by Celena N | Oct 24, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I’ve been in Bilbao, Spain, for about a month now. That makes a month of new people, new experiences, new thoughts, and new struggles. I don’t know that there is anything more strange than arriving to a country where your own language is not spoken, and...
by Hannah N | Oct 14, 2014 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Greeeeeeeeece! What an experience. The beauty of the Greek Isles is stunning…the mountains, the landscape, the beaches, everything is simply breath-taking. Not to mention the lovely people. They are all so welcoming and friendly! We stayed on the island Corfu, a...
by Hannah N | Oct 10, 2014 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Since I’ll be in Greece next weekend I thought I would go ahead and say how incredible this first month has been. I am so thankful I was able to make the decision to study abroad. I believe this will be a forever life changing experience in a positive direction that...
by Sarah Y | Oct 8, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Exchange, Semester
We are drawing closer and closer to October, and classes have yet to start at the University of Leicester. I will be studying from October 6th to December 12th, making this my shortest school year ever — I, and my counterparts at British universities, had a five...
by Novien Y | Oct 8, 2014 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester
This may have been the longest week of my life! So much to share, so little time (off to yet another University activity). Lets start from the beginning. My travels began on Sunday September 22, 2014 at a bright and early 5am drive to the local airport in Memphis, TN....
by Hannah N | Oct 8, 2014 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
As my time here in London has increased I have loved it more and more. The people, the food, the entertainment, and everything in between never gets old and there is constantly something new and exciting happening! The first week of school has been challenging...
by Chandler C | Oct 7, 2014 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
What’s up Roll Tide Nation, Well I waited almost a week to do my next entry. So many apologies from me. My excitement upon arrival left me with almost no down time. And though my tone right now sounds temperate in a way, my excitement to dig into this entry and...
by Maegan G | Oct 7, 2014 | Africa, Education, Semester, UA-Affiliate
First Impressions – What were your first impressions when you arrived in your host country? What thoughts were running through your head? How did you feel? What situations/experiences did you encounter when you first arrived? What was new/different/interesting? What...
by Sandy D | Sep 19, 2014 | Africa, Education, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Fall of my senior year at Alabama my best friend Sarah Justus, also a Music Education undergraduate, told me about the COST program (The Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching). The thought of teaching abroad terrified me. I imagined the worst–being alone,...
by Lauren V | Sep 19, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I have only ever left the country once in my life and that was just this past summer. I went to the Philippines for 2 months and loved Southeast Asia so much that I just had to go back. Now, I find myself in Thailand. The decision to study abroad was rather...
by Chelsey C | Sep 19, 2014 | Education, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Hello from Cologne, Germany! My name is Chelsey, I’m a senior, and I will be student teaching in this great city until December first. I arrived in late August, after a crazy almost-24-hours of traveling, and have been settling into my new life since then. How...
by Hannah N | Sep 19, 2014 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Wow this first week has been absolutely incredible. First getting here I was filled with all kinds of different emotions, but it’s safe to say I am in love with this place. The friends I’ve made so far, the people I’ve met, and the sights I’ve...
by Sarah J. | Sep 19, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Australia/New Zealand, Education, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I have so much to say about the past five weeks that I’m not really sure where to begin. We’ll give it a go. I’ve done some more traveling around the Auckland area, mostly, and spent one weekend in the capital city of Wellington. While I was there, I spent a...
by Hannah N | Sep 12, 2014 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Wow. Cannot believe the time is finally here and I’m sitting in the Boston airport waiting to depart! I realized in my last post I didn’t really give my background, oops! I’m Hannah and I’m a junior with a fashion retail major in the HES...
by Chandler C | Sep 12, 2014 | Engineering, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
What’s up Roll Tide Nation, My name is Chandler Coston and I’ll be documenting my travels in Barcelona where I will be studying Civil Engineering and some Spanish. I leave next week, so I decided to hit Tuscaloosa for one last time before I depart. I got...
by Celena N | Sep 8, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
How long have I been imagining this? I can assure you it has been a more substantial period of time than your average 20 year old dwells on these sorts of things. I remember sitting in my first Spanish class in 7th grade, simply obsessed with every new word that...
by Kyle G | Sep 5, 2014 | Engineering, Semester, South America, UA-Affiliate
Yesterday at 3 am, Cuchufli, a cat of one and a half years, died. Cuchufli was struck by a car, found by my host sister, and rushed to the hospital. He had suffered a fractured hip, among other things, and it was unclear if he would make it through the night. Sure...
by Hannah N | Sep 2, 2014 | Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Leaving to go to a foreign country not knowing a single person is thrilling and nerve racking but I couldn’t be more excited!! This whole preparation process has been pretty low key and the positive support from everyone has been a huge help! The only challenges I’ve...
by Taylor B | Sep 2, 2014 | Education, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Hello all, My name is Taylor Blevins and I am a senior at UA majoring in Elementary Education. Through the COST program I was able to attain an internship placement in Berlin, Germany. While here I will complete a placement in 6th grade as well as 2nd grade. The...
by Chris L | Sep 2, 2014 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate
5,493 miles- no not just that- admission into the program, getting credits to transfer, and even obtaining a visa, all standing between myself and Moscow. Even though I knew that all of these obstacles were surmountable, I expected that something unforeseen would get...
