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Coffee and Chocolate: Learning more about Guatemala’s major exports.

by Braden Hopkins | Jul 31, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer, _

Top Left: my personal handmade chocolate bar. Top Right: coffee bean plants. Middle Left: ripe coffee shell and beans. Middle Right: coffee bean sorting station. Bottom Left: terrace to dry coffee beans. Bottom Right: coffee bean roasters. Along with our coursework...

Where To Go When There’s No “Ferg-bucks” in Madrid

by Ethan F | Jul 1, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer

During my month-long study abroad program in Madrid, Spain, I have fallen in love with the Spanish capital. I love the trees along the narrow streets. I love the old, classic-European buildings. I love the modern skyscrapers. I love the concept of the afternoon siesta...

Espresso, Architecture, and Pastels

by Mason J | Mar 23, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate

I don’t think there are words to succinctly summarize my past month and a half in Budapest, but here’s my best shot. I’m sitting, laptop out, in a small square in the Palace District of this capital city. Beside me, a cobblestone street winds its way towards the twin...