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...

An American in China

After thirty-six hours of traveling, I have finally arrived in China. When we arrived at the Beijing airport, our group had two hours to explore before the next flight. So, a few of my classmates and I decided to eat at one of the airport restaurants. The waitress did...

Berlin, Ghent, and London

When I first arrived in Berlin, Germany, we immediately went to go explore the city. Although I was tired, I was so excited to be in this new country and I wanted to experience new things. We had a little bit of trouble trying to find somewhere to eat lunch. Either...

Never Leaving!

When I first arrived in Barcelona I was terrified.  I started wondering why my parents would ever let me do something like this.  When I was waiting in the customs line no one spoke any English and I started asking myself ‘what have I got myself into?’. ...

London Calling

  As I sit and stare at the pile of clothes on my bedroom floor I wonder how I could have let this happen. Its 2 am and my flight leaves in 6 hours. I haven’t put one thing in my suitcase. How does a college student from Alabama pack for London for a month?...

Dallas Airport

So here I am. After months of planning and preparation, I’m an hour into a five hour layover before I set foot oon a 747 bound for Sao Paulo, Brazil. My decision to embark on this adventure has been the culmination of chance, a great history class, and a desire...