Bama Bloggers Abroad
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Christmas Time in Denmark
Christmas celebrations begin early in Denmark-- 8:59pm on the first Friday in November to be exact. At this time, Tuborg's holiday edition of beer comes out (J-Day!). This night is so fun as the...
Leaving Alabama and My First Week in Scotland
My name is Katheryn "Kayla" Gann and I am a junior international studies major at Alabama. For the spring semester I am studying with an exchange program at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. I...
All Roads Lead to Rome
My name is Andrew Ripple, and I am a junior finance major here at the University of Alabama. During the spring of 2014, I realized that I should take full advantage of every opportunity the Capstone...
Look Forward to the New Life in Glasgow
My name is Sheng Ao, currently a junior attending specialization in accounting in the University of Alabama. I have been nominated to represent the University of Alabama as an exchange student at...
Season’s Greetings from Britain!
Happy New from the United Kingdom! It's so hard to believe that's I've already been here for four months. This has been the most rewarding experience I've ever had and the most challenging, and I...
The Week before Dublin
Nervousness. Excitement. Restless. Stressed. There are a tornado of emotions that could be used to describe the week before departure. I am constantly fluctuating from one to the other trying never...
Moscow, We’ll Meet Again!
After coming back to America, I wish that I had more opportunities to share my experiences. Rather than hold them in though, I’ll just share one with you. It was one of my first days in Moscow, and...
A Tough Journey Home
One morning in December I woke up to the day that I wish hadn't arrived just yet. All sorts of emotions flooded in, and I wasn't as prepared as I thought. Leaving Australia was going to be harder...
Goodbye Prague
The semester has come to an end and now I have to say goodbye to the most amazing people and most beautiful city in the world. This semester has been filled with excitement, adventure, and beautiful...
Journey in Japan
" こんいちは、バマ！Hello Bama! How do I begin to describe the span of my incredible adventure in Japan? I've seen so many things, gone so many places, and learned more than I ever thought possible. I hope I...
A Tokyo Tale: Crash Course in Global Citizenry
Hello again aspiring Study Abroaders! Your friendly neighborhood blogger Ashley here. It's been a while, but 'tis the season of final exams and desperate supplications to the deity of your...
Hard Goodbyes, Easy Hellos
Leaving Florence was heartbreaking. I made so many friends over my semester, and I learned so much about the city and the Italian culture. I loved it all. I loved the Renaissance architecture and...
Thailand, you’ve been good to me.
It's over. I've been back in America for less than 48 hours. I'm writing this post at 4am because jet lag won in my fight for sleep. I'm experiencing a mixed range of emotions because my time in...
Seoul: The Survival Guide
People. Food. Traveling. Culture. I'll start first by talking about the people, and by people I mean locals. If you don't look Korean the first thing I will tell you is get ready to be stared...
Exploring Amman One Step at a Time
When some people go abroad they seek out “cultural activities” like learning how to cook the local cuisine or playing a traditional instrument. While I did spend time painstakingly tracing Arabic...
Saying Goodbye
Saying goodbye to Cologne was probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do...even though I'm coming back. My last day was the day of the Christmas advent celebration at my school so I got an extra...
New Routines
Whether it comes on all at once or in a steady progression, you soak in the culture of your host country. You don’t have to eagerly dive in head first to find yourself picking up the mannerisms and...
Aarhus University, Denmark: A day in the life
7:00am: Wake up and cook breakfast in the common kitchen before class. I share a hallway with 11 other students-- some international, some Danish-- and we all share a big kitchen and bathroom....
John’s Visit
What's up Bama nation! So my good friend John Fredericksen decided to hop on a plane and come check out Barcelona. The weather was dismal, he was sick as a dog, and his new iPhone 6+ got stolen his...
Down To The Wire
There are only 3 days left of this 100 day adventure in Berlin, Germany. There were many times that it felt like I had been abroad for a lifetime and was never leaving but now as I start to pack, I...
Somewhere Sunny and 75
I sighed taking in a deep breath of the sea air and feeling the warm sunrays soak into my skin. The transparent water broke gently along the pebbled shore. I don’t know exactly what I pictured when...
Good Bye for now South Africa!
I've been back in the USA for two days now. The jet lag is ferocious, but I am glad to be home. It was bittersweet leaving a place that has become so close to my heart. The sensations I felt seeing...
Thanksgiving in Prague
Unfortunately the Czech Republic does not celebrate Thanksgiving, so this year I had a nontraditional Thanksgiving. My favorite holiday of the year sadly falls during the time I am out of the...
thankful thoughts
I don’t even know where to begin with the ending of this trip! How is tomorrow already Thanksgiving? These past three months have flown by! What an incredible experience study abroad has been for...
Life So Far in Köln
I can't believe that I've only been in Cologne, Germany for three months. It feels like a lifetime. When I first arrived I was overwhelmed but excited. I was ready to learn. I was ready to take on...
Venga
You know the moment when you realize you’re in love? Personally I’ve never experienced it, but the movies have to be a pretty great indication of how it happens. The typical story of the girl who...
Coming into the home stretch…
We're approaching the end of term here at Leicester Uni and tensions are, of course, running high. In England, your entire grade rests on two essays or one essay and an exam (at least for Politics...
Australian Culture vs. American Culture
Everyone's first stereotypes of Australians are pretty similar. They surf, cook shrimp on the barbie and say "G'day!" for everything. The funniest part is that most of these stereotypes are true,...
From Russia With Love
Walking the half mile to the Church of the Intercession, I had already handed my last bit of cinnamon bread over to a horse and had given up any hope of staying warm (despite wearing every layer of...
Now What?
I've been back in the States for a little over a week. It's been strange to be back on the right side of the road and to not hear Kiwi accents everywhere I go, and it's even weirder to not have...
La vita e bella!
I am in love. It is an odd love that I will never forget. My time here in Florence has passed by so fast, I feel like I just got here yesterday. The thought that I only have a little more than two...
Back in the USA
Now that I am back home I am feeling a little bit of everything! I was so excited to see my friends and family when I got back, but I already miss SA so much. I left a little piece of my heart...
Halfway done *crying emoji*
Que tal, Oh my goodness y’all. Barcelona is absolutely insane. I am very sorry that I haven’t posted in quite some time. I don’t really have an excuse besides the fact that Barcelona is insane....
Berlin after 78 days
Stepping off of the plane and entering Berlin was like an alternate reality. I remember constantly stepping onto the balcony and just trying to realize I was in another country for the next three...
final month
I honestly can't believe I only have a month left in the beautiful UK! This semester has been so thrilling and I can't believe it's quickly coming to a close. I've traveled to four different...
Discovering Denmark: First Impressions and Actuality
My journey to Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark, began back in August and included almost missing my flight, delays, and lost luggage. BUT after being here for two and a half months I am...
112 Days in Africa
Everywhere I go, "Oh you are from Alabama? Sweeeet Hommeeeee Alabamaaaaa!" That's the only phrase from the Lynrd Skynyrd song they recall, but it never ceases to make me smile. South Africans remind...
Welcome to Jordan!
The reaction played out so similarly every time that I came to expect it. My friend or family member would ask about my plans for the fall to which I’d reply that I was going to Jordan. There was...
Vive le France!
It has been a while since my last submission as a Bama Blogger -- but only because I've been travelling! When we all arrived, haggard and jetlagged, in Heathrow airport, we expected a week to get to...
Američankas in Praha
I've been in Prague, Czech Republic for about 6 weeks and coming here was the best decision I've ever made. Compared to other European cities, Prague is easy to get around, not too big or too small...
Living in a Foreign Culture
I thought I had a handle on some of what defined Russian culture before my time abroad in St. Petersburg, yet a few weeks into my trip I realized I knew far more and far less than I’d guessed. You...
Am I There Yet? (Part 2) Excursion to Leicester, UK
"What did I do to deserve this? Why MY luggage? Why does this airport have to be so big? Why did I have to pack those extra shoes? The luggage is that much heavier." After about 15 minutes of...
Ain’t it fun living in the real world?
Today, I feel the need to tell about adventures, relationships, and growing up. I have always been a free-spirited, exploration-driven person, but studying abroad in Thailand has brought out the...
Some Change is Good
I've been in Bilbao, Spain, for about a month now. That makes a month of new people, new experiences, new thoughts, and new struggles. I don't know that there is anything more strange than arriving...
yamas!
Greeeeeeeeece! What an experience. The beauty of the Greek Isles is stunning…the mountains, the landscape, the beaches, everything is simply breath-taking. Not to mention the lovely people. They are...
Since I’ll be in Greece next weekend I thought I would go ahead and say how incredible this first month has been. I am so thankful I was able to make the decision to study abroad. I believe this...
Cheers from Leicester, England!
We are drawing closer and closer to October, and classes have yet to start at the University of Leicester. I will be studying from October 6th to December 12th, making this my shortest school year...
Am I There Yet? Excursion to Leicester, UK
This may have been the longest week of my life! So much to share, so little time (off to yet another University activity). Lets start from the beginning. My travels began on Sunday September 22,...
As my time here in London has increased I have loved it more and more. The people, the food, the entertainment, and everything in between never gets old and there is constantly something new...