by Renee A. | Dec 12, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Non-traditional, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Setbacks come in many shapes and sizes. For me, the worst types of challenges are the little ones that build on each other until you get to the point where any little inconvenience makes you feel like there is no way to overcome it. This trip is the first time where I...
by Renee A. | Nov 19, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Non-traditional, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Sometimes I wonder why I like to travel. Airports are intense, car rides are long, and trains aren’t very far-reaching (at least in the US). I will say that this flight has not made me any more excited about travel. Five of the seventeen students on my trip missed...
by Caroline Brantley | Nov 15, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Social Work, Summer
Nothing makes me quite as joyful as walking through an outdoor market in another country. I must say that Africa holds some of the coolest outdoor markets, and the markets I visited in Ghana did not disappoint. Filled with a beautiful combination of various smells...
by Caroline Brantley | Nov 15, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Social Work, Summer, _
There is something so grounding about sitting on the beach, especially in a foreign country. The ocean is vast and, yet, when you are sitting at the shoreline of any beach, you are watching the waves crashing into the sand and rocks in the same way they would miles...
by Riley Henneke | Jul 15, 2024 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer
Outside of our time spent in clinic, we had some opporutinities to get to see and experience the country of Zambia. My top two favrotie experiences from the trip are the safari we did and seeing Victoria falls. During our safari we got to see zebras, buffalo, monkeys,...
by Riley Henneke | Jul 15, 2024 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer
During our time in Zambia, we set up a pop up clinic for 4 days. The first 2 days we were at schools in the city and the last 2 days we were in a remote village south of the city. Every day when we got to the clinic, there were already close to a hundred people...
by Hana F. | Jun 27, 2024 | Africa, Asia, Commerce & Business, Europe, Non-traditional, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
As I am 95 days out from embarking on my Semester at Sea Fall voyage, I wanted to take some time to reflect on all the preparation I have done and still have to do. Semester at Sea has been a dream of mine since I was in middle school, but I never thought I...
by Caroline Brantley | Jun 13, 2024 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Social Work, Summer
As young adults, we are so often challenged to find our identity or question what we have always placed our identity in, and, as I am staring down the one-week mark before my departure to Ghana for my summer study abroad program, I feel once again challenged to reckon...
by Isabel Fontana | Jun 7, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My time in Morocco has been a whirlwind. Between studying Arabic at an institution and exploring every corner of Morocco while absorbing the culture, the past four weeks have flown by. While in Morocco I have seen so many different cultures and ways of life. While...
by Isabel Fontana | Jun 6, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Arriving to a new country can be incredibly overwhelming. You’re in a strange new place that you may have never been before that may also speak a language that you do not know. Some of your first interactions may be scary and you can often feel very alone. But...
by Isabel Fontana | Jun 6, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Traveling to a new country can be scary. Especially when it is in a new continent halfway across the world, and especially when it is your first time outside of America. The thought of flying around the world by yourself and being in a new, unfamiliar place by...
by Riley Henneke | Jun 6, 2024 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer
I am going to be going to Zambia with the nursing school for my study abroad experience. We will be doing a pop up clinic Monday-Friday while we are there to provide free healthcare for all that attend. I decided to sign up for this trip because it sounded like an...
by Lauren G. | Jun 6, 2024 | Africa, Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
During my study abroad experience, traveling to new places was always a highlight, but my trip to Marrakech, Morocco, and the Sahara Desert stands out as unforgettable. This adventure was unlike any other trip I took while studying abroad. Our journey began in the...
by Shana S. | May 30, 2024 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Non-traditional, Social Work, Summer, _
So here I am, in the middle of my sophomore year in my 40’s, a full-time student running my own company, married with three kids, and running a small goat farm, planning a trip to Ghana! Amidst this beautiful chaos, I am preparing for this opportunity with...
by Shana S. | May 30, 2024 | Africa, Faculty-Led, Non-traditional, Social Work, Summer
Greetings, let’s dive into the hilariously chaotic world of preparing to travel abroad to Ghana. As someone who’s a pro at under-packing (read: I’m a carry-on-only type of gal!), gearing up for a three-week adventure feels like attempting to fit...
by Colleen B. | Apr 17, 2024 | Africa, Human Environmental Sciences, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate, _
As it turns out, a month abroad isn’t very long. My arrival in Cape Town, South Africa, was 10 days ago, which means I now have a mere 17 days remaining in this wonderful country for my Child Life practicum opportunity. I want to see it ALL, but I also have...
by Emma H. | Apr 5, 2024 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Who wouldn’t want to check another continent off their bucket list?! I recently traveled to Marrakech, Morocco while studying abroad in Madrid, Spain. I can confidently say that I will remember this trip for the rest of my life, and this weekend adventure has...
by Morgan K | Sep 20, 2023 | Africa, Asia, Commerce & Business, Europe, Non-traditional, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Now that I’ve had time to fully reflect on my time abroad and recover from my study abroad “hangover” I can say that my experiences were more than anything I could’ve ever hoped for. I went on the Spring voyage of Semester at Sea this past semester and really went...
by Madeleine Luther | Sep 12, 2023 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Education, Faculty-Led, Non-traditional, Social Work, Summer
Recently I spent one week in Sunyani, Ghana doing service learning as a part of UA in Ghana. Being a French major, my service learning placement was shadowing a French teacher at a local Montessori school where I observed her teach the language while interacting with...
by Madeleine Luther | Sep 12, 2023 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
We’ve been in Ghana for two weeks now, and we’re coming to the end of our trip. Our last stop before we head back to the Capital city of Accra and head home is Cape Coast, Ghana, a beautiful coastal town on the Gulf of Guinea. The scenery is beautiful, with many beach...
