by Angela S | Dec 17, 2014 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Leaving Florence was heartbreaking. I made so many friends over my semester, and I learned so much about the city and the Italian culture. I loved it all. I loved the Renaissance architecture and beauty, I loved the annoying tourists blocking my path to class, I loved...
by Lauren V | Dec 16, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Semester, UA-Affiliate
It’s over. I’ve been back in America for less than 48 hours. I’m writing this post at 4am because jet lag won in my fight for sleep. I’m experiencing a mixed range of emotions because my time in Thailand has just come to a bittersweet end....
by Apryl J | Dec 15, 2014 | All Year, Asia, Commerce & Business, Exchange
People. Food. Traveling. Culture. I’ll start first by talking about the people, and by people I mean locals. If you don’t look Korean the first thing I will tell you is get ready to be stared at. It’s not that they are being rude, it’s...
by Charlotte S | Dec 15, 2014 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate
When some people go abroad they seek out “cultural activities” like learning how to cook the local cuisine or playing a traditional instrument. While I did spend time painstakingly tracing Arabic calligraphy and cooking knafeh (a delicious Jordanian dessert), one of...
by Chelsey C | Dec 11, 2014 | Education, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Saying goodbye to Cologne was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do…even though I’m coming back. My last day was the day of the Christmas advent celebration at my school so I got an extra double dose of German goodness before departing....
by Nathan P | Dec 11, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Whether it comes on all at once or in a steady progression, you soak in the culture of your host country. You don’t have to eagerly dive in head first to find yourself picking up the mannerisms and habits of everyone else around you- it’s inevitable and crucial to...
by Casey D | Dec 8, 2014 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester
7:00am: Wake up and cook breakfast in the common kitchen before class. I share a hallway with 11 other students– some international, some Danish– and we all share a big kitchen and bathroom. 7:45am: Bike to class! Or take the bus if it’s...
by Chandler C | Dec 5, 2014 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
What’s up Bama nation! So my good friend John Fredericksen decided to hop on a plane and come check out Barcelona. The weather was dismal, he was sick as a dog, and his new iPhone 6+ got stolen his first night here, but man did we have a good time. I showed him...
by Natalie M | Dec 5, 2014 | Education, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
There are only 3 days left of this 100 day adventure in Berlin, Germany. There were many times that it felt like I had been abroad for a lifetime and was never leaving but now as I start to pack, I cannot believe that the time has come to an end. Looking back on my 3...
by Charlotte S | Dec 5, 2014 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate
I sighed taking in a deep breath of the sea air and feeling the warm sunrays soak into my skin. The transparent water broke gently along the pebbled shore. I don’t know exactly what I pictured when I signed up to study in Jordan but lying on the beach, in a bikini,...
by Sandy D | Dec 5, 2014 | Africa, Education, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I’ve been back in the USA for two days now. The jet lag is ferocious, but I am glad to be home. It was bittersweet leaving a place that has become so close to my heart. The sensations I felt seeing my loved ones was so strong, but so are the feelings for those...
by Sydnee N | Dec 5, 2014 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Unfortunately the Czech Republic does not celebrate Thanksgiving, so this year I had a nontraditional Thanksgiving. My favorite holiday of the year sadly falls during the time I am out of the country, but I will never forget this Thanksgiving. ISA, the program I am...
by Hannah N | Dec 2, 2014 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I don’t even know where to begin with the ending of this trip! How is tomorrow already Thanksgiving? These past three months have flown by! What an incredible experience study abroad has been for me. Although it was a challenge coming to a foreign country on my own...
by Chelsey C | Dec 1, 2014 | Education, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I can’t believe that I’ve only been in Cologne, Germany for three months. It feels like a lifetime. When I first arrived I was overwhelmed but excited. I was ready to learn. I was ready to take on new challenges. Now, I feel much more settled into my...
by Celena N | Dec 1, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
You know the moment when you realize you’re in love? Personally I’ve never experienced it, but the movies have to be a pretty great indication of how it happens. The typical story of the girl who has had the guy there for all this time and just when she realizes that...
by Sarah Y | Dec 1, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Semester
We’re approaching the end of term here at Leicester Uni and tensions are, of course, running high. In England, your entire grade rests on two essays or one essay and an exam (at least for Politics students!) and our essay due dates are quickly approaching. It...
by Ashley T | Dec 1, 2014 | Australia/New Zealand, Comm & Info Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Everyone’s first stereotypes of Australians are pretty similar. They surf, cook shrimp on the barbie and say “G’day!” for everything. The funniest part is that most of these stereotypes are true, for the most part. The best part of Australian...
by Chris L | Dec 1, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate
Walking the half mile to the Church of the Intercession, I had already handed my last bit of cinnamon bread over to a horse and had given up any hope of staying warm (despite wearing every layer of clothing I had packed). Since leaving the U.S. three months ago I have...
by Sarah J. | Dec 1, 2014 | Africa, Education, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I’ve been back in the States for a little over a week. It’s been strange to be back on the right side of the road and to not hear Kiwi accents everywhere I go, and it’s even weirder to not have morning tea every day. To be homesick for another...
by Angela S | Dec 1, 2014 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I am in love. It is an odd love that I will never forget. My time here in Florence has passed by so fast, I feel like I just got here yesterday. The thought that I only have a little more than two weeks left here breaks my heart. The last two and a half months, I have...