by Kayla C | Jul 7, 2015 | Asia, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer
I am home now from Cambodia, but I wrote this while there: It’s been a long few days. We flew for 22 hours (not including layover time in Atlanta and Korea) and arrived in Phnom Penh about 11 pm Friday night. Having lost 12 hours of our lives, our bodies were confused...
by Rachael G | Jul 7, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
My flight for Santiago leaves at 4pm tomorrow. It’s just about here: the day I finally put the “abroad” in study abroad. I’ve been doing plenty of studying of course leading up to the trip. Teaching myself a few Spanish phrases (¿cómo...
by Matthew W | Jul 7, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I am in a 9 week study abroad program that starts in Rome (3 weeks), continues in Paris (3 weeks) and London (2 weeks) and finishes in Glasgow (1 week). In my five weeks studying abroad, I have taken a lot of photographs. Some of them have been pretty good, which is...
by Talia U | Jul 7, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I have just completed my first week back home in the United States and it was not what I was expecting. I have been able to see my family and friends as well as have some interesting encounters with strangers. When I arrived in the airport, it was weird hearing...
by Abigail R | Jul 7, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I randomly decided to go to Alabama not knowing much about the school or state and knowing absolutely no one and it ended up being the best decision I’ve ever made. This is also how I decided to go abroad, I believe that all the crazy decisions I’ve made...
by Ashley | Jul 7, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Tomorrow I set off for England! I’ve spent all summer preparing myself, planning what to pack, and just imagining what daily life will be like. I am studying abroad with UA in Oxford as part of the Honors College. I chose to study abroad because I absolutely...
by Elliot S | Jul 7, 2015 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I write this post from Rome, having finished my class in Greece. When we started the trip, it was difficult to imagine the scenery getting any better than it could have. We began in Santorini, a class of twenty students. Of those twenty, I had only known two before...
by Sarah M | Jul 7, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Faculty-Led, Summer
I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to travel abroad during my college years. Yet, here I am, about to leave for China. My study abroad group and I will be traveling for thirty-six hours to arrive in Xiamen, China. I have absolutely no idea what to...
by Miranda B | Jul 7, 2015 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Hello, Bama Blog readers! I’m Miranda, a junior studying fashion design at the Paris American Academy in Paris this month. For my first post, I’ll talk about my first impressions of Paris and what I’ve learned so far. I’ve thrown in some...
by Alicia P | Jul 7, 2015 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer
Woke up on our last day and made last minute checks on all my assignments before turning it in. Three of us decided to go get waffles on a stick but turns out they actually didn’t have any so we got crepes instead, good last breakfast in Greece. From there...
