by Tasha B. | Jan 6, 2025 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Semester, Social Work, _
I’m excited and nervous. It has been a lifelong dream of mine to study abroad, but life got in the way and prevented me from fulfilling my dreams. With my daughter being an adult and a college student herself, I thought it was a perfect time for me to have this...
by Ethan T. | Jan 6, 2025 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My study abroad opportunity was not only my first study abroad, but also my first time ever leaving the United States. I had so many questions about what to bring and what to prepare for, but it is very easy to remember what the best piece of advice I received was....
by Alyssa W. | Dec 20, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
“Americans are so talkative and friendly—people here don’t just chat with everyone they meet”. This was a comment I got on the train to London at 4 a.m., after spending the past hour talking to someone from the area about everything from economics to music. It was a...
by Alyssa W. | Dec 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Everywhere has a signature food: New York pizza, Wisconsin cheese curds, Kentucky fried chicken. When traveling, we imagine taking advantage of the famous restaurants, and schedule time to sample Chicago deep dish from Giordanos or sourdough bread from a San Fransisco...
by Alyssa W. | Dec 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I am a chronic overpacker. There’s no getting around it. I always find myself leaving home with a bag bursting at the seams, hoping desperately I don’t have to open it and somehow manage to achieve the miracle of zipping it shut a second time. Unfortunately, this is a...
by Emma D. | Dec 18, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
If you have been on the Internet for any length of time, you have no doubt experienced a sharp divide between European and American users. One can often find the two groups arguing about food, stereotypes, tourism, and most often and most divisively; politics. No...
by Shelby Bryant | Dec 13, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, North America, Summer, _
St. Marteen in a beautiful place with beautiful beaches that I hope to visit again. My favorite part about the beaches there was how clear and blue the waters were. Places I would recommend going to when visiting is Philipsburg which is on the Dutch side of the island...
by Diamond T. | Dec 13, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Diamond T. | Dec 13, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
by Abigail Tanner | Dec 12, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
With this trip being my first time abroad, I had no clue what to pack for a month in Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Now, I realize some things I *really* should have brought with me and some things I **really** should have left at home. Starting with the Dos: DO pack an...
by Abigail Tanner | Dec 12, 2024 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
It is now officially less than 24 hours until I depart Copenhagen and catch my flight (well, couple of flights) back to the States. Reflecting on my trip, I can say with full confidence that I have loved my time abroad. Pre-departure, I was nervous about making...
by Kyndra L. | Dec 12, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
I can confidently say that I had (and still have) a great first impression of Colombia. Everyone was warning me about how hot Colombia is during the summer, but as a native of Mobile, Alabama, heat is nothing new to me. The humidity was a little stronger than...
by Emma P. | Dec 12, 2024 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Kyndra L. | Dec 12, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, South America, Summer
Now that I’m back home, I have such a great perspective for the rest of my summer and the rest of my college experience. I have learned so much over the past few weeks, both academically and socially. I struggled with a lot of homesickness during my trip, but in...
by Bethany T. | Dec 12, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Hunter Brooks | Dec 12, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Anna H. | Dec 12, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Take this advice to heart my friends: if you plan to go abroad for an entire semester maybe do it in the fall so you have the summer to get ready without the nightmare of balancing finals. While I’m frantically trying to finish final projects and studying for...
by Anna Grace S. | Dec 12, 2024 | Education, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Anna Grace S. | Dec 12, 2024 | Education, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Tips, Reflection, and things I wish I knew!
by Olivia S. | Dec 12, 2024 | Australia/New Zealand, Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, Summer
The first thing I noticed after leaving the airport in Australia was that they drive on the left side of the road, and the drivers are on the right side of the car. Very bizarre from an American. I was exhausted when I first arrived, so I took a long nap, ate, and...
