by Victoria Y. | Jun 11, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
By this point in our trip in Italy, we had seen a lot of beautiful things. Cathedral after cathedral, amazing landscape views and countless charming streets and alleyways. In our second to last location of Florence, we were at the point that we were almost getting...
by Chloe S. | Jun 11, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Chloe S. | Jun 11, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Chloe S. | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
by Christina Hunt | Jun 6, 2024 | Comm & Info Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Over the past 3 weeks I had the opportunity to travel to four different countries and seven cities in Europe with UA Study Abroad. I don’t even know where to begin with everything I learned and took away from this amazing experience. I have dreamt of studying...
by Sam S. | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
When I first arrived in London, I was immediately occupied listening to the locals talk. There’s nothing like a good British accent, and I absolutely enjoyed listening to those around me. I was so exhausted from traveling when I landed, but I stuck it out so...
by Hailey Jones | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
It’s been an amazing first half of my trip. Currently on my way to Lisbon from London. I’ve created so many memories already and learned so much. Some things surprised me such as their pizza. You know we have cheese pizza and margherita pizza in the states, in the UK...
by Ben D. | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
This is the second time I have studied abroad, the first being last summer in Rome. This time I am traveling to London, England, and Lisbon, Portugal, with a group from UA. Traveling last summer really gave me the itch to keep traveling as much as a I could,...
by Ben D. | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Traveling to another country, whether you have done it before or not, can be extremely scary. Last summer I studied abroad in Italy by myself, which was the first time I have ever been out of the country. Currently I am in Lisbon, Portugal, and have been traveling on...
by Ben D. | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
On this trip, my program spent a week in London and a week in Lisbon, Portugal. While both are cities, they could not be any more different. London is a large, bustling city that never sleeps. There is no shortage of things to do, with a café or pub on every corner, a...
by Jordan Copenhaver | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Most study abroad trips stay in one or two places for the duration of the trip with time to do day trips on the weekend. My trip, economics in Croatia and Italy, however, spanned five countries and 15 cities in just 22 days. We spent the most time in Dubrovnik and...
by Jordan Copenhaver | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Studying abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that allows you to explore different cultures, meet new people, and learn new things. In this whirlwind of an experience, though, I think a lot of people make the mistake of not connecting with the people closest to...
by Jordan Copenhaver | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My study abroad situation was unique because I left the Thursday of exam week to travel to Croatia for my month abroad. With no time to make a trip home I had the additional task of packing up my entire dorm room and packing for study abroad on top of taking my final...
by Kelsey F. | Jun 6, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
After studying abroad, I learned so much about myself and the world. I decided to share some advice to help future students navigate this new experience. Here are five things that helped me while studying abroad. 1. Go to Class! I know this may seem self-explanatory...
by Emilie A. | Jun 6, 2024 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer
When I got back I was kinda sad to leave all the fun we were having in Italy trying new things like pasta making and departing from all the friends I had made on the short trip. I feel more equipped to travel after having many different connecting flights...
by Emilie A. | Jun 6, 2024 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer, _
When we first arrived in Bologna I was a little overwhelmed because our luggage was still in Paris so we had to claim lost luggage at the airport. Thankfully, the airport delivered our luggage the next day so we didn’t have to go long without our belongings. That is...
by Emilie A. | Jun 6, 2024 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer
As a Hospitality Management major I had heard about the UA in Italy: Food and Wine tour study abroad program for a few years and was very interested. This certain program was the only reason I even considered a study abroad program because it fit my interests just...
by Anna Kate M. | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I arrived back from Lisbon last night after a 17 hour travel day. Three flights and two connections was all it took to bring an end to my time abroad. Looking back on my study abroad experience, it feels like it started yesterday and months ago at the same time. I was...
by Anna Kate M. | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Go. Go. Go. Summer of 2023, I knew I wanted to study abroad but I let the fear of how much it cost and the uncertainty of scholarships keep me from going. When the opportunity came up for me to go for two weeks this Summer and get class credit I immediately said yes,...
by Anna Kate M. | Jun 6, 2024 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I have dreamed of going to Paris ever since I was little, so obviously when I found out my program would include a day trip to Paris, I was stoked. The problem – so much to do and so little time to do it. We took the train for London to Paris and immediately...
