by Anna C. | Jun 13, 2023 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer, _
After 48hrs of travel we have made it to Lusaka the capitol city of Zambia! Arriving in the city it was similar to cities in America with lots of buildings and people traveling. We picked up some local volunteers who were joining us on the trip and went to lunch at a...
by Anna C. | Jun 13, 2023 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer, _
By Anna Kate Creel Hi! My name is Anna Kate and I am a nursing student at the Capstone. My team and I are blessed to be able travel to Livingstone, Zambia to provide medical care to those who are in need. This was a faculty led trip with our two nursing instructors...
by Anna Catherine S | Jun 13, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Hayden Liller | Jun 12, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
by Ryan Farneth | Jun 11, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
¡Hola a todos! It’s Ryan again, reporting from Madrid, Spain. It’s officially been a week since my arrival here, and it has been a looong but fun-filled week! I’m very excited to tell you a little bit about what I’ve been up to. Markets Earlier...
by Xavier Williams | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer, _
Hola Todos or What’s up everyone! My name is Xavier Williams and this summer I have the privilige of going abroad to Colombia! This is the start of my third week in Colombia. This past weekend we went to Santa Marta, which is about 2 hours away from where...
by Eva B. | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Australia/New Zealand, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
by Reagan N. | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Over three weeks I got to see six different countries and travel to nine different cities. At that time, I got to compare each one and ultimately decide what city was my favorite. Naturally, my favorite was not what I thought it would be before the beginning of my...
by Reagan N. | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Studying abroad has always been a dream of mine but it always seemed so intimidating. Thoughts always ran through my head of what if my group does not get along, what if I get lonely, or what if I don’t have a good relationship with my professor? These are common...
by Sarah Mitchell | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Hi! My name is Sarah Mitchell and I’m majoring in Classical Civilizations and Latin at UA. I want to get my PhD in Classical Archaeology and I hope to be a professor and archaeologist. I’m around a week and a half away from my trip to Greece. This is both...
by Matthew Gaines | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The first week of studying abroad has almost come to a close, and we’ve done so much in our first few days. I’m studying abroad in Athens, Greece & Paris, France taking AC 497 International Financial Reporting in Europe. On our first day, we landed in...
by Matthew Gaines | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
We left Greece on Monday morning and landed in Paris mid-afternoon. We got a chance to explore the city, but now we are off to London for the day. I spent my freshman summer in London and absolutely love the city. The day started at 5 am when we had to get up to make...
by Julia Kirkland | Jun 9, 2023 | Education, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Roaming the streets of Sevilla Where do you want to go? A few things I looked at when choosing a country to study abroad in were weather, friendliness, english accessibility and available classes. I chose to study abroad in the summer so everything would feel more...
by Lela Connors | Jun 9, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Hi! My name is Lela Connors, and I am entering my senior year at UA studying chemical engineering and mathematics. This summer (2023), I am participating in UA in Ireland: Chemical Engineering (Summer I) and UA in Denmark: Unit Operations Lab (Summer II). In Ireland,...
by Jameson C. | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
-Jameson C. Traveling abroad is a great experience for any human being, especially when studying in college. I am enrolled at the University of Alabama and chose to study economics in Croatia! Personally, I love to travel and see new cultures and the opportunity came...
by Brianna Hobbs | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I’ve finally made it to Athens! It was completely different than what I was expecting I’m not going to lie. When I think of Greece, I think of beaches and ruins. Athens is definitely full of ruins, however, it is very much a city. The ocean is about 15 minutes away...
by E. Hidalgo | Jun 9, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer, _
Last Sunday, at 4:15 A.M., I stood in the New Orleans airport waiting to embark on the trip of a lifetime. Tired and overwhelmed, my mind raced through a variety of fears. Would my Spanish be good enough to get by? Would my host family like me? Would I make friends?...
by Addison Russell | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The first “culture shock” which I felt began when I stepped foot on European soil in the Munich Airport in Germany. As I arrived, I noticed the beautiful and articulately designed airport,, with terminals that featured only non-American airlines. This was...
by Addison Russell | Jun 9, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Although I have been on several flights in my 19 years of living, none were longer than about 90 minutes. I had flown from my home in North Carolina to Orlando for a family vacation to Disney World, and from my home again in 2022 to visit UA. These flights were...
by Garrett Reynolds | Jun 9, 2023 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
So I just got home from my UA in South Africa trip, and I have finally been able to have some time to just sit and reflect on my time in South Africa. I was not ready to leave, but I was starting to miss some parts of being home. The differences between our culture...
