A Reflection on My Experience in Haiti

by Christopher L | Jan 6, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, North America

Compared to coming back from Haiti back in May, this return home was quite difficult to adjust to. The group of people I spent the week with, both UA students and Haitians, was such an amazing group of people. It was hard to adjust back to being in the United States...

Bama HERD: Teaching Business Skills through Interactive Activities

by Ashley B | Jan 6, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Non-traditional, North America

While in Haiti, Bama HERD (Haitian Economic Research and Development) taught a group of Haitians business fundamentals through a few small lectures and a large amount of interactive activities. One of my favorite activities was performed by teams of two standing back...

Haiti: A Beautiful Country of Highly Intelligent People

by Christopher L | Jan 4, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, North America

My second trip to Haiti was as impactful and meaningful as the first, and it has everything to do with the people that we met and discussed with all week long. We started the week assessing the personalities and interests of the people we had in class. Every class...

Bama HERD: Farewell Haiti, it was Nice Seeing You Again

by Ashley B | Jan 4, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Non-traditional, North America

I’m back home now which, for me, means stuffing my face with greasy American food and reflecting on my time spent abroad (and yes, the first stop we made after leaving the Atlanta airport was McDonald’s). I can’t help but compare this trip to Haiti...

While in Haiti… Love Rice and Beans

by Savannah M | Jan 4, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Faculty-Led, North America

While in Haiti As I describe the experiences we are having in Haiti, I first off want to encourage everyone that thinks about flying Spirit airlines, to simply save up extra money to purchase tickets through another airlines. Our first day of travel turned out to be a...

Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic

by Michaela W | Jan 4, 2016 | Faculty-Led, North America, Nursing, Semester

  I am currently a fifth semester nursing student at the University of Alabama. I am traveling to Santa Domingo over Spring Break of 2016 with other nursing students and faculty to provide medical care to people there. I chose to study abroad because I believe it...