by Olivia M | Sep 12, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
by Charlotte Goddard | Sep 12, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
It has been two months since I have returned from Madrid. I had the most amazing time. I made so many new friends and I learned so many new things. One thing that really stood out to me was how little we know about other cultures. Every movie poster and song we heard...
by Anna Catherine Pugh | Sep 12, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
When I was preparing to go abroad a few months ago, I read a lot about how coming back to your home country can cause a flood of emotions, and they were certainly right. My journey home started with a string of 3 flights to get home, from Porto to Amsterdam to Atlanta...
by Johana Chavez | Sep 12, 2023 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
When I think about my time in Italy, I think about the warm Mediterranean sun and the sweet friends I shared gelato with. Thinking about it feels like a dream and I almost can’t believe it was me who was there, at that time, in Italy. This study abroad trip was more...
by Johana Chavez | Sep 12, 2023 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
London, June, 2023 Every weekday morning at 8:30 AM I’d join a couple flat mates on a walk to the tube station. We’d board our train at 8:36 and patiently ride thirty minutes to university. People of all sorts would join us on this commute through London....
by Walker Homan | Sep 12, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
While some people travel for exciting new cities and stunning views, I always prefer the food. Not to say that the cities I visited weren’t exciting and the views weren’t stunning, but, in my opinion, the food really blew everything else out of the water....
by Walker Homan | Sep 12, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
When I first saw an email with the subject line, “Principles of Macroeconomics in Croatia,” I was perplexed. “Of all the subjects in all the places, why would it possibly be advantageous to study macroeconomics in Croatia?” Well,...
by Walker Homan | Sep 12, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Even though I am a fairly anxious person, I prefer to do my packing last minute. I feel like the adrenaline rush provided by the idea that I might miss my flight really helps to expedite the otherwise lengthy process. As a result of my packing philosophy, on the day...
by Catharine Stockstill | Sep 12, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I have improved by leaps and bounds in my problem-solving abilities and cultural curiosity. Though I’d like to describe myself as flexible and having a “go with the flow” type personality, sometimes that is not the truth. During my time in Greece, I was able to...
by William Nutt | Sep 12, 2023 | Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Going to LegoLand has been a lifelong dream of mine as a self-proclaimed Master Builder. My sister and I always built forts made out of Legos in our backroom, just big enough for my dad to trip over when he was putting the ladder back in the closet. Nonetheless, my...
by Emory Camp | Sep 12, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
It’s been a little more than one week since I returned from my month-long study abroad trip in Northern Italy. When I arrived home, I was thankful to see my family, and I was thankful to have many common amenities that weren’t available in Italy. Centralized air...
by Luke Dille | Sep 12, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I have travelled before, but I have never felt the same way about leaving home as I did on my study abroad trip. My study abroad trip was by far the longest I have ever spent away from home. It was about 6 weeks total away from home and I missed the luxuries of...
by Luke Dille | Sep 12, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I’ve been on vacation in foreign countries before, but I have never actually “lived” in a foreign country for an extended period of time. Upon arriving in Porto, Portugal, we headed to our apartment and got checked in. We each had our own room, bathroom, and air...
by Avery Fowler | Sep 12, 2023 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer, _
One of the biggest concerns I had in studying abroad was the food. I have always been a picky eater, and I was worried that I was going to be miserable and hungry all the time because the food would be so different than in the United States. While it is definitely not...
by Avery Fowler | Sep 12, 2023 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer, _
I did not expect to love Porto, or Portugal, as much as I did, but I absolutely loved the food, culture, and people. When we first arrived, our dormitory arrangements were not in the central part of town, so we were a little hesitant about Porto. However, once we...
by Dylan Gardner | Sep 12, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Me and my amazing team Palácio da Bolsa, where we gave our final presentations The start of the awards ceremony A New Member, and One Final Push to the End As I referenced in my last post, we lost one of our group members during our second week at the European...
by Dylan Gardner | Sep 12, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
(Top Left) A view of Lisbon Cathedral and Saint Vincent, the patron Saint of Lisbon (Top Middle) One of the many alleyways that flow through Lisbon (Top Right) A small view of Lisbon’s skyline, near sunset (Bottom) The “FEP” building, which hosts the...
by Dylan Gardner | Sep 12, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
The European Innovation Academy Before I begin to share my experience here in Porto, I think it’s important to establish what the “European Innovation Academy” is all about. For those unaware, the European Innovation Academy is a three-week event...
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...
