by Leah Kathryn Peacock | May 26, 2023 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Samuel Gattuso | May 25, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Today I leave for Florence, Italy, for one of the most exciting trips of my life. During the weekdays, I will be studying Italian to complete my Italian minor, and on weekends, I will be travelling around Italy and learning about the culture of my Italian roots. I...
by Eva B. | May 23, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Australia/New Zealand, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by Brianna Hobbs | May 16, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I am currently writing to you from Athens, Greece, going on 25 hours with no sleep! This is the first stop of many on my study abroad trip. I will be taking an International Financial Reporting Standards class over roughly 2 and a half weeks. As previously mentioned,...
by Madison C. | Apr 27, 2023 | Asia, Engineering, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
by Laura Waldsmith | Apr 27, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I can’t believe my trip starts so soon! I’ve been planning this trip for so long and it’s finally here. Over the past few months, I have been slowly buying things that I will need for my trip to Greece and France this summer. Most of the things are...
by Caleb G | Mar 27, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
An overhead view of Panama City, Panama Motivation/Reasoning I chose to study abroad in order to both become a better well-rounded individual and to network and form connections abroad. I first heard of this opportunity at while at a BamaBound inside Culverhouse and...
by Armani S | Mar 27, 2023 | By College, Central America, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, _
Hi, I choose to go studying abroad to experience something new and push myself out of my comfort zone. I’ve never been out of the country before so I realized that this would be a great experience for me to expand and grow as a freshman. Coming across this program was...
by Mattie M | Mar 27, 2023 | Central America, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
I have always wanted to study abroad but I never thought I would have the chance to until I found out there was a Freshman Access Grant Panama Business trip. I will be getting first-hand experience with foreign companies about their business. I applied for this...
by Malaysia C | Mar 15, 2023 | Central America, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Semester, _
Hi! My name is Malaysia Church, and I am a business major here at the University of Alabama. I chose to do study abroad because it seemed like the only way to travel the world, network, and learn new things in the most interesting way possible. I had to consider the...
by C. Day | Mar 10, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by M. Devin | Mar 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
With my duffel bag packed I hopped on the plane with a daunting 8 hour flight ahead of me. I was heading to Ireland for 16 days of study abroad adventure! Although I was nervous, I was very excited. I had never left the country before and the fact that I was even...
by E. Brennan | Mar 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I expected coming back home to be easier than it was. I was not abroad for a whole semester, only 6 weeks, so it seemed it would be easy. But, getting back into my routine proved difficult. I was exhausted at the end of my trip and really, really looking forward to...
by A. Gros | Feb 28, 2023 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Europe, Honors College, Semester, UA-Affiliate
People choose to study abroad for different reasons, but for me, it is to grow my understanding of the world. I was struggling to decide where I wanted to go because every place seemed so fascinating. Then I was introduced to Semester at Sea, and the decision suddenly...
by K. Crutchfield | Feb 28, 2023 | Admin Only, Africa, Arts & Sciences, Asia, By College, Europe, Non-traditional, Semester, UA-Affiliate
This semester I will be gone from September to December because I am participating in a program called Semester at Sea where I will be traveling to 11+ different countries across Europe, Africa, and Asia! I am writing this on my flight to Amsterdam where I will board...
by Savannah S | Feb 23, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Exchange, Honors College, Semester, Summer, _
Studying Abroad in Esslingen, Germany with the Two Steps Ahead: International German Student Exchange Program Hallo hallo! Willkommen auf meinem Reiseblog! As I am writing the first part of my blog series that is #sponsored by Education Abroad, I am two...
by C. Day | Aug 12, 2022 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Zachary El-Fallah | Jul 20, 2022 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I was excited to take the chemical engineering unit operations lab in Copenhagen, Denmark for the month of July. To prepare for the trip I began to learn common Danish phrases and read up about the culture and differences between Denmark and the United States. I...
by C. Thompson | Jul 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
As my UA in Belgium trip quickly approaches, I can’t help but fall in love with the preparation process. I love Europe and the French language, and this trip has given me a good excuse to keep up with European Politics (Boris Johnson’s recent resignation...
by J. Collins | Jul 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
Choosing a study abroad program was a difficult decision, I wanted to experience something new while fulfilling my interests that I have not been able to pursue while at college. When I came across the Belize study abroad opportunity, I could not have imagined a...
