Bama Bloggers Abroad
Home Sweet Serbia
After 24 hours of traveling and a week of recovery from intense jet lag, I'm back home from my two week adventure to Serbia. As I spend time with curious friends and family, I find myself...
Leaving for Greece!
The study abroad program I chose is a faculty led program through the country of Greece. It is about a month long program. I have always dreamed of studying abroad in college because it was always...
Education Abroad Office and Blog Intro
The Education Abroad office at The University of Alabama offers over 800 study abroad programs and sends more than 1,000 students abroad each year! Located in 135 B.B. Comer Hall, visit us today to...
Back in the States!
Today has been a long day of travel. We left Hotel San Marco at 3:30 am to depart for the Bologna airport. Our flight schedule today was Bologna to Rome to Chicago to Birmingham. We will have been...
4 days & 1,570 people
I am halfway through my medical trip in Zambia and all I can say is WOW! This beautiful country is full of beautiful and smiling people. We arrived and met some of the translators we would be...
Finally got to see the Eiffel Tower in person!
The Eiffel Tower was even more overwhelming than I thought it would be. Many people I knew that had been to Paris before had told me that it was under whelming and small, but boy, they were wrong. I...
My Experience in a Faculty-Led Program
While my study abroad program allowed for a lot of free time and exploration of the two countries we travelled to over the course of 3 weeks, we of course had to fit in classes somewhere. I chose to...
Leaving for Zambia
After completing my junior year I decided it was time to study abroad. I felt as if I could accomplish anything considering I made it through a second semester of Nursing. The decision to study...
American Again
I can hardly believe that I am already back in Alabama after an entire semester in Ireland. People always told me that the semester would fly by, that it would be some of the quickest months of my...
New Zealand Day Zero: The Adventure Begins
It’s hard to believe that it’s almost here! I’m actually getting on a plane and flying to New Zealand tomorrow. There are a lot of things that factored into my decision to go abroad, but one of the...
I Went to Target at Least 4 Times
I've heard it's better to take what you know you need than to arrive and realize you'll have to do without. They also say to pack light but that - as we all know - is crazy talk. Studying Abroad is...
a teacher’s role
Day 'tre': such a neat day visiting a local Catholic school, recycling center, and University of UNIMORE. The private Catholic school consisted of a lower level of kindergarten students (ages 3-5),...
Post Study Abroad
After the entire day of traveling which included the change in time zones and going through customs, I made it home after 17 hours. It was a pleasure to have this opportunity to study abroad in...
Paris: A Giant Staircase
Picture this: You're on an airplane. You recently were served 'dinner' at roughly 3am (your normal time zone), the gentleman next to you hasn't said so much as hello, you're starting to get cranky...
Life in Mumbwa, Zambia
We have just arrived to our first school and my first impression of this place is overwhelming. My heart is broken to see the conditions that most people live in, but my attitude quickly changed...
Germany Study Abroad in Action!
I had so much fun exploring Strasbourg during our day trip. Yes, my feet did hurt by the end of the day, but exploring France was worth it! I got to tour the city center via Segway and I climbed the...
Changing Lives in Zambia
We made it! We have arrived in Mumbwa, Zambia and today was our first day setting up a mobile clinic. My heart broke today as people lined the streets waiting for us to arrive to receive medical...
From Tuscaloosa, AL to Florence, Italy
How does one even begin preparing for traveling to an entirely different country? Well, I started with research; it is a good idea to have a basic knowledge of how people do things in the country...
Study Abroad Prague Part 2
Prague was a sight like none other. I have never seen a more beautiful place. The intricate architecture coupled with the amazing views of mountains was a sight to see. It took some adjusting to get...
Belgrade Day 2 – Refugee Aid and Serbia!
Day 2 in Belgrade is coming to a close, yet I feel like I have been here for much longer than 48 short hours. The extensive travel time has my brain a little out of whack, and I swear I’m a...
Bama in Novi Sad
Anytime you talk to someone who is familiar with Serbia, they'll most likely ask you if you're going to Novi Sad. The city is known as the most beautiful city in the country so this year our program...
Adjusting to Classes Away from UA
When I chose to study abroad, I knew I wanted a semester filled with completely new experiences. I chose to study in Prague, Czech Republic for this reason, and the school I have been attending has...
UA in Germany: Part I
Let me start by introducing myself, and give a little background as to why I chose to study abroad, why I chose Germany, et cetera: Hi, all. My name is Jake Elkins. I am a 19-year-old math...
My Favorite Places – Prague
After spending a week in Prague, I have had a lot of time to reflect on my favorite places we visited and the memories I will remember for forever. I would say that my favorite day was spending a...
Returning Home
Made it back to America. I'm actually pretty sad about returning home, but I'm excited to see what the future holds for a global economy. I made some great friends, tried some pretty strange food,...
17 days, 4 countries…
I went to Europe to study abroad in the Czech Republic and Greece but ended up exploring two additional extraordinary places. I have always been one to be spontaneous and adventurous so when the...
From UA to UA in Greece
As an Illinois kid, I never would have thought that Alabama would be where I was headed. I even thought that 4 years of Latin throughout high school was the end of a brief journey. It was somewhat...
Study Abroad Part 1 : Flights to Prague
Study Abroad 2018 has been the best trip I have been on. Starting from the moment I got the acceptance into the program, I have been nothing short of excited. This was my first trip out of the...
Morocco Exceeding Expectations
I’m now...
Excursion to Hong Kong
The study abroad faculty-led program that I chose took us around China and Vietnam. We started in Shanghai, China where we learned about the cultural aspects of China and its people. We also visited...
Europe has Beauty like no other
Upon arrival to Munich Germany my whole body was sluggish due to the jet lag and amount of time I had gone without sleep. Even with this though, I couldn’t help but rush off the plane to see...
Safety Suggestions for Europe
While most people have the attitude of "that will never happen to me," the reality is that is happens to a LOT of people while abroad. Tourists always seem to have big bullseyes on their foreheads...
Learning Spanish and Medicine
Here in Peru, the language is Spanish. Since I have been studying Spanish since high school, I felt prepared coming into the country. Even though I have never been immersed in country with native...
Early Morning Tai Chi
This is the first picture that was photographed of me abroad. It was taken by one of my friends on the trip with me after we had done tai chi in a park with some of the locals. Everyone in the...
Arrivederci, America!
As I am sitting in the Chicago O’Hare International Airport, during a f i v e hour layover, I am already reflecting on how this experience will change my perspective on so many different...
Italy, here I come…
To be completely honest, the thought of traveling gives me an unsettled feeling. This feeling shows no discrimination to distance, as I become anxious over a simple trip to a neighboring state. That...
Study Abroad 1: Lost in New York
On May 10th I arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta, Georgia,eager to get my journey to Prague started. I knew my layover at JFK in New York would be tight, as it was only scheduled to be...
Going to Europe!
My first time out of the country and away from my parents. In my case that’s a huge step for me because I have always been the type of person to never go too far from home. Both of my roommates were...
Bring on the Pasta!!
On a typical day during the fall semester of 2017, my best friend and I were sitting in our night class when a former professor came to speak to our group about a trip that she had in the works to...
Day 2: wanting to go home
May 20 11:15 AM. We took the train from Rome to Florence. I am fortunate enough to have my mom and aunt accompany me to Italy and travel with me before classes start. I thought I learned my lesson...
Pre-departure jitters!
This study abroad trip was my first time out of the country and up until two days ago I wasn't even sure I was going anymore. I am very nervous. I didn't brush up on the Italian language enough so...
Here We Come Zambia!
Coming to UA, I never really saw myself leaving the state of Alabama. Alabama is home to me and I grew up just 2 hours north of Title Town. I always heard people talk about their adventures in Spain...
Some Reverse Culture Shock
It’s been almost a month now since I’ve returned from my study abroad program, and from the beginning of my journey, I knew I wanted to do a post about reverse culture shock. While spending three...
Florence, Y’all
May 18, 2018 10:34 am: Currently, I am anxiously awaiting for my 11 hour layover to pass so I can officially embark on my journey of a lifetime. As I sit here watching plane after plane takeoff, I...
Up Up and…17 hour flight away
Hello all!! This is my first ever blog post, so here goes nothing. I just finished my senior year! Yay class of 2018! So you might be asking yourself, why is this person going on a study abroad and...
Back in Belgrade!
Almost a week ago, we arrived in Belgrade, Serbia for the start of our program. Last year was my first time coming to this country as a delegate with the Serbia Fellowship Program and this year I...
Only a Few Weeks Till Greece!!
Studying abroad was something I always knew I was going to do in my collegiate years. I did not know when or where I would study abroad, but it was something that was always in the back of my mind...
You comin’, blondie?
Before leaving for study abroad (and leaving the country for the first time...ever), I often compared what I thought my experience would be like to a scene in my favorite movie-Tangled. It's the...
First Time For Everything! Zambia Bound
Never in my life would I imagine that my first trip out of the country would be to Zambia, Africa. I have always dreamed to visit there one day in the future, but not as a nursing student. When the...
Prague First Impressions
I have never been to Europe therefore I did not have many expectations for Prague. Within the first hour of arriving and walking around Old Town Square I realized this place was amazing. The...