by Caroline | Aug 7, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Country sides covered in castles, gelato and churros before an afternoon siesta, and cheering for Madrid’s prized soccer team sounds like a dream, but for me it was a wonderful reality. A summer in Spain can be a little surreal, living in the historically rich culture...
by Lauren D | Aug 7, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
“In people’s eyes, in the swing, tramp, and trudge; in the bellow and the uproar; the carriages, motor cars, omnibuses, vans, sandwich men shuffling and swinging; brass bands; barrel organs; in the triumph and the jingle and the strange high singing of...
by Savannah W | Aug 7, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
May 9th, 2015 Today was our first day trip! It was such a fun day, but it came with a price. We had to be in the lobby at 6 in the morning. From the lobby, we went to the Heuston train station. We had breakfast in the station and I shared my scone with a pigeon...
by Tori C | Aug 7, 2015 | Australia/New Zealand, Commerce & Business, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Strap your ears and eyes in tightly, because they’re going for a ride in this post. Two months ago, I boarded a plane from Birmingham, Alabama, bound for Gold Coast, Australia. The flight time was 31 hours total, and I was so excited, I didn’t sleep the...
by Savannah W | Aug 7, 2015 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I just wanted to use this first blog to introduce what my trip was all about and add a couple details about our first days abroad. For almost the entire month of May, I went on a faculty-led study abroad trip with the University of Alabama for Data Analytics and...
by Nicole M | Aug 7, 2015 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Wrapping up our last two weeks in Oxford has been an amazingly hectic journey. From class assignments to souvenir shopping for friends, it’s been hard to find the time to even relax. But it’s been wonderful! We’ve made an effort to pack in as much as...
by Miranda B | Aug 7, 2015 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Studying at the Paris American Academy has been the main part of my trip. I am taking a class called Design Process, in which I find inspiration, design a full collection, and create a portfolio of my finished work. I am also taking various workshops called Essentials...
by Amy J | Aug 7, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Although I am glad to be home, I am already missing being abroad. It is strange not being with the people that you have spent weeks with abroad and not having to pay for water at restaurants anymore. Although the experience is over, I know that the memories and the...
