T-24 hours until India!

As I write this at 1 pm on July 14, 2015, I’m realizing that in EXACTLY 24 HOURS from now I’ll be at the Richmond airport, beginning my journey to India. I’m feeling a combination of anxiety, excitement, and eagerness to land in Delhi and meet up with my fellow...

Adopted For a Day!

On my study abroad trip to China my group had the opportunity to be “adopted” by different Chinese families for a day! The mom picked us up at the University and drove us to their home. We were greeted with big smiles and a lot of tea. Although I am not...

Copa America 2015

I’ll be the first to admit that I am, by far, not really a sports person. I know, I know. Why choose the University of Alabama if you don’t watch sports? Well even though I don’t enjoy watching the games, I really love the atmosphere it creates when an entire group...

East Asia I Love You!

I’ve arrived home but I wrote this while I was in East Asia: All I can say is wow! East Asia is such an amazing experience. This medical trip is more than I had ever expected it to be. It has exceeded my expectations and invited me to a whole different world and...

The Palio of Sienna

The Palio is a festival in Sienna Italy that has been going on since medieval times. There are 17 district in the city called contradas.  Each contrada has its own flag,  traditions, and public buildings. The people of a contrada are considered your family and stay...

The Harbor and Tivoli

My initial impressions of the city of Copenhagen were fantastic!  Keeping in tune with our short stay in Amsterdam, we started off our sightseeing in Copenhagen with, you guessed it, a canal tour.  The scenes from our boat were phenomenal. I was excited for a tour of...

Back in the U.S.A.

One month of studying abroad in China has come to a close. We landed in the Chicago airport and I had to sprint to my next flight. I thought I would not be able to say goodbye to my classmates but as it turns out, my flight was delayed. My classmates and I found each...

Summer in France!

I can’t believe that I have already finished over a month in France!  I have been to France once before, but this was my first study abroad experience.  I am choosing to write this reflection of my trip as my first blog post because I felt that I would not have...

Apreciacion y respeto

While being here in Barcelona, my level of appreciation and respect has grown tremendously for not only Spain and all of Europe, but for my home country America. Being here I have adjusted to the customs and ways that Europeans follow. Although it was kind of tough at...