by Kelsey F. | Apr 4, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
It has officially been two weeks since I started my study abroad journey, and every part has so far been great. I started to write this post on my plane, but somehow time got away from me, so I decided to wait just a little longer to talk about my trip so far. Last...
by Brooke H. | Jan 8, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
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by Anabelle B. | Jan 8, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Today is December 19, 2023, and it’s my last day living in Athens, Greece. My home for the last 4 months has left me nothing short of amazed, and I’ve loved (almost) every second of my time here. I feel just as familiar with this beautiful city as I do...
by Jessica Smith | Jan 8, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Sometimes we get so excited about being abroad, we forget that we’re there to study. When deciding where you will go to study abroad, it’s important to consider the academic structures of the universities you are considering. Often, they are quite different to the...
by Anabelle B. | Jan 5, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
I’ve been living in Athens, Greece for almost 10 weeks now, and as the days tick down, I’m both dreading leaving this adventure, and excited to get home and start the next one. Things have gotten progressively more difficult in my time here, balancing...
by Matthew C | Jan 5, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Asia, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I spent the majority of 2023 as an expat, living in Madrid, Spain and Bangalore, India. Both locations were thrilling, full of vivid experiences, meaningful friendships, and memories I will cherish for years to come. Now, one month after returning stateside for the...
by Jessica Smith | Jan 5, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
When I started thinking about studying abroad, the first thing I wanted to do was talk to my friends, professors, and mentors who had experience with study abroad and could give me guidance. I was lucky to have so many people I could turn to that were happy to share...
by Shelby Jordan | Jan 5, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by Maddison Sulier | Oct 16, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
by Tyler Hogan | Oct 2, 2023 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer, _
I feel that every single person should find some way to be able to visit another country and experience another culture. I know that for many it is not financially feasible, as it had previously been for me, but it was an invaluable experience. The things we were able...
by Tyler Hogan | Oct 2, 2023 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Nursing, Summer, _
One of the most meaningful part of my trip to Spain was to be able to connect with my heritage. My mother was born and raised in Spain, however, she married my father who is American and moved to the US when she started having kids. We didn’t grow up super wealthy so...
by Anabelle B. | Sep 21, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
I’ve been in Athens, Greece for a little over a week now, and I already know that this is going to be a lifechanging semester! My classes are fun, the town I’m living in is beautiful and completely walkable, and public transport makes traveling to other...
by Tyler B. | Sep 21, 2023 | Duration, Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Program Type, Region, Summer, UA-Affiliate
During your study abroad, orientation you will probably be told about the emotional curve that is associated with students’ feelings during their study abroad trip. I remember looking at this chart and being surprised by some of the feelings the chart includes and...
by Tyler B. | Sep 21, 2023 | Duration, Europe, Human Environmental Sciences, Program Type, Region, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I can recall scrolling through Pinterest for hours typing the words “London Summer Fashion” repeatedlyin the search bar trying to ensure I had the right wardrobe to fit in. Thousands of worries plagued bymind everyday about the unknowns of the unfamiliar country I was...
by Sofia Luna | Sep 20, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
This summer, I participated in multiple study abroad programs, back to back. One was in Florence, Italy and the other was in Copenhagen, Denmark. When preparing for these programs, I had to pack clothing for both countries and climates. Italy in June is very warm and...
by Sofia Luna | Sep 20, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
While I was studying abroad this summer in Florence, Italy, my friends and I loved to travel on the weekends. We knew that we had to make it to Rome, and decided to go there on our three-day weekend since there was so much to do and see. We traveled there by train on...
by Sofia Luna | Sep 20, 2023 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
This summer, I had the opportunity to take the Unit Operations Lab for chemical engineering majors at Denmark Technical University in Copenhagen. The Unit Ops lab is very well known as one of the most challenging parts of the chemical engineering major, but I thought...
by Matthew Gaines | Sep 20, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Wrapping up accounting study abroad in Europe, we took a day trip to Bruges, Belgium, from Paris. It is a beautiful city, we took a bus there in the morning and had to get out and walk around the city. It is surrounded by water, and there are no cars in the city. We...
by Maddison Sulier | Sep 20, 2023 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate, _
by Morgan K | Sep 20, 2023 | Africa, Asia, Commerce & Business, Europe, Non-traditional, Semester, UA-Affiliate
Now that I’ve had time to fully reflect on my time abroad and recover from my study abroad “hangover” I can say that my experiences were more than anything I could’ve ever hoped for. I went on the Spring voyage of Semester at Sea this past semester and really went...
