by S. Dubey | Aug 9, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
With a fantastic month in Italy, 10 new friendships, and an expanded knowledge of Italian classical literature and art under my belt, I was as reluctant to return home as I was excited to see my family again. Even so, I was looking forward to some peaceful nights...
by Catherin K. | Jul 31, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA Non-Affiliate
It is a strange feeling when you come back to a place that is so familiar when you have been gone for an extensive amount of time. Nothing has changed about home, but everything feels different because you have changed. I have been away from home for a long time, but...
by C. Warren | Jul 28, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
After being back in the U.S. for a month, looking back on study abroad, it all feels like a dream. Was I ever really there? I haven’t undergone much reverse culture shock other than just missing how walkable Europe was and the freedom I had with my schedule...
by S. Griffy | Jul 19, 2022 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by L. Zayas | Jul 11, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
So, I returned home from Europe about two weeks ago and I waited to write my final blog post so I could I have time to digest the many new experiences I was able to have while studying abroad. I can confidently say that I will be advocating to all my friends to sign...
by Carter N. | Jul 6, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
by J. Gillespy | Jun 30, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by R. Danna | Jun 29, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Ljubljana, Slovenia – The last picture I took in Europe š As I got my suitcase from baggage claim when I arrived home, there was only one thing on my mind: sleep. My journey had begun at 4 AM in Croatia, or about 9 PM local time in New Orleans, when the taxi...
by B. Hand | Jun 28, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by K. Prewitt | Jun 27, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
While sitting in the Belize airport, it didnāt hit me that we were leaving until all of my friends got on their planes and I was one of the last to leave. I was really sad to leave Belize and to end the experience that I had been having there. When I first arrived, I...
by A. Vedane | Jun 27, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by Emily R. | Jun 27, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by A. Duvall | Jun 24, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
Yesterday I left the place I have been calling my home for the past two and a half weeks. At the beginning, I was so scared that I wasn’t going to make any friends and that I would be alone, away from everything and everyone I was familiar with. Realizing that...
by John S. | Jun 22, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
As I was preparing to leave to come back to the US, I couldnāt help but feel sad. On one hand I was happy to have home cooked food instead of eating out and to sleep in a room other than a hotel room. Again my packing cubes came in handy again to get all of my clothes...
by S. Carpenter | Jun 22, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I miss a lot of things about being in France, such as long lunches (which didnāt happen every day). One time, my friends and I stayed at a restaurant for four hours! I also miss the food, especially the bread and pastries. There was a bakery close to the Institut that...
by K. Gonzales | Jun 21, 2022 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer
I’ve been back in the states for about a month now and I can’t think of a single day that I haven’t missed being there. I look back at all my photos to relive the moments through them. Being back in the states reminds me of all the things I got away...
by M. Courson | Jun 21, 2022 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer
On my first day back I woke up super early because I was still on Sweden Time. The first thing going through my mind as I do not want to have to make myself breakfast. I just want to be able to go downstairs and get some organic eggs with chicken liver pate and my...
by Brian C | Jun 12, 2022 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I’m finally back home from my semester abroad and have had some time to reflect upon the memories I made in Europe. Honestly, coming home felt a lot like coming out of a dream, going back to the familiar spaces in my hometown from a place where it seemed as...
by K. Boyles | Jun 7, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
In our pre-departure meeting, they went over the stages of culture shock. However, while I was abroad, I donāt really think I truly experienced culture shock. It is worth noting that I was only abroad for 20 days total, so that could have affected my lack of culture...
by Raider M | Jun 4, 2022 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
My study abroad semester has finally ended, and I am back in the USA. I was sad to leave the friends I had made abroad, and sad to leave with so many things that I wish I could still do, but I was happy to be back with friends and family in a familiar place. I...
