by Abigail A. | Jul 29, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
When it came to the last night before everyone headed home, everyone was pretty emotional during our final time together. We had a celebratory dinner, and all wore matching ‘I heart Venezia’ shirts. We even had a marker to sign everyone’s shirt, which I will cherish...
by Abigail A. | Jul 29, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
As time grew closer to leaving for Europe, I became more nervous and excited than ever. I was nervous because I knew I would miss my family tremendously, and I also didn’t have any friends that are also going on the trip. I knew that some people would already...
by Abigail A. | Jul 29, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
So much has changed since the first day and my first blog. Everyone in our group is close friends, but I have become super close to two girls that I have been hanging out with every day. We have done our schoolwork together, walked around each city together, went out...
by Lillian Johnson | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Our last leg of our study abroad was spent between three cities; Weingarten, where we’ve spent the duration of our trip, Stuttgart, and Munich, where we all originally met. The last week was bittersweet; on one hand, I was missing home and ready to come back to...
by Brooke P. | Jul 29, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Our next week consisted of many different parts of Italy and an incredible day trip to the Swiss Alps! We were done with our class, had taken the final and were ready to spend the next week exploring. We started out in Venice. Straight out of a movie. We got to do a...
by Brooke P. | Jul 29, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
OMG!!!!!!! Croatia seriously was the prettiest, cleanest place I’ve ever been to. We had class pretty much everyday from 9 to 11 or 12 and got the rest of the day to ourselves to explore! We discovered this super cool cave bar that was built into an actual cave...
by Samantha Johnson | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
While it may seem cheesy, culture shock is a real thing, even in a country that speaks your language and is not extremely different from your own. While I am sure that students who study abroad to parts of the world that do not speak English and have entirely...
by Kensley Burroughs | Jul 29, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Anabelle B. | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
I’ve now been living in Tokyo, Japan for a little over 3 months and can definitely say that the homesickness is kicking in. As this is my second consecutive semester studying abroad, I knew to expect these feelings and am doing my best to deal with them. There...
by Emma D. | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The Adventures of My Childhood Frog-Creature in Madrid and Beyond Travel can be an incredibly fulfilling and life-changing experience, but at times can also be a lonely one. Luckily for me, I have been accompanied on my travels by Yolanda the Yellow-Bellied Quail...
by Gavin Day | Jul 16, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I have been in Greece for a little well over a week and a half, nearly two weeks. I had planned on blogging earlier though between inconsistent WiFi and non-stop excitement it was hard to find time! In addition to this, it has been my first time out of the United...
by Ava N. | Jul 16, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange, Semester, _
With both of my hands grasped tightly around the rusty metal rail, I gazed down upon the rocks scattered far across the coastline and the waves that engulfed them. A small island floated in the distance. The sun’s light caused the ocean to sparkle with the confidence...
by Maryn James | Jul 16, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Faculty-Led, North America, Summer, _
By: Maryn James, Public Relations and General Business student studying Advertising and Public Relations in the Caribbean June 2-9, 2024 Wrapping Up an Unforgettable Month: My Last Week in St. Maarten As I sit down to reflect on my final week in St. Maarten,...
by Maryn James | Jul 16, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Faculty-Led, North America, Summer, _
As we reach the ¾ point of our Study Abroad Program in the Caribbean, our immersion into the world of advertising and public relations in tourism has been nothing short of enlightening. This week, the group had one of the most exciting experiences of the program so...
by Maryn James | Jul 16, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Faculty-Led, North America, Summer, _
By: Maryn James, Public Relations and General Business student studying Advertising and Public Relations in the Caribbean May12-19, 2024 Although my trip started off a bit rocky, I really couldn’t have been a more perfect first week. My week began with a plane...
by Mary P. | Jul 16, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My name is Mary Patton. I studied abroad this May through the UA in Croatia: Intermediate Macroeconomics program. I thoroughly enjoyed my time on the trip, but I thought I should share some travel tips. First off, I would recommend bringing snacks on the plane ride....
by Lauren G. | Jul 16, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Studying abroad is often described as a life-changing experience, and my time in Barcelona definitely lived up to that promise. Before I set off on this adventure, my worldview was pretty limited, shaped mostly by my immediate surroundings. But living in such a...
by Zaira Beck | Jul 16, 2024 | Faculty-Led, Nursing, South America, Summer, _
Throughout my entire time in Colombia, I’ve eaten so many new and amazing foods! I never would have thought of some of these foods, as some are so creative- but others go back hundreds of years to times of indigenous communities. I’ve loved being able to try...
by Zaira Beck | Jul 16, 2024 | Faculty-Led, Nursing, South America, Summer, _
DCIM100GOPROG0014445.JPG DCIM100GOPROG0014362.JPG Over my last free weekend of my six week program in beautiful Colombia, a group of students decided to rent an AirBNB in Medellin- a place completely different compared to where we stay in Barranquilla. Medellin, the...
by Lacy R. | Jul 15, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
On one of the free days on my faculty-led program, my roommate and I decided to go to the tower of London, and afterwards do some adventuring throughout the city. We began our day by heading to Kings Cross station to see platform 9 and ¾, as I am a big Harry Potter...
