by Tyler B. | Sep 21, 2023 | Duration, Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Program Type, Region, Summer, UA-Affiliate
During your study abroad, orientation you will probably be told about the emotional curve that is associated with students’ feelings during their study abroad trip. I remember looking at this chart and being surprised by some of the feelings the chart includes and...
by Tyler B. | Sep 21, 2023 | Duration, Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Program Type, Region, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I can recall scrolling through Pinterest for hours typing the words “London Summer Fashion” repeatedlyin the search bar trying to ensure I had the right wardrobe to fit in. Thousands of worries plagued bymind everyday about the unknowns of the unfamiliar country I was...
by Garrett U | Sep 15, 2023 | Asia, Engineering, Europe, Semester, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I have just returned from my summer travels in Croatia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia, and I am returning to school in Tuscaloosa in a week and a half. Traveling in Asia has even further expanded my understanding of the world and my own place in it. I...
by Dylan Gardner | Sep 12, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Me and my amazing team Palácio da Bolsa, where we gave our final presentations The start of the awards ceremony A New Member, and One Final Push to the End As I referenced in my last post, we lost one of our group members during our second week at the European...
by Dylan Gardner | Sep 12, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
(Top Left) A view of Lisbon Cathedral and Saint Vincent, the patron Saint of Lisbon (Top Middle) One of the many alleyways that flow through Lisbon (Top Right) A small view of Lisbon’s skyline, near sunset (Bottom) The “FEP” building, which hosts the...
by Dylan Gardner | Sep 12, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The European Innovation Academy Before I begin to share my experience here in Porto, I think it’s important to establish what the “European Innovation Academy” is all about. For those unaware, the European Innovation Academy is a three-week event...
by Madeleine Luther | Sep 12, 2023 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Education, Faculty-Led, Non-traditional, Social Work, Summer
Recently I spent one week in Sunyani, Ghana doing service learning as a part of UA in Ghana. Being a French major, my service learning placement was shadowing a French teacher at a local Montessori school where I observed her teach the language while interacting with...
by Madeleine Luther | Sep 12, 2023 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
We’ve been in Ghana for two weeks now, and we’re coming to the end of our trip. Our last stop before we head back to the Capital city of Accra and head home is Cape Coast, Ghana, a beautiful coastal town on the Gulf of Guinea. The scenery is beautiful, with many beach...
by Madeleine Luther | Sep 12, 2023 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
While the UA in Ghana: Service Learning trip comes with some work, it comes with fun too! A few days ago, we took a day trip to some pretty amazing sites around the country, starting with the Boabeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary. Home to over 700 monkeys said to be the...
by Natasha S | Sep 11, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
When I was younger, I used to look at the walls in my families houses, lined with photographs, canvas’, books and memories of the places they had been. The remnants of their memories filled me with wonder and hope that one day I would have my own adventures and see...
by Alyxandra Ratcliffe | Sep 8, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
It has been slightly over a month since my return to America, and it has been an optimal amount of time to gather my thoughts on the summer semester. While in Ireland, it felt like I lived most of my days in a postcard, and now it seems like it was a dream. As soon as...
by Tiffany Hill | Sep 8, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I’ve only flown twice in my entire life on very brief flights, and I was incredibly irritable and nervous for both trips. So, I decided that I’d use this trip to Holland as an opportunity to to get past my fear of flying. I flew out of Birmingham to Amsterdam with a...
by Samantha Flaute | Sep 8, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Honors College, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Florence is a lively city, with a rich history and vibrant environment. As a self-proclaimed “local” who has lived in Florence for a little over two months I can assure you that around every corner you can find tons of hidden gems from history to food to shopping....
by Samantha Flaute | Sep 8, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Honors College, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
As I make my way back to the US I am very bittersweet but utterly grateful that I studied abroad in Florence because of the ease and affordability of traveling on weekends. Disclaimer, my affiliate program, API, had several excursions prepared for us on weekends where...
by Benjamin Iboshi | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
On my Study Abroad in Italy, I love being a tourist—riding a gondola in Venice, buying pasta-themed socks at the souvenir shop, taking that photo of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Going into my trip, though, I also had the goal of eventually shedding that tourist label. I...
by Benjamin Iboshi | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
On my Study Abroad in Italy, I was psyched with how many cities we got to visit: Venice, Padua, Verona, Milan, Ravenna, Florence, Bologna, Pisa, Rome, Pompeii. Most of these cities were on the regular itinerary, but a few (Bologna, Pisa, and Pompeii), I got to see as...
by Benjamin Iboshi | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Part of the reason that my Study Abroad experience in Italy has been so amazing is the number of cities I’ve been able to visit (10 in total!). Because we move around so much, the challenge becomes to cram as much activity as we can into each location. The most...
by Megan Lawson | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by Megan Lawson | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by Abigail Yarbrough | Aug 17, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
While studying abroad in southern Italy, I have had the privilege of taking many different day and weekend trips around the country and around Europe as a whole. The transportation system present in Europe, with the presence of high-speed trains and budget airlines,...
