by Ben B | Apr 16, 2022 | All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Europe, Honors College, Non-traditional, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate, UA-Affiliate
Experience is a great teacher—and experience studying abroad is no exception to this adage. I have had the blessing of being able to study abroad for three semesters while at UA—in Shanghai, London, and now Rome—thanks to the generosity of UA scholarships, the...
by Ben B | Apr 16, 2022 | Africa, All Year, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Central America, Europe, Exchange, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Non-traditional, North America, Semester, South America, UA-Affiliate
One of the most under-appreciated benefits of study abroad programs, particularly those based in Europe, are how easy and affordable it is to travel internationally on weekends and breaks. Here I will give a few tips as to how to make the most of this opportunity, a...
by Kasey G | Aug 10, 2021 | Asia, Education, Summer, UA-Affiliate
While I was studying abroad, I went to quite a few museums. Seoul is a place that has rich culture, history, and art. In this blog, I will discuss my experience at the museums I visited in Seoul. Museums are nice on a day with less than ideal weather and are usually...
by Elizabeth S | Jul 30, 2021 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Internship, Summer, _
Although investment banking and compliance do not end, these posts unfortunately have to! It has been eye opening to see those in the compliance departments in the various countries come together and discuss at a higher level. As of the past few week, I have been...
by Elizabeth S | Jul 30, 2021 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Internship, Summer, _
My internship happens to be with Maybank, one of the top five banks in Southeast Asia. The company has total assets between 165 billion and 200 billion dollars (saw different numbers quoted), has a total of 2,400 branches employing 45,000 people in 20 different...
by Elizabeth S | Jul 30, 2021 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Internship, Summer, _
Banking in Southeast Asia sounds fun, doesn’t it? Well, how about if I told you it would be virtual! Traveling has always been a passion of mine. Coming to UA, I was hoping I would be able to study abroad and interact with international companies. Unfortunately,...
by Ellen W | Jul 6, 2021 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Home, Honors College, Internship, Summer, _
This summer, I have the opportunity to complete a study abroad requirement via a virtual learning setting. I am working as an intern for Maybank one of the largest banking institutions in the Asian Market. Coming into college, studying abroad and gaining a general...
by Connor T | Jul 6, 2021 | Asia, Comm & Info Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Armenian SujoukI’ve made it tradition to stop by Go Mashawi most day’s after class to get a sandwich. They specialized in Armenian-style spiced, smoked, and cured meats. The Sujuk (sausages) are spiced with garlic, cumin, pepper, and fenugreek- a...
by Hailey Z | May 6, 2020 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Exchange, Semester, _
After a total of 35 hours spent traveling (most of which I was awake for), I finally touched down in South Korea. This was the moment I had been looking forward to for months, and it was finally within my grasp. From the moment I stepped into the cold air outside of...
by Jason D | Feb 12, 2020 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Hiroshima, Japan; January 2020 Before starting my semester abroad, I felt nervous about encountering new cultures within both the host countries and my study abroad program. Semester at Sea involves living aboard a ship for a full semester with students, professors,...
by Emily J | Sep 23, 2019 | Asia, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
This is my second study abroad trip, to China, and so I am preparing for this trip did not pose any difficulties. I was looking forward to this trip, nonetheless, because I’ve never been to northern China, where the weather is more pleasant. So, this time I’ve packed...
by JunLan | Aug 10, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Comm & Info Sciences, Commerce & Business, Duration, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
For the longest time, I always struggled with being true to myself yet I was always subconsciously running away from and ignoring it, scared that maybe what I found when I looked hard enough into myself would be someone I really didn’t like at all. And a lot of that...
by Rachel S | Aug 7, 2019 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Well, I’ve come full circle. I have traveled to China and returned home all in one piece. I honestly missed the United States. Breakfast food, potato chips in certain flavors, driving, trees, and the sky are all things as aspects of life at home that I missed....
by Emily J | Aug 1, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Faculty-Led, Summer
When the day came to fly back home, I was really sad that the trip was already coming to an end. Where did the time go? The flight returning home always seems to go by so quickly. Because the trip was merely only a two-week trip, I felt like I could spend a lot longer...
by Rachel S | Aug 1, 2019 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
Wow. That’s one word I can use to sum up my time so far in Shanghai. I’ll give you the vegetables first: You’re going to read that the air quality in Shanghai, and most major cities in China, sucks. You’d be right about that. It takes getting used to. You walk around...
by Rachel S | Aug 1, 2019 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Hi! I’m traveling to Shanghai, China in a couple of weeks. I’ll be there for 8 weeks. When I thought about studying abroad, I never imagined that I would be going to China, let alone Asia. When I was trying to figure out where I wanted to study, I realized I had never...
by Elaine H | May 20, 2019 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Engineering, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
After 20 hours of flying, the excitement of landing on the other side of the world hit as I exchanged my money for Yuan and walked into the crowded Shanghai airport. My time in China was an amazing experience of culture and business through my STEM Path to the MBA...
by Emily J | May 10, 2019 | Asia, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Processed with VSCO with f2 preset In China, the government blocks all access to Western media, including google, and many other sites. So, I wasn’t able to post any blogs while there. Better late than never, right? Before our arrival in China, we had many...
by Lauren P | Jan 14, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Exchange, Semester, _
I’ve wanted to study abroad in Japan since I was in middle school, so of course I was very excited when I first got there. I found that month by month my excitement slowly became replaced by comfort and familiarity, and as I adjusted to Japan it became home to me. Its...
by Lexi S | Dec 29, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
My last day in Russia was a lot of things. It was stressful, it was fun, it was full of nostalgia, but most of all, it was meaningful. I was responsible all semester and left every last bit of my packing to the last day — but there were still lots of fun...
