by Lindsay S | Aug 10, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
If I were to consider the entire collective experience of being in Santiago, Valparaiso, and Easter Island, it would emerge as a kaleidoscope of images and emotions, a tumultuous attempt at the reorganization of the study abroad trip. While my words can never fully...
by Nicole M | Aug 10, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Everybody has their own reasons for why they choose to study abroad. For some, it’s the least expensive way to travel and also get summer credits, for others they just want to try something new. Personally, I stumbled upon the opportunity while wandering around...
by Tyler W | Aug 10, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I went to Brussels expecting a lot, and it didn’t disappoint. I met friends that I’ll cherish for a lifetime and that I’ll be hanging out with at UA, and even though I had a great time, “all good things must come to an end.” As I boarded...
by Karissa A | Aug 10, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Home. It’s a strange word when you’ve been gone from it for even as short a time as 5 weeks. Sometimes it’s a good feeling to be home, sometimes it’s not. More often than not, it’s bittersweet. Honestly, that’s how it is for me....
by Caroline | Aug 7, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Country sides covered in castles, gelato and churros before an afternoon siesta, and cheering for Madrid’s prized soccer team sounds like a dream, but for me it was a wonderful reality. A summer in Spain can be a little surreal, living in the historically rich culture...
by Lauren D | Aug 7, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
“In people’s eyes, in the swing, tramp, and trudge; in the bellow and the uproar; the carriages, motor cars, omnibuses, vans, sandwich men shuffling and swinging; brass bands; barrel organs; in the triumph and the jingle and the strange high singing of...
by Madison M | Aug 6, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
We had the privilege of being in Galway during the International Arts Festival. People from around the world travel to this annual festival. This festival lasts an entire week and is full of amazing plays, art exhibitions, concerts, and street performances. As part of...
by Nicole M | Aug 6, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Ending a long week of studying in Oxford, this past weekend we traveled to Penshurst Place, Canterbury, then Dover! On Friday morning we took our bus to Penshurst Place, the ancestral home of the Sidney family and also the birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney, a great...
by Seth C | Aug 5, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
It is hard to believe that my travels in Europe are over. It does not seem that long ago that I was packing my bags and trying to figure out what I actually needed to bring. Over the past five weeks I took a UA class in Greece, and then traveled through Italy, Spain,...
by Allison M | Aug 5, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
“America is my country and Paris is my hometown.” -Gertrude Stein Dorthy had it right. There’s no place like home. When I first arrived at the airport in the US, still hours and a second flight from home, I felt immense relief. All the little...
by Sierra B | Aug 5, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I have been back at home for about a month now. When I first arrived back into the United States, I was very happy to see all of my family and friends. I really missed them all and could not wait to share my experience with them. The first thing I did when arriving at...
by Tyler W | Aug 3, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I arrived in Europe with a pretty sour feeling. I was dreadfully tired from not sleeping for 28 hours and my first plane ride was pretty long and tiring, and customs took so long to get through, so it was a crazy long experience, but I was surprised with how amazing...
by Lindsay S | Aug 3, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
When my initial investigations began for the study abroad trip to Chile, I realized quite quickly that between Santiago, Easter Island, and Valparaiso, all the various facets of my personality would be catered to quite nicely. From my over-eager examination the three...
by Allison M | Aug 3, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
“Cities have sexes. London is a man, Paris is a woman, and New York a well-adjusted transsexual.” -Angela Carter When I first arrived in Paris my first impression was that it looked absolutely nothing like Germany. Stuttgart and Germany (where I spent a...
by Karissa A | Jul 24, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Maybe when you see that, you do not immediately think of Oxford. For me, however, it is the place I have long been dreaming of visiting and long have wanted to study there. A pinnacle of academic achievement, it stands out as the place where many of the genius’...
by DJ H | Jul 23, 2015 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange
Living in Japan has been an amazing experience in more ways than one. Although there is little time left before I return home, there is still so much I want to do before leaving. I want to climb Mt. Fuji, visit Kyoto, eat some of Jiro’s sushi – the list goes on. But,...
by Andreea P | Jul 22, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Four weeks in a land abroad. Gone. Past. In the blink of an eye. Crazy, huh? I’ve had months to mentally prepare for it, weeks to physically prepare, days to pack, and full of excitement during this whole process. Yet, I wasn’t prepared to leave it....
by Caitlyn S | Jul 20, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
It has now been almost a month since I first arrived in the Emerald Isle for my UA in Ireland study abroad program, but it feels like it’s been at least a year. I can’t believe that I’ll soon be leaving this place, but I know that even when I leave...
by Madison M | Jul 20, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Tuesday June 23, 2015 When we first began the descent over this tiny, beautiful island I hardly sit still. My face was pressed against the glass of the window of the tiny flying machine I had been confined to for the last seven and a half miserable hours. But as I saw...
by Seth C | Jul 15, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I have experienced so much traveling through Greece for the past couple of weeks. It is hard to believe that it it went by so quickly but in some ways it seems I have been here for a long time. It was surreal learning being at sites like Thermopale and the Parthenon...
