by M. Winchester | Jun 18, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
Getting Ready for Take Off When going abroad, whether for the first time or the fifteenth, we all have ideas in mind of what to do in advance. Buy luggage, pack extra socks, maybe study a few essential words in a language- all good things! What stands out to me most,...
by B. Hughes | Jun 18, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
My name is Bailee and I am a junior (3 credits away from being a senior) majoring in psychology and minoring in women’s studies and African American studies. Since elementary school, I knew I wanted to participate in a study abroad program in college. The perfect...
by Hallie Knight | Jun 18, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I noticed almost immediately (and by immediately, I mean before the plane even took off from Charlotte) how little consideration I had given to learning Italian prior to my trip. After slinging my stuff through the narrow aisle and locating my way-in-the-back window...
by Jacob Camden | Jun 17, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Why Costa Rica? My answer tends to go like this: I wanted to practice my Spanish, and Latin America was cheaper than Spain (and more off-the-beaten-path, more authentic – more on that later). Within Latin America, the programs in Costa Rica were the most...
by J. Holmquist | Jun 16, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
The best part of traveling is the friends you make. There are always a lot of great people you meet, but sometimes you find a friendship where everything just feels easy. In the past couple weeks I have realized that those people for me on this study abroad are my...
by K. Prewitt | Jun 16, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
Hello, My name is Katie Prewitt! I am a Pre-Med Biology rising senior and this is my first time ever studying abroad and my first time leaving North America! I leave for Belize today and I am full of excitement and anxiety. Definitely more excitement though! I have...
by V. Campbell | Jun 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by A. Brewer | Jun 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, North America, Summer
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by O. Germond | Jun 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
To pack… or not to pack? There is only so much you can pack for a 6 week trip to another country. It is important to pack smart and strategic. Over the course of my journey in France, I have noticed the items I have gotten the most use out of and the items I...
by Sarah O. | Jun 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I have hoped to study abroad in Spain since my freshman year, as many Spanish minors dream of, and I feel and I am so thankful that I am able to before my graduation in August. Madrid has been my home for about a week now, and I could never have predicted all that I...
by F. Hillard | Jun 14, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
It’s already been a little over 4 weeks since I arrived in France, and I can’t believe my program is almost over and I will be on a plane home by the end of the week. The last couple of weeks have been filled with good food and beautiful sights, especially...
by R. DeBarge | Jun 14, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
In the first few weeks that I have spent studying abroad, I have read what feels like every blog post and article available on the internet about this topic. In a desperate attempt to find a quick fix for the wide range of emotions that hit me so unexpectedly, I found...
by E. McPhearson | Jun 12, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
The day is finally here that I’m leaving and I still can’t believe it! I have been planning for this trip for about a year now so to see it finally happening is very surreal. I am going on a faculty-led trip in Greece for 3 weeks where we will start in Athens and...
by S. Carpenter | Jun 12, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
My classes) at the Institut de Touraine are more like a combination of elementary/high school and college than I thought they would be, mostly because I have the same classroom and professor all day. Not every day is the same length, and there are a lot of discussions...
by Dawson W | Jun 12, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I have now entered my final week in The Hague. Reflecting on almost a half year of my life is hard to confine into a single blog post. I read my original post where I stated my...
by B. Brown | Jun 11, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I have officially been abroad for a week! We have done so many fun and exciting things during the week I have been here, in London. Even with being so busy and doing so many exciting things, the feeling of missing home and familiarity are inevitable. Three days ago,...
by Blakely P. | Jun 9, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
Hola a todos from Barranquilla, Colombia! Traveling to Colombia has been a dream of mine for five years now. In May, that dream became a reality! I’m currently in Barranquilla taking Spanish classes for my minor. We are three weeks in, and we have three weeks...
by S. Dyer | Jun 9, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
My first two weeks in Colombia and my experience with the...
by Liam T | Jun 8, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, North America, Summer
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by C. Croushorn | Jun 8, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Before leaving for France, I heard more rumors and stereotypes about the French than I could count, the majority of which pertained to their customer service industry. While it is very different from that of The U.S., reality does not reflect what I was led to expect,...
