself and being in a new, unfamiliar place by...
by Sophie | May 22, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
While my time abroad is coming to an end and think about all of the trips I have gone on during this experience, I still reminisce about my time in Morocco. I started at Marrakesh and during my short 3 days there we went all way to the Sahara Desert and back. If you...
by Raider M | May 29, 2022 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Towards the end of my stay abroad, I decided to visit Morocco with my roommates. We waited until the weather cleared up, and it was high 80s the entire weekend! Tangier is a gorgeous city that lies on the coast of Northern Morocco, some 20 miles off the strait of...
by Ed Abroad | Dec 1, 2017 | _
We recently held our annual Education Abroad Photo Contest. The winner in the Landscape category was Hannah Brawley for her photo, “Camel Trek,” taken in the Sahara Desert of Morocco while she studied abroad with Semester at Sea. Here is her story:...
