by Luke L | Jul 19, 2021 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Honors College, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
I can’t believe I am already over halfway done with my program. So far, My most exciting and culturally immersive experience was Italy’s national team winning the euro cup. I went to a big public square for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. There, all...
by Nisarg K | Jul 13, 2021 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Honors College, Internship, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Hi. I’m currently typing this blog post late at night in the bedroom of my shared apartment in the heart of Barcelona, Spain. I’ve writing this on the 16th of June, and I have been here for almost two weeks now. The first two weeks were very exciting (and...
by Nisarg K | Jul 6, 2021 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Honors College, Internship, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Hi again. It’s now the 6th of July as I write this on a terrace in Barcelona. Since my last post, I have travelled to Mallorca, Valencia, and Madrid during the weekends while working at my internship office and attending classes during the weekdays. Mallorca,...
by Luke L | Jul 6, 2021 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Honors College, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Studying abroad with something I would have wanted to do since high school. I wanted to experience a new culture and widen my educational horizons. Despite being delayed a year by COVID, I’m thankful to still get the opportunity to study abroad. To prepare for...
by Connor T | Jul 6, 2021 | Asia, Comm & Info Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Armenian SujoukI’ve made it tradition to stop by Go Mashawi most day’s after class to get a sandwich. They specialized in Armenian-style spiced, smoked, and cured meats. The Sujuk (sausages) are spiced with garlic, cumin, pepper, and fenugreek- a...
by Caroline G | May 24, 2021 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
My Pre-Departure Excitement and Nerves May 24th, 2021 I have known that I wanted to study abroad since I was in high school. I was supposed to study abroad last Summer 2020 in London. Like everyone, my 2020 did not go according to plan, and unfortunately, my program...
by Josh F | Dec 23, 2020 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Well, it crept up on me pretty fast, but I’ve just recently returned from my Fall semester abroad in Dublin, Ireland. Despite the pandemic and other complications that kept my time abroad uncertain, I’m honestly very happy and surprised with how much I was...
by Wolfgang S | Jun 16, 2020 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
The last full weekend of the trip was during Dr. Magleoca’s class, The Water Planet. We had already taken our final for the class, and we departed from the Soltis Center for three days to travel to Guanacaste, the northwestern most province of the country, to study...
by Wolfgang S | Jun 12, 2020 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
The first two weeks of the trip were led by Dr. Mathew Lafevor, who taught Geography of Latin and South America. He spoke spanish, and knew a good deal about the culture and geography of the area. The class was engaging, but the activities that we did outside of the...
by Wolfgang S | Jun 10, 2020 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
I arrived in San Juan, Costa Rica, around 2:30 on January 17th. Only after waiting in the customs line for 45 minutes did I realize that the american man standing behind me, who had been on my flight, was also a UA student there for the same program. We hurried...
by Anna S @annadove__ | May 1, 2020 | Arts & Sciences, Comm & Info Sciences, Semester, South America, UA-Affiliate
“Sí po, cachai?” Yeah, you know? Had this phrase been said to me in any Spanish class or come up in a conversation before living in Chile I would have stood there dumbfounded and wondered if maybe it was Portuguese instead of Spanish. “Quiero una palta y un jugo de...
by Nia A | Apr 27, 2020 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
by Amanda C | Mar 24, 2020 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Pre-Departure Get to know me! My name is Amanda Catalano and I am a junior at Alabama. I am studying Psychology and Spanish, and I am from Wisconsin. I am studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain through an affiliate program called CEA. I chose to study abroad because I...
by Garrison R | Mar 23, 2020 | Central America, Comm & Info Sciences, Home, Semester, UA-Affiliate
My program was unfortunately cut short by about 2 weeks due to the coronavirus. I was told Thursday that I had to leave as soon as possible and I was on a plane Monday morning, so my experience leaving the country and everything that I called home for three months was...
by Shannon D | Mar 17, 2020 | Arts & Sciences, Duration, Europe, Program Type, Region, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Well, it is March 16th, and I am back at home in my bed writing this last post, when I should be at my homestay in Barcelona right now, exhausted from a weekend trip to Amsterdam and trying to catch up on homework. However, the corona virus that began in China in...
by Garrison R | Mar 12, 2020 | Central America, Comm & Info Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
As my semester abroad is coming to an end I feel as I have experienced enough to give an overview and the pros and cons of my time here in San Jose Costa Rica. Time has gone by fast and slow at the same time, I remember my first day here like it was yesterday, yet it...
by Riley W | Mar 12, 2020 | Arts & Sciences, Australia/New Zealand, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
By Riley W. My name is Riley, I’m a junior at UA studying marine biology and I decided to study abroad at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia. I decided to study here because of the location! Although the University of Alabama is a fantastic school, I...
by Anna S @annadove__ | Feb 26, 2020 | Arts & Sciences, Comm & Info Sciences, Semester, South America, UA-Affiliate
I was so lucky to have avoided the homesickness and feelings of being completely overwhelmed when I arrived here in Santiago. In fact, it took me exactly 43 days to feel a twinge of those things, which I know is something to be very appreciative of. That’s not the...
by Anna | Feb 20, 2020 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
One of the best parts of studying abroad is the multitude of opportunities to travel. This is what I was most excited about when I chose a location is western Europe. Compared even to domestic travel within the United States, international travel across Europe is...
by Sierra H | Feb 18, 2020 | Australia/New Zealand, Commerce & Business, Internship, Semester, UA-Affiliate
My journey to deciding to intern abroad was fairly simple. Currently, I am a junior studying marketing in the Accelerated Master’s Program. I am thankful I am attending Alabama with a full-tuition scholarship. Additionally, I am ahead in my program coursework because...
