by John S. | Jun 22, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
As I was preparing to leave to come back to the US, I couldn’t help but feel sad. On one hand I was happy to have home cooked food instead of eating out and to sleep in a room other than a hotel room. Again my packing cubes came in handy again to get all of my clothes...
by John S. | Jun 22, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
The first place I am traveling to is to Paris, France. Paris was awe inspiring. The most fun I had in the city was just walking around and walking into random stores and bakeries. Of course the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame, the Louvre, and the Muse d’Orsay were...
by S. Carpenter | Jun 22, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I miss a lot of things about being in France, such as long lunches (which didn’t happen every day). One time, my friends and I stayed at a restaurant for four hours! I also miss the food, especially the bread and pastries. There was a bakery close to the Institut that...
by O. Germond | Jun 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
To pack… or not to pack? There is only so much you can pack for a 6 week trip to another country. It is important to pack smart and strategic. Over the course of my journey in France, I have noticed the items I have gotten the most use out of and the items I...
by F. Hillard | Jun 14, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
It’s already been a little over 4 weeks since I arrived in France, and I can’t believe my program is almost over and I will be on a plane home by the end of the week. The last couple of weeks have been filled with good food and beautiful sights, especially...
by S. Carpenter | Jun 12, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
My classes) at the Institut de Touraine are more like a combination of elementary/high school and college than I thought they would be, mostly because I have the same classroom and professor all day. Not every day is the same length, and there are a lot of discussions...
by C. Croushorn | Jun 8, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Before leaving for France, I heard more rumors and stereotypes about the French than I could count, the majority of which pertained to their customer service industry. While it is very different from that of The U.S., reality does not reflect what I was led to expect,...
by H. Munera | Jun 3, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I arrived in Paris a day before the rest of my fellow students, eager and excited to finally start my study abroad journey. Once my fellow students arrived we immediately began our adventure by going to the Garden of Luxembourg next to our hotel. Within a week, we...
by S. Carpenter | May 30, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My first thoughts when I arrived were Do I know enough French to make it through this trip? and Wow! I’m really here right now! Similarly, I felt tired (because I didn’t sleep on the plane), excited about everything I was about to see and do, and nervous about how...
by G. Abashian | May 27, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I have been taking French classes for almost 7 years, and throughout the entirety of my education, the importance of a global mindset has been emphasized. In order to be a better citizen of your own country, you must be able to recognize the cultural differences and...
by F. Hillard | May 26, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Just a little over a week ago I arrived in France! It’s so hard to believe how fast time has flown. This first week has been the best introduction to France I could have asked for. Before starting our courses in Tours, we stayed in Paris enjoying the culture through...
by Lauren C | Jan 29, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
by Lauren T | Dec 9, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester
Bordeaux, France I only knew one thing before applying to study abroad, and that one thing was just that I wanted to go abroad and experience life from an outside perspective and work my way into the inside. I wanted something that was going to challenge myself and...
by Lauren T | Nov 19, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Commerce & Business, Europe, Exchange, Semester, _
Honesty, so far, Bordeaux has been a whirlwind. Upon arrival into Bordeaux, I can say that the world felt a little bit larger due to the abundance of the unknown at the time. So many new faces, places, smells, sounds, and different expectations for social life. After...
by Kaitlin W | May 18, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
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 moment when Rapunzel decides to jump from her tower, and is...
by Kaitlin W | Apr 9, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
“What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever experienced?” Before last month, I used to say that I was scared of heights, of spiders, or even public speaking. Then, on a weekend trip six hours away from my program’s city, I ended up in a...
by Kaitlin W | Feb 13, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Comm & Info Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
For me, study abroad has been full of a lot of firsts. First time leaving the country; first time out of the state of Alabama for more than ten days, but some of these firsts haven’t been quite as extreme. I spent one of my first weekends in Grenoble, France an...
by Keturah N | Jul 26, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Coming back to the USA from being abroad always requires a period of readjustment, and this journey abroad was no different. My first feeling upon landing in Charlotte was that of being completely overwhelmed. American airports are a sensory overload! Everyone was...
by Sarah F | Jul 25, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate
I first travelled to Europe in 2012 on a spring break tour, and it was that quick trip zipping through London, Paris, and Rome, that made me crave the experience of studying abroad. So I should have known that actually going to live abroad in France for a semester was...
by Keturah N | Jun 28, 2017 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
It is my final night in Tours and it has been an emotional ride to say the least. I started the day by going to my last French classes at the Institut de Touraine. All of my work has been turned in and we recieved our final grades for the courses we took. I was...
