by Keturah N | Jul 26, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Coming back to the USA from being abroad always requires a period of readjustment, and this journey abroad was no different. My first feeling upon landing in Charlotte was that of being completely overwhelmed. American airports are a sensory overload! Everyone was...
by Jennifer F | Jul 26, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Faculty-Led, Summer, UA Non-Affiliate, _
The first emotions I experienced after arriving in Bali, Indonesia were excited, but also quite nervous. Arriving at midnight, taking a cab in an unfamiliar city, and concluding that I might die on the seemingly unregulated roads left me feeling terrified as well....
by Carrigan Fain | Jul 26, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Summer, UA Non-Affiliate, _
Life in Cuba has been amazing! Throughout my three, almost four, weeks that I’ve been here I’ve gotten the opportunity to travel around the island as well as the city I’m living in. I’ve gone to Trinidad and tried their local drink of Canchanchara (amazing), danced...
by Jennifer F | Jul 26, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Faculty-Led, Summer, UA Non-Affiliate
After 35 hours of traveling, I arrived in my home-town airport. There were so many different thoughts running through my head, such as excited and relieved to be back home and also overwhelmed by the change in scenery. It took about a week to get used to being back;...
by Caitlin Bresnahan | Jul 26, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Although I’ve only been in Brussels for two weeks, I’ve already come to feel at home here. I’ve found my favorite café on the corner of Place du Jordan and have eaten enough frites to feed a small family for a month. So far we’ve toured the Magritte Museum, visited...
by Joseph F | Jul 26, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Non-traditional, Summer
I travel a lot, and yet packing is still something that I struggle with. It isn’t procrastination that I suffer from more than I can never seem to pack lightly. In the last year, I have traveled thousands and thousands of miles across the country and once abroad, and...