by Jennifer N | Aug 3, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Singing “Sweet Home Alabama” in Dublin While my Study Abroad was only a Maymester, I still was able to visit two countries for a considerable amount of time. We had scheduled ten days in Dublin, Ireland and ten days in Istanbul, Turkey. Out of the two I...
by Allison M | Jun 18, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
“When good Americans die, they go to Paris.” -Oscar Wilde I intend to live a long life, so waiting to see if Wilde was right seemed like the wrong path to the City of Light. My name is Allison and I am a rising sophomore majoring in English with minors in...
by Lauren D | May 18, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
The semester is officially over, which means I have two months before the start of my study abroad trip in Oxford, England. How exciting is that? What I’m not so excited about, however, is the long flight. The flight to London is about eight hours, so I’ll...
by Lucas P | Feb 16, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester
Now before I get to talking about studying abroad, I thought it might be important for you to know about me so that you can see from where I’m coming. My name is Lucas Palonen and I’m a junior at the University of Alabama. I am studying Accounting with a...
by Ashley T | Jan 5, 2015 | Australia/New Zealand, Comm & Info Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
One morning in December I woke up to the day that I wish hadn’t arrived just yet. All sorts of emotions flooded in, and I wasn’t as prepared as I thought. Leaving Australia was going to be harder than I thought. I had grown a connection with this place and...
by Ashley H | Sep 19, 2014 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, UA-Affiliate
Hello again my readers and study abroad hopefuls! Ashley Haugland here, and I’m happy to announce I’ve made it to Japan! I’ve been here, buckle up kiddies, a whole eleven days. I know, I know. You’re thinking, “She’s gotta be...
by Ashley H | Aug 28, 2014 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
Hello readers and study abroad hopefuls! This is Ashley Haugland, a current senior at our very own beloved Bama. I’m majoring in International Relations (relations track) with a minor in Japanese and in an astounding, anxiety-inducing time frame of 1o days I...
