by Kirsten W | Aug 29, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I still can’t believe it’s over. It almost doesn’t feel real that I’m home, like I’m in a dream I’m about to wake up from. I already miss being in Germany and I’ve only been home for a few days. Sure, I did miss my family and...
by Caroline W | Aug 26, 2017 | _
Wow! What a summer in Italy! It was an incredibly life-changing experience that I would encourage anyone and everyone to do. It helped bring out my independence, flexibility, and adaptability, which are all great qualities to learn and develop while one is college so...
by Darci B | Aug 25, 2017 | _
As my trip to Ireland winded to an end, I got very sad to travel home. My summer in Ireland was one of the best experiences that I could have asked for. I was able to make so many new friends, travel all throughout Ireland and explore other countries in Europe,...
by Sabrina S | Aug 23, 2017 | _
Although I was very disappointed to be leaving Berlin, a city I had grown to be familiar with and love, I was also very excited to go home and see my friends again and return to Tuscaloosa, a place that I had missed very much. I had a bit of a stressful travel...
by Ilham Ali | Aug 23, 2017 | _
We have returned to Belgrade this week after spending a full week in Nis with our hosts. Nis is a mid-sized city in the southeast of the country. During my stay, I lived with Petrana who is a college student that has a small loft a little...
by William T | Aug 22, 2017 | _
My time abroad in Germany has recently come to an end. While abroad, I have made many new friends and learned a lot about German language and culture. My last week, which was spent in Munich and other parts of Bavaria, was by far my favorite part of the trip. I...
by Cooper P | Aug 13, 2017 | _
Being back in the United States now makes me realize how much I’ve changed and it seems like everything else stood still. I can tell just by the way I carry myself now that I am a changed person. Independence was the first thing I really noticed, and of...
by Joshua S | Aug 12, 2017 | _
My adventures in Greece came to a conclusion, and I having met so many great people and the country exceeding my every expectation, can not wait to return. I can’t thank the locals who showed me such great hospitality enough. And with that conclusion came the actual...
by Dan S | Aug 11, 2017 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Imagine a country that has roughly three times the population of the United States in about half the total area of land. Now open your eyes…that country is India. I can honestly say that India is unlike any other place that I have traveled. The amount of people, cars,...
by Jacqueline C | Aug 9, 2017 | _
I’ve been back in the United States for about a week now and I have had some time to reflect on my summer abroad. I feel so incredibly lucky to have been able to spend six weeks in Barcelona and over two weeks traveling in Europe after my program ended. Although I...
by Emily Z | Aug 9, 2017 | _
Costa Rica is an entirely different country with a beautiful outlook on life. In their culture, the phrase “pura vida” rings through in everything that they do. Pura vida means pure life in spanish. The following is a list of things that I have learned...
by Emily Z | Aug 9, 2017 | _
I believe that the title says it all: Give right of way to cars and not to pedestrians Put 10 keys on a key ring when you use 2 of them Participate in “loaf of bread” day. One day every week where the entire town stops what they are doing to go buy a loaf...
by Anthony F | Aug 7, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
While on the plane back from London, I felt tired. Part of me looked forward to getting back to my regular routine in the states (seeing my dog again). But mostly, I was not ready to leave, as was the opinion of the majority of people on this trip. Classes were tough,...
by Allison B | Aug 4, 2017 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Choosing to study abroad was easily one of the best decisions I have made in my life thus far, but I’m pretty sure you will hear that from anyone who studies abroad or visits Europe in general. So what I’d like to talk about is studying abroad with the Honors...
by Allison B | Aug 4, 2017 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Here I sit, five hours into my nearly ten-hour flight to Atlanta and I’m flipping through my journal entries from the past month. I am a avid visual-journalist so my pages are filled with my small all-caps handwriting, printed pictures, polaroids and ticket stubs from...
by Alexandra A | Aug 4, 2017 | _
By the last week I was so ready to get home and see my friends, family, dog, and to chow down on some Chick-fil-a. It wasn’t until the last day of classes when our teachers started to say their goodbyes that I actually realized that I was sad about leaving. It was...
by Katherine C | Aug 4, 2017 | _
Currently, I am sitting at home and watching TV with my family for the first time in five weeks. It is a very bittersweet feeling; I am happy to be with my family again, but sad to be home already. For five weeks my life was completely different than normal, and...
by Kirsten W | Aug 4, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
One of my first thoughts upon arriving in Berlin was that it isn’t much different than any other large American city. Tall buildings, lots of people everywhere, a confusing public transportation system. On the surface, it seemed like I hadn’t even left....
by Shameea L | Aug 2, 2017 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Previously, I wrote a post about how homesick I was; now, I am homesick for the country that was temporarily my home. It has been exactly 38 days since I have returned to Alabama, but the experience of studying abroad in France still weighs heavily on my mind. I long...
by Brittany Z | Jul 31, 2017 | Education, Europe, Faculty-Led, _
While abroad I have learned a lot, and had the wonderful opportunity to travel. This is a picture of me and a dear friend I was able to meet here, Elyssa. We had just finished hiking a natural reserve, Skomer Island in Wales. This is my favorite weekend of the...
