by Nicholas B | Jul 31, 2018 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
After 4 weeks in Berlin, our group spent our fifth and final week in Munich and the surrounding area. Munich is about a third of the size of Berlin, and is still incredibly steeped in Bavarian tradition. The people there are much more conservative, and it shows in...
by Caleb W | Jul 31, 2018 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
While I enjoyed my experience in India, I’m certainly glad to be back in the United States, where people actually mean it when they set prices and where drivers actually use lanes! When I got home, I felt a bit like Tony Stark in Iron Man getting back to the...
by Morgan F | Jul 31, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Hi Friends, I am a Senior at The University of Alabama finishing up my first trip to Europe. I left my adorable chihuahua at home in Texas and flew to Venice, Italy with 10 other UA Students to study 5 different Shakespeare plays set across the country. We made our...
by Sudarsan M | Jul 30, 2018 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer
Now back among the familiar sights and smells of Tuscaloosa, I am excited to apply all that I have learned from my study abroad experience. An incredible trip, the UA STEM-MBA Study Abroad experience in India has taught me so much about myself and the way the business...
by Abigail K | Jul 30, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I am participating in the Summer 2018 UA in Spain program. The program is faculty-led and we are centered in Madrid, Spain, where we take classes during the week at a local university. However, one of my favorite things about this program is our ability to travel...
by Mackenzie D | Jul 30, 2018 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
It’s almost time for my study abroad journey here in Japan to end, and I must say that I’m rather sad about it. I’ve made plenty of friends here over the year, and though a lot of them are going to leave while I’m spending the week in Tokyo,...
by Mackenzie D | Jul 30, 2018 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
It seems like lately there’s been one thing after another in Japan. After the earthquake in Osaka that cancelled classes, we ended up with rain that lasted for about a week. It made it pretty difficult over the weekend since all the rivers had filled up and were...
by Mackenzie D | Jul 30, 2018 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
Perhaps one of the best times to be in Japan is spring; right around the time the new school semester started, we were able to see the cherry blossoms begin to bloom around Kyoto. Though I was sad to have to start school again after getting to spend so much...
by Mackenzie D | Jul 30, 2018 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
Moving backwards just a little bit into my time over break. I was lucky to have been able to visit a whole new country rather than returning home! At first I wasn’t sure what it was going to be like, but my friend that I’ve known for about 2 years was more...
by Kai B | Jul 28, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
There are so many sights to see in Spain and it would be impossible to name them all. The Picos de Europa are a wonderful string of mountains that boast incredible views of the nearby fields. The Cathedral of Toledo holds so much history and incredible...
by Mary D | Jul 26, 2018 | Australia/New Zealand, Exchange, Faculty-Led, Law, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I intended to make this post over a week ago, so let me start with a piece of advice: when you’re studying abroad, time can get away from you pretty easily. It’s a challenge to stay on top of your schoolwork when so many other, more interesting things are happening...
by Sudarsan M | Jul 24, 2018 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer
At this point, our group and I have been in India for close to two weeks. We have spent the past two weeks in Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra, visiting a myriad of cultural and historical sights like the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort. This has allowed us to understand how this...
by Karli G | Jul 24, 2018 | Australia/New Zealand, Faculty-Led, Law, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
When planning my study abroad trip to Australia, I knew that I would be on a strict budget. However, I still wanted to make sure that I was able to see as much as possible in the short 6 weeks that I would be in the country. So I used a few tools for planning my trip...
by Nathan S | Jul 23, 2018 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My journey to Ireland was one of the best experiences of my life. I have made friendships that I believe will last and connections that could guide me on my way to my career. I went on the trip knowing no one, and by the conclusion of the trip, I feel that I had a...
by Nathan S | Jul 23, 2018 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Following an exciting couple days in Dublin, the group travelled to Galway where we would stay for the next four weeks. Simply looking out the bus window, one could see the complete beauty of the place. There was green as far as the eye could see, and hand built stone...
by Julia R | Jul 23, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I’m now more than halfway into my stay here in Belgium, and I have to admit, it’s starting to feel like home. Although it initially felt so foreign, our little neighborhood in Brussels is now familiar and comfortable, even after only a few weeks. Some things have been...
by Madeline R | Jul 23, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
We are entering our final week here in Italy and wow what a whirlwind it has been. The European Innovation Academy has exceeded all my expectations and provided me with an unforgettable life changing experience. We started on July 8th with a product expo and...
by Salvatore A | Jul 21, 2018 | Engineering, Europe, Summer, _
I was very excited to get to Denmark after 2 weeks of backpacking. Thankfully, I arrived with two friends who were also in the same program, and met up with a few more that first night. After arriving in Copenhagen, I couldn’t help but smile and appreciate how...
by Tyler M | Jul 18, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Commerce & Business, Engineering, Faculty-Led, Summer
I landed in New Delhi, India on July 6, 2018 at 11:40pm. I had traveled for 24 hours from Atlanta, Georgia with stops in Philadelphia and London. After going through customs & immigration and meeting up with my driver, we began the 30-minute trip to the hotel. ...
by Caleb W | Jul 18, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The first thing that stuck out to me as odd when I initially arrived in New Delhi was that traffic in India was much now disorderly than in the United States. Our contacts in India had arranged for taxis to pick up students as they arrived at the airport. As we were...